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Kim Jong Un's luxury ski resort in N Korea steals Winter Olympic spotlight

North Korea on Monday scrapped a joint cultural performance at Mount Kumgang

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Kim Jong Un at his luxury ski resort

Bloomberg
North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of a joint cultural event this week leaves only one venue in the country that will host events for next month’s Winter Olympics: Kim Jong Un’s luxury ski resort.
 
South Korean skiers will begin training Wednesday at North Korea’s Masikryong resort as part of an agreement to spur reconciliation ahead of the Games starting February 9 in South Korea. North Korea on Monday scrapped a joint cultural performance at Mount Kumgang, a resort built while Kim’s father was in power, in a move that revealed underlying tensions between the nations.
 
“Seeing South Koreans practice