Precious chance to extend detentes

The warming ties between Seoul and Pyongyang seem to be thawing the freezing coldness in the Republic of Korea's county of Pyeongchang, where the Winter Olympics opened on Friday.

The world's nations are now turning their eyes to the grand sports event. They are also eager to see whether the nuclear tensions on the Korean Peninsula can be further eased.

After a month of intensive diplomatic maneuvers between the ROK and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the athletes of the two sides are marching under one flag at the opening ceremony and competing against others in a joint ice hockey team. The sporting event has now set the stage for more of these efforts to bring both parties closer in the coming days.