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Koreas: Kaesong industrial complex silenced
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The last seven South Korean workers left the Kaesong industrial complex in North Korea on May 3 — and with them went the final channel of communication between the two Koreas.
Now silent, Kaesong was a bustling hub, comprising and employing thousands of workers from the North.
Hong Yang-ho, the Chairman of the Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee, said he hoped it would open again: “I’ve repeatedly emphasised in the process of negotiations with North Korea, that the Kaesong industrial complex should be normalised as soon as possible — so that our companies in the complex will minimise the damage and the factories can operate again.”
Angered by UN sanctions and joint US-South Korean military drills, North Korea has repeatedly threatened its neighbour with attack.
Just north of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, Kaesong’s operations have been increasingly blocked by Pyongyang.
The now-defunct project was launched in 2000 in a bid to improve ties between the two Koreas.
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US and South Korea end eight weeks of joint military exercises
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South Korea and the United States have completed a series of joint military drills.
The two-month-long ‘Foal Eagle’ exercise involved thousands of air, ground and naval personal.
The military movements along with fresh UN sanctions have infuriated North Korea and led to increased tension on the Korean peninsula.
A spokesperson for the South Korean Defense Ministry said:
“South Korea and the US will continue to observe North Korea’s possible provocations including the missile launches and other movements.”
After weeks of threats from Pyongyang it appears that a situation of relative calm has returned to the region.
Still a joint US-South Korean
summit in Washington in May could well lead to a further bout of bellicose rhetoric from the North.
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