THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: Two Koreas complete inspection of each other's venues

A team of North Korean athletes will be heading to South Korea later this week and a joint cultural event will be held in the North.

Both delegates have completed their inspection of the facilities where joint events will be held in the lead-up to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

The pre-Olympic events are likely to start with joint ski training in the Masikryong Ski Resort. From a soon as Wednesday, alpine ski and cross-country skiers from both sides will be at the resort to train for two days. They have also settled on holding a joint cultural event at the North's Mt. Kumgang resort on the 4th of February. The event is likely to consist of an hour-long performance by each side, with around 600 members of the audience coming from South and North.

The North's Samjiyon Orchestra, which has 140 members, is due to come to the South to perform in Seoul and Gangeung.

They will use the Gyeonggui Line train route on the western side of the Peninsula on the 6th of February.

Source: Arirang News