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S. Korea Urges N.K. to ‘Immediately Stop’ Dismantling Separated Family Facility at Mt. Kumgang Resort

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The unification ministry said Thursday that North Korea was dismantling a reunion facility for separated families inside its Mount Kumgang tourist area and urged Pyongyang to immediately stop. Koo Byoung-sam, spokesman at the South Korean ministry, also voiced “strong regrets” over North Korea’s move, vowing to consider legal steps [...]

N. Korea Invites Foreign Investment in Cruise Program to Mt. Kumgang

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Cash-strapped North Korea is inviting foreign investment in a cruise program linking its eastern mountain resort area to the Russian Far East and Southeast Asia, a North Korean website showed Thursday. Its website promoting Mt. Kumgang recently posted an investment guideline for a ferry business based in the port [...]