A man watches a TV screen showing South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, right, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon during a meeting, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Photo: IC)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) offered Monday to hold vice ministerial-level talks with South Korea on Jan. 17 at the truce village of Panmunjom to discuss the DPRK's participation in South Korea-hosted Winter Olympics, local media reported.