S. Korea offers to hold high-level talks with North next week

South Korea on Tuesday proposed high-level talks with North Korea next week to discuss its participation in next month's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.Unification Minister Cho Myoung Gyon proposed that the two sides meet in the heavily fortified truce village of Panmunjeom on Jan. 9.The offer comes a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is open to talks with South Korea on its possible participation in the Pyeongchang Olympics.The olive branch, extended in Kim's nationally televised New Year's address, marked the first time for North Korea to express willingness …READ FULL ARTICLE