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Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean relations.
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News Seoul to revive foundation in charge of suspended inter-Korean industrial parkMove comes as Lee administration looks to restart economic projects with North Korea despite it showing no interest
Seoul will revive the government foundation overseeing the suspended Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korth, under a push to restart inter-Korean economic projects. ROK Unification Minister Chung Dong-young announced the plans in a statement to lawmakers during an audit on Tuesday. “We are also exploring the progressive normalization of existing inter-Korean economic projects. We will start by restoring the Kaesong Industrial Complex Support Foundation to prepare for the reopening of the Kaesong Industrial Complex,” the minister said. His comment came after the ministry announced its planto set up a Peace Cooperation Zone Promotion group to oversee inter-Korean economic © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |