9 February 2018
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Media captionWhat we've seen of Kim Yo-jong from North Korean media
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in South Korea.
She is the first immediate member of the North's ruling family to visit since the 1950-1953 Korean war.
She and Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state, are attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Ms Kim, who is said to be very close to her brother, was promoted to the North's powerful politburo last year.
She is on a US sanctions list over alleged links to human rights abuses in North Korea.
Kim Yong-nam has shaken hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a reception dinner for world leaders.
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North Korea's Kim Yong-nam (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands
Also present at the event were US Vice-President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Mr Pence had been due to sit at the same dinner table as Kim Yong-nam and Mr Moon but left before the meal was served, AFP reported.
North Korea at the Winter Olympics: All you need to know
N Korea leader's sister takes 'real power' south
Politics behind 'peace Olympics'
At the Winter Olympics, both North and South Korea will march under one flag at the opening ceremony.
Alongside 22 athletes, Pyongyang has sent more than 400 delegates to the Games, including a team of cheerleaders and an orchestra.
The sports diplomacy comes at a time of improved relations between the two Koreas, although experts have cautioned that it does not put an end to underlying regional tensions.
The Korean peninsula has been divided since the 1950-53 war and the two sides have never signed a peace treaty.
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Media captionWhat we've seen of Kim Yo-jong from North Korean media
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in South Korea.
She is the first immediate member of the North's ruling family to visit since the 1950-1953 Korean war.
She and Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state, are attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Ms Kim, who is said to be very close to her brother, was promoted to the North's powerful politburo last year.
She is on a US sanctions list over alleged links to human rights abuses in North Korea.
Kim Yong-nam has shaken hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a reception dinner for world leaders.
Image copyrightEPA
Image caption
North Korea's Kim Yong-nam (L) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands
Also present at the event were US Vice-President Mike Pence and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Mr Pence had been due to sit at the same dinner table as Kim Yong-nam and Mr Moon but left before the meal was served, AFP reported.
North Korea at the Winter Olympics: All you need to know
N Korea leader's sister takes 'real power' south
Politics behind 'peace Olympics'
At the Winter Olympics, both North and South Korea will march under one flag at the opening ceremony.
Alongside 22 athletes, Pyongyang has sent more than 400 delegates to the Games, including a team of cheerleaders and an orchestra.
The sports diplomacy comes at a time of improved relations between the two Koreas, although experts have cautioned that it does not put an end to underlying regional tensions.
The Korean peninsula has been divided since the 1950-53 war and the two sides have never signed a peace treaty.
