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Another Korea entry. I'm on a roll here... =)

Now if only us Chinese would ditch the "Chinese Taipei" crap and do the same...

From http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-02/27/content_1335226.htm

Paper says inter-Korean cooperation on Olympics goes beyond sports
　BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- The cooperation between the Republicof Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) inOlympic Games is an "encouraging" news and its significance will "gofar beyond sports," China Daily said Friday.

The ROK and theDPRK decided Wednesday to march together under a unified flag duringthe opening ceremony of 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and field ajoint athletic team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Thedecision was announced at a joint news conference on the sideline ofthe assembly in Athens of the Association of National OlympicCommittees.

"Joint Korean Olympic team marks progress" in thenational reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula, said a signed articlepublished by the paper.

"As the ongoing fresh round ofsix-party talks in Beijing has rekindled a ray of hope to defuse thelong-standing nuclear stalemate on the peninsula, inter-Koreanrelations have also shownpositive changes," said the article.

"The two sides have agreed to co-operate actively to field unifiedteams for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing," the paper cited Choi Eun-ki,an official at ROK Olympic Committee in Seoul, as saying.

Thetwo sides also agreed to hold bilateral talks for the organization of ajoint athletic team and the drafting of its training programs followingthe end of the Athens Olympics.

"The plan, if it comes tofruition, is indeed inspiring progress in the relationship between thetwo Koreas," said the article.