LIMA (Reuters) - The escalating North Korean crisis had so far raised "no hint" of a security threat for next year's Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics in South Korea, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. Earlier this month North Korea launched its biggest nuclear bomb test, prompting global condemnation as U.S. President Donald Trump said "appeasement" would not work. North Korea has warned the United States that it would pay a "due price" for spearheading efforts on U.N. sanctions, which now include a ban on the country's textile exports and capping imports of crude oil. In all these conversations with the leading figures in the different governments we can see there is no doubt being raised about the winter Games of 2018." "We are following the North Korean athletes taking part in qualification events.

Source: The Star September 12, 2017 01:30 UTC