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| Pence skips Olympic dinner with N Koreans | Pence skips Olympic dinner with N Koreans |
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| US Vice-President Mike Pence has skipped a dinner at which he was due to share a table with North Korea's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam. | |
| Mr Pence briefly encountered Kim Yong-nam but they tried to avoid directly facing each other, Yonhap reported. | Mr Pence briefly encountered Kim Yong-nam but they tried to avoid directly facing each other, Yonhap reported. |
| They were being hosted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the opening of the Winter Olympics. | They were being hosted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in before the opening of the Winter Olympics. |
| The US vice-president left the venue after five minutes, Yonhap said. | The US vice-president left the venue after five minutes, Yonhap said. |
| South Korea's Mr Moon has shaken hands with Kim Yong-nam. | South Korea's Mr Moon has shaken hands with Kim Yong-nam. |
| Kim Yong-nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong are attending the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. | Kim Yong-nam and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong are attending the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. |
| She is the first immediate member of the North's ruling family to visit since the 1950-1953 Korean war. | She is the first immediate member of the North's ruling family to visit since the 1950-1953 Korean war. |
| While in South Korea, Mr Pence has met Fred Warmbier, the father of a US man who died after being released from prison in North Korea, and defector Ji Seong-ho. | |
| In a tweet, Mr Pence said he was "honoured to meet with victims of the oppressive North Korean regime" and hear their "harrowing stories". | |
| Ms Kim, who is said to be very close to her brother, was promoted to the North's powerful politburo last year. | |
| She is on a US sanctions list over alleged links to human rights abuses in North Korea. | |
| Ms Kim is thought to be about 30 years old, around four years younger than her brother. | |
| Her visit is being seen as a sign that Kim Jong-un is serious about improving ties with the South, the BBC's South Korea correspondent Laura Bicker reports. | |
| She adds that some are also speculating that Ms Kim might be bringing a message from her brother. | |
| At the Winter Olympics, both North and South Korea will march under one flag at the opening ceremony. | |
| Alongside 22 athletes, Pyongyang has sent more than 400 delegates to the Games, including a team of cheerleaders and an orchestra. | |
| The sports diplomacy comes at a time of improved relations between the two Koreas, although experts have cautioned that it does not put an end to underlying regional tensions. | |
| The Korean peninsula has been divided since the 1950-53 war and the two sides have never signed a peace treaty. |