North Korea has registered to participate in this year's Asian Games in China, a move that could potentially mark the country's comeback to the international sports stage after the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyodo reported on Wednesday. The Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou, China, from Sep. 23 to Oct. 8, a year after being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is not known if North Korea will ease its tight COVID-19 restrictions. North Korea has self-imposed lockdowns aimed at preventing COVID-19 outbreaks and is under strict international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

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