March 28, 2024
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S. Korea postpones international investment roadshow at Kaesong

News of failed event comes as N. Korean companies ink $1.6 billion of deals at China-DPRK tradeshow

SEOUL - An investment roadshow aimed at promoting foreign investment for the joint-run Kaesong industrial complex has been postponed, the South Korean government announced on Monday.

The event, intended to be held at the end of the month on October 31, had been planned to encourage foreign companies to set up factories in the jointly run Kaesong industrial complex, which currently only hosts South Korean companies that use North Korean labor.

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