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Olympics: S. Korean head of 2018 Winter Games resigns

SEOUL , South Korea (AFP) — The chief organiser of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea resigned Tuesday less than two years before the Games begin, citing urgent problems with his troubled shipping business. Cho Yang-Ho, the chairman of Hanjin Group and Korean Air, resigned with immediate effect due to the “critical financial issues” facing Hanjin Shipping, the Pyeongchang 2018 organising committee said in a statement. The statement made no mention of a possible replacement. […]