Could the two Koreas team up once again to host another global sporting event?
North Korea's IOC official says... why not... after giving the PyeongChang Olympics two thumbs up.
Ji Myung-kil fills us in on the possbile scenario if South Korea wins its bid to host the Asian Winter games in 2021.
The North Korean representative on the International Olympic Committee, Chang Ung, said Tuesday that it is "possible" for the two Koreas to jointly hold the 2021 Asian Winter Games.
According to Seoul-based Yonhap News Agency,... Chang made the remarks in Beijing on his way back to North Korea, after suddenly leaving PyeongChang last Sunday for health reasons.
Chang mentioned that if that happens, the Masikryong Ski Resort on the outskirts of North Korea's east coast city of Wonsan could be used as one of the competition venues for 2021 Asian Winter Games.
Chang made the remarks after the governor of South Korea's Gangwon-do province, Choi Moon-soon, said last Saturday that he is considering a proposal to co-host the 2021 Asian Winter Games with North Korea to strengthen ties between the two Koreas.
Gangwon-do province is the host province of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
Experts on North Korea say Choi's proposal could have been inspired by the two Koreas having a unified women's ice-hockey team for the PyeongChang Winter Games, as well as the North's participation in the Games through cheerleading, art performances and taekwondo demonstrations.
And when Yonhap News Agency reporters in Beijing asked Chang for his assessment of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics,... he said he would give the Olympics a perfect score... as it provided a chance to demonstrate harmony among all Korean people.
The Asian Winter Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years for members of the Olympic Council of Asia.
The host of the 2021 event will be decided at the 2018 Asian Summer Games in Indonesia in August.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.