North Korea may be surprised to find no national flags, its own included, lining the roads to the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium upon their arrival for the Asian Games tonight.
On Wednesday, the day before the North Korean delegation was set to arrive in Incheon, the organizing committee for the Games made the decision to take down all national flags from streets near venues due to conservative South Koreans’ protest against the flying of the North Korean flag.
North Korea may be surprised to find no national flags, its own included, lining the roads to the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium upon their arrival for the Asian Games tonight.
On Wednesday, the day before the North Korean delegation was set to arrive in Incheon, the organizing committee for the Games made the decision to take down all national flags from streets near venues due to conservative South Koreans’ protest against the flying of the North Korean flag.
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