PyeongChang Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg PyeongChang Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Inspiring, Heartwarming and Funny Stories From The PyeongChang Winter Olympics https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/02/20/inspiring-heartwarming-funny-stories-pyeongchang-winter-olympics/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 05:13:25 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16771 The Olympics and Paralympics bring out the best in people, and the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are no exception.

As athletes set aside their countries' differences and test themselves against the best of the best, a sense of mutual respect puts everyone on a level playing field. And that can make for some inspirational, funny and heart-warming moments.

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]]> Winter Olympics More Than Just Sports https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/02/11/winter-olympics-more-than-just-sports/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/02/11/winter-olympics-more-than-just-sports/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2018 02:59:18 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16713 The 2018 Winter Olympic Games are on now, in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The location is very significant. South Korea and North Korea are not on friendly terms. But the Olympics may be bringing them closer together, politically.
North Korea is a "dictatorship." That means, one person rules it. That person is Kim Jong-un, known as the "Supreme Leader." He is known for being extremely strict and harsh with his country's people. He keeps his country separated from the rest of the world. It is usually hard to know what is going on in North Korea, because free communication is not allowed in or out of the country.
But the Winter Olympics may help to thaw relations between North and South Korea.

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