North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single unified Korea flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South. <br/><br/>They also agreed to field a joint women's ice hockey team after rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These are the first high-level talks between the two Koreas in more than two years. <br/><br/>The Games will take place between February 9 to 27 in Pyeongchang in South Korea. Both South Korea's hockey coach and conservative newspapers had expressed concern about the prospect of a united hockey team, saying it could damage South Korea's chances of winning a medal.<br/>'<br/>Tens of thousands of people are said to have signed on-line petitions urging President Moon Jae-in to scrap the plan. <br/><br/>Japan has also viewed the latest detente with suspicion, saying the world should not be blinded by Pyongyang's recent charm offensive. The talks follow recent rapid advances in the North's nuclear and conventional weapons programmes.<br/>'<br/>Three officials from each side took part and the results will be discussed by both Koreas with the IOC at Lausanne in Switzerland on Saturday.<br/>
News On AIR | January 17, 2018 9:00 PM
North, South Korea agree to march under unified flag at Winter Olympics