BitGou: Morning Briefing: Nobel prize nomination for Korea Olympic team?

2018年2月12日星期一

Morning Briefing: Nobel prize nomination for Korea Olympic team?

Highlights

“I saw the power of what it did last night,” said senior IOC member Angela Ruggiero as she called for North and South Korea’s joint women’s ice hockey team to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. It certainly seems the team’s efforts have been having positive ripple effects. IOC President Thomas Bach told Reuters he plans to visit North Korea after the Games and comments by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence suggest the United States may be looking more favorably at diplomatic engagement with the North.

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