The city council in the South Korean capital of Seoul has approved initial funding for a plan to cohost an Olympics with Pyongyang.
The proposal for a joint North-South bid was agreed to by the leaders of the two countries at their last summit.
But it will cost $3.5bn for South Korea alone, a price tag that is expected to climb steeply.
Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Seoul.
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