SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea has cancelled one of the key joint co-operation projects with South Korea planned for next month’s Winter Olympics, officials said, further proving the delicate nature of ties between the rivals split for seven decades. The North also accused South Korean media of picking a fight over an unspecified domestic festival in North Korea, according to the ministry statement. The statement said South Korea considers the North’s decision “very regrettable.”The North didn’t say which media reports were at issue. A dozen North Korean hockey players arrived in South Korea last week to practice with their South Korean teammates. The Koreas’ current reconciliation mood followed a year of heightened animosities over North Korea’s nuclear program.

Source: National Post January 30, 2018 01:40 UTC