Could a football match soften North Korea-South Korea relations?

A women's football match between teams from North and South Korea marked the first time athletes from the North have crossed the border since 2018. Naegohyang won 2-1 in their semi-final against South Korea's Suwon, earning them a place in the Asian Women's Champions League final. The North Korean team will face Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza during the final on Saturday at the same stadium. Within hours of going on sale, more than 7,000 tickets for the rare North-South semi-final at Suwon Sports Complex sold out. But with relations between the two countries in a deep freeze, BBC Seoul Correspondent Jake Kwon looks at whether a football match could spark renewed diplomatic efforts. Police have said it is “strongly suspected” that the incident was caused by a gas leak. Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital. The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river. A surprise inspection at the prison revealed apartment-like units appearing to house inmates, equipped with televisions, a gym and fridges stocked with alcohol. As sellers w