N. Korea likely to participate in Winter Olympics, official says

North Korea's International Olympic Committee representative said Saturday that the country is expected to compete at next month's Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.North Korean pairs figure skaters are "likely to participate," Chang Ung, the sole North Korean IOC member, told reporters at Beijing's international airport, while possibly en route to Switzerland where the IOC is headquartered.Chang said the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang should be successful as it is an important festival for Koreans.His comments came a day after North Korea agreed to hold official talks with South Korea ne…READ FULL ARTICLE