SEOUL, South Korea — Now that North Korea has recalled its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Zone — an area north of the DMZ where hundreds of South Korean managers oversee 51,000 North Korean laborers — it’s farewell to hope for a peaceful unification, at least for now.
By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World
Apr 8, 2013
I’m now in Yangju, a mostly rural town about a 30 minute’s drive south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) near the North Korea border.
By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World
Apr 5, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea – More bluster today: the wire services are reporting that North Korea, for now, isn’t allowing South Korean businesspeople to enter the Kaesong industrial zone. That’s the special administrative area north of the border where several hundred South Korean managers supervise some 50,000 North Korean laborers, who make garments and handbags.
By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World
Apr 3, 2013
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has said it plans to reopen its nuclear facilities — a move that would likely serve to further unnerve the country’s foes in the region and Washington.
By Geoffrey Cain
PRI’s The World
Apr 2, 2013
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