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Hyundai Group expects Mount Kumgang tourism to resume this year: CEO

Company hopes to play a "pivotal role" in North-South rapprochement, Hyun Jeong-eun says

Hyundai Group chairwoman and CEO Hyun Jeong-eun on Friday said her company and North Korean authorities expect South Korean tourism to Mount Kumgang to restart within the year.

Hyun's comments follow a visit to Mount Kumgang to attend a memorial event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the death of her late husband and former Hyundai chairman Chung Mong-hun.

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