Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Korea: Bring on the cheer leaders

South and North Korea are to discuss sending a joint cheer squad to the Beijing Olympics this summer, according to a statement released by the Unification Ministry.

The meeting, the second of its kind, will be held in the North Korean border town of Kaesong on Feb. 4 to discuss the size of the squad and other details, the ministry said.

It's been proposed that the squad will travel via the recently reconnected cross-border railway, which is also linked to China's