North Korea has offered to host some of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic games alongside South Korea.
The pro-North Japanese newspaper Choson Sinbo reported Friday that Pyongyang said its Masikryong ski resort could be used for events as it's close to Pyeongchang and the facility meets global standards.
It went on to quote North Korea as calling it a possible "opportunity from heaven," that could contribute to inter-Korean reconciliation and regional peace.
The proposal comes after Pyeongchang organizer's rejected the IOC's plans to split the games up between locations outside of Korea, in order to save costs.