North Korea eyes sending 200-strong delegation to Asian Games in China

North Korea has registered around 200 athletes, coaches and officials for the Asian Games to be held in China this fall, according to sources familiar with the matter, although Pyongyang has yet to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions.Since 2020, Pyongyang has maintained almost entirely closed borders to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. A Beijing-based source familiar with North Korean affairs said it remained unclear whether the country's stringent cross-border travel curbs would be eased before the games to be hosted by the city of Hangzhou in eastern China.North Korea sent two repr…READ FULL ARTICLE