THE Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said yesterday that North and South Korea will field combined teams in three sports — canoeing, rowing and women’s basketball — at the Asian Games in the latest sign of co-operation between the countries.

The Koreas will also march together at the opening and closing ceremonies at the games in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2.

Ties between the neighbours have improved since the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea in February. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae In agreed at a summit in April to participate jointly in international sports events.