Asian Games organizers remove flags prior to North Korea’s arrival



News Asian Games organizers remove flags prior to North Korea’s arrival Expert says protest against North leads to decision that could harm S. Korea’s reputation Doyun Kim September 11, 2014 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Eric Lafforgue 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. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Asian Games organizers remove flags prior to North Korea’s arrival

Expert says protest against North leads to decision that could harm S. Korea’s reputation

Doyun Kim September 11, 2014

Asian Games organizers remove flags prior to North Korea’s arrival

Eric Lafforgue

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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