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Norwegian Olympics team orders 15,000 eggs by mistake

The chefs accidentally added an extra zero to their food order

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Insight: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

92 nations, 15 sports, 16 days - the South Korean city of Pyeongchang gets ready to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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What to look out for at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

Here’s our quick guide to help you pick your way through a packed programme of sport in PyeongChang.

Economy

South Korean court decision allows Samsung Group heir to leave prison

Samsung Group heir J Y.Lee walked free after judges in South Korea suspended his sentence over corruption charges. The news sent shockwaves through business and political circles.

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Unity amid war: North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea

A delegation of North Koreans has arrived in neighbouring South Korea ready for this month's Winter Olympics.

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Samsung branches out into cryptocurrency mining

The decision could pile pressure onto the competition.

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Dozens killed and injured in fire at South Korean geriatric hospital

At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire in a hospital in South Korea. The blaze is the deadliest in South Korea for the last decade, according to reports. It follows a fire last month which killed 29 people in a high-rise sports centre.

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More than 40 killed in South Korea hospital blaze

The cause of the fire in the city of Miryang is not yet known

Korea

N. Korean pop icon Hyon Song-wol leads Olympics diplomatic delegation

The former lover of Kim Jong-un who was once rumoured to have been killed, now, has a new role - to check preparations for an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.

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North and South Korea are to form their first joint Olympic team.

North and South Korea say they will form a joint women's ice hockey team for next month's Pyeongchang Games.

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North and South Korea hold fresh talks over Winter Olympics

Officials from North and South Korea hold further talks over Pyongyang's plan to participate in next month's Winter Olympics.

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South Korean President says North Korea must demiliterise

South Korean President Moon Jae-In says in order for peace in the region, North Korea must demilitarise.

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Citizens of both Koreas welcome first talks in over two years

Citizens of North and South Korea are optimistic the first talks between Seoul and Pyongyang could bring real change in the relationship between the two countries

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North and South Korea open a border hotline to discuss Winter Olympics

The two countries, who are technically still at war having only signed an armistice after the Korean War, could compete as a single nation in next month’s Games.

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North Korea and South Korea to reopen communication channel

North Korea and South Korea plan to reopen a dedicated communication hotline. The development came after North Korea responded positively to Seoul's invitation to talk about how the two countries could cooperate on the Winter Olympic Games due to take place in South Korea later this year.

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Kim Jong Un's Olympic olive branch could see first talks in years

Delegations from North and South Korea could meet for the first official discussions between the neighbours since 2015 ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

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South Korea offers border talks with North Korea

Just a day after North Korea signaled it might send a delegation to the Winter Olympics, the South responded by offering high level talks on the border

South Korea

"Comfort women" deal with Japan failed to meet victims' says S.Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apologised for the controversial deal as a panel appointed by her in July to investigate the negotiations leading up to the 2015 agreement unveiled its results.

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US and South Korean soldiers in snowball fight during military drills

The allies teamed up for winter military exercises

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Reactions vary to Russia Winter Olympic ban

Some South Koreans worry that the absence of Russia will make for a less interesting Winter Olympics.

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