SEOUL: North Korea’s International Olympics Committee (IOC) official said it is considering South Korea’s proposal for a united female hockey team, it was reported on Saturday. South Korea’s unification ministry and sports and tourism ministry both said they have no knowledge of the matter. A senior South Korean official said on Friday that Seoul is seeking to form a joint women’s ice hockey team with North Korea to participate in next month’s Winter Olympics being hosted by the South. Published in Daily Times, January 14th 2018.