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Two Koreas to share flag for Winter Olympics
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South and North Korea will use the same flag at the Winter Olympics. The Olympics are in the South Korean city of PyeongChang. People were worried. North Korea has tested many missiles. However, both countries decided to use a "unified Korea" flag. There will also be a one-Korea ice hockey team.
The better relations could bring peace. The Koreas have been enemies since the 1950-53 Korean War. A cross-border road will open for the first time in two years. Not all Koreans are happy. South Korea's hockey coach said a united team could damage South Korea's chances of getting an Olympic medal.
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Winter Olympics - Level 1
South and North Korea will use the same flag at the Winter Olympics. The Olympics are in February. They are in the South Korean city of PyeongChang. People were worried because tensions between the two countries are high. North Korea has tested many missiles. However, both countries decided to use a "unified Korea" flag. There will also be a joint ice hockey team. This might improve relations between the two countries.
The better relations could bring peace talks. The Koreas have been divided since the 1950-53 Korean War. The Winter Olympics could help to bring peace. A cross-border road will open for the first time in two years. Not all Koreans are happy with this news. Thousands of people asked South Korea's president to forget about the plan. South Korea's hockey coach said a united hockey team could damage South Korea's chances of winning an Olympic medal.
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Winter Olympics - Level 2
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South and North Korea will use the same flag at next month's Winter Olympics. The Olympics are from the 9th to the 25th of February. They are in the South Korean city of PyeongChang. People were worried about North Korean attending the games. Tensions between the two countries are high because North Korea has tested many missiles. However, after high-level talks, both countries decided to use a "unified Korea" flag at the games. They will also enter a joint ice hockey team. This might mean that relations between the two countries are improving.
The thaw in relations could open the door for more peace talks. The Koreas have been divided since the 1950-53 Korean War. There have been many attempts to improve ties between the two. The Winter Olympics could help this. The cross-border road will open for the first time in two years. However, not all Koreans are happy with this news. Thousands of people signed an online petition asking for South Korea's president to forget about the plan. South Korea's hockey coach is not happy. He said a united hockey team could damage South Korea's chances of winning a medal.
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Winter Olympics - Level 3
South and North Korea have agreed to use the same flag at next month's Winter Olympics. The Olympics will take place between the 9th and 25th of February in the South Korean city of PyeongChang. Many people were worried about what might happen when the North Korean team attended the games. Tensions between the two countries have been very high recently because North Korea has tested many missiles. However, there have been high-level talks between the North and the South. Both sides have decided to use a "unified Korea" flag at the games. In addition, they agreed to enter a joint ice hockey team. This cooperation could mean that relations between the two countries could be improving.
The thaw in relations between the two countries could open the door for more peace talks. The Korean peninsular has been divided since the 1950-53 Korean War. In the past few decades, there have been many attempts at improving ties between the two. The Winter Olympics could help this. The games mean the cross-border road will open for the first time in two years. However, not all Koreans are happy with this news. Tens of thousands of people have signed online petitions asking President Moon Jae-in to forget about the plan. South Korea's hockey coach is not happy because he said a united hockey team could damage South Korea's chances of winning a medal.
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