South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul



Border Controls South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul Unification ministry reports few inter-Korean goods transfers during second year of COVID-19 pandemic Jeongmin Kim March 17, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean man seen behind barbed wire fencing at the inter-Korean border in 2011 \| Image: NK News (file) South Koreans successfully sent items to North Korea on just four separate occasions last year, the fewest such instances since 2017, as Pyongyang continues to enforce rigid anti-pandemic border controls. The data comes from a unification ministry white paper published on Thursday, an annual report that details the past year of inter-Korean developments. South Koreans successfully sent items to North Korea on just four separate occasions last year, the fewest such instances since 2017, as Pyongyang continues to enforce rigid anti-pandemic border controls. The data comes from a unification ministry white paper published on Thursday, an annual report that details the past year of inter-Korean developments. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul

Unification ministry reports few inter-Korean goods transfers during second year of COVID-19 pandemic

Jeongmin Kim March 17, 2022

South Koreans dispatched items to North Korea just four times in 2021: Seoul

A North Korean man seen behind barbed wire fencing at the inter-Korean border in 2011 | Image: NK News (file)

South Koreans successfully sent items to North Korea on just four separate occasions last year, the fewest such instances since 2017, as Pyongyang continues to enforce rigid anti-pandemic border controls.

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