Before heading to PyeongChang for the opening ceremony, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set to stop by in Pyeongtaek, to visit a memorial for the South Korean warship, Cheonan, which was sunk by North Korean torpedo in 2010.<br /> Forty-six sailors were killed in what was the deadliest North Korean attack in recent years.<br />However despite overwhelming evidence, Pyongyang denied any responsibility and has refused to apologise.<br />The Vice President will also meet a group of North Korean defectors at the site.<br />This schedule is being seen as an effort to show that Washington intends to keep up the pressure on the regime.<br /> Meanwhile, another high-profile figure, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will be arriving in South Korea later today.<br />He will go directly to PyeongChang where he will meet with President Moon and hold a bilateral meeting.<br />The two are expected to talk about North Korea, and the controversial 2015 deal on the issue of Japan's wartime sex slavery,... before attending the opening ceremony.<br />
