KCNA | Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, climbing Mount Kumgang (file photo)
South Korea’s unification minister met this week with the heads of Hyundai and Ananti — both of which invested in Mount Kumgang tourism in North Korea — and vowed that the government will push to resume tourism there after the COVID-19 pandemic settles down.
Minister Lee In-young framed his meetings with the two business leaders as a follow-up to U.S. President Joe Biden’s expression of support for inter-Korean cooperation after last month’s U.S.-ROK summit.
South Korea’s unification minister met this week with the heads of Hyundai and Ananti — both of which invested in Mount Kumgang tourism in North Korea — and vowed that the government will push to resume tourism there after the COVID-19 pandemic settles down.
Minister Lee In-young framed his meetings with the two business leaders as a follow-up to U.S. President Joe Biden’s expression of support for inter-Korean cooperation after last month’s U.S.-ROK summit.
Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim