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The Scene In South Korea, Days Before The 2018 Winter Games Begin

Published February 5, 2018 at 12:12 PM CST
South Korean flags line a road bridge in the village of Girin-myeon, near the Inje Speedium resort complex where a delegation of North Korean cheerleaders attending the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games are due to stay, on Feb. 5, 2018. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korean flags line a road bridge in the village of Girin-myeon, near the Inje Speedium resort complex where a delegation of North Korean cheerleaders attending the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games are due to stay, on Feb. 5, 2018. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

The Winter Olympics begin this week in Pyeongchang, South Korea. An advance team of North Korean officials arrived Monday to prepare for the North’s participation in the games.

Ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony, Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with NPR’s Elise Hu (@elisewho), who’s in Seoul.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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