April 30, 2024
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Seoul planning “economic belt” connecting two Koreas: Blue House

In major policy announcement, S. Korea says it will draw "new economic map" of Korea

South Korea is hoping set up a number of international cooperation projects with neighboring countries in East Asia, including North Korea, members of the advisory council on state affairs said today in a major policy report.

At a special briefing session at the Blue House, the council announced what it called a "new economic map of Korean Peninsula," consisting of three different economic belts around the Korean Peninsula, the seas to the east and west of Korea, and the DMZ.

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