North Korea will send a hard-line military figure to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in a move likely to rile many South Koreans and test Seoul’s flexibility with Pyongyang.

朝鲜将派一名强硬派的军方人物出席冬奥会闭幕式，此举可能激怒许多韩国人，并考验韩国应对朝鲜动作的弹性。

Kim Yong-chol, the head of the ruling party's United Front Department, will arrive on Sunday for a three-day trip and is likely to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in, officials in Seoul said.

韩国官员表示，朝鲜执政党统一战线部(United Front Department)部长金永哲(Kim Yong-chol)将于周日抵达韩国，进行为期三天的访问，并可能会见韩国总统文在寅(Moon Jae-in)。

Mr Kim is believed to have masterminded numerous attacks on South Korea, including the sinking of the Cheonan military vessel, which killed 46 South Korean sailors in 2010.

据信，金永哲策划了针对韩国的多次袭击行动，包括2010年的天安号军舰被击沉事件。该事件导致46名韩国船员丧生。

The US, meanwhile, announced Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, would lead its delegation to the closing ceremony in South Korea's Pyeongchang county.

与此同时，美国宣布，美国总统唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)的女儿伊万卡•特朗普(Ivanka Trump)将率领美国代表团出席在韩国平昌郡县举行的冬奥会闭幕式。