Inter-Korean office at Kaesong "temporarily closed" amid coronavirus fears: MOU



COVID-19 Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread Jeongmin Kim January 29, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Joint Liaison Office Joint Press Corps / File photo The two Koreas have agreed to shut down a jointly-run liaison office at Kaesong until the threat of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is "completely resolved," Seoul's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said in a statement on Thursday. The move, which follows Pyongyang's earlier moves to ban all international tourism and institute a one-month quarantine on foreigners visiting from China, will see South Korean staff based at the office forced to return home as early as possible. The two Koreas have agreed to shut down a jointly-run liaison office at Kaesong until the threat of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is "completely resolved," Seoul's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said in a statement on Thursday. The move, which follows Pyongyang's earlier moves to ban all international tourism and institute a one-month quarantine on foreigners visiting from China, will see South Korean staff based at the office forced to return home as early as possible. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Shut down comes as North Korean party daily promises "revolutionary countermeasures" to 2019-nCoV spread

Jeongmin Kim January 29, 2020

Inter-Korean office at Kaesong “temporarily closed” amid coronavirus fears: MOU

Joint Liaison Office Joint Press Corps / File photo

The two Koreas have agreed to shut down a jointly-run liaison office at Kaesong until the threat of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is "completely resolved," Seoul's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said in a statement on Thursday.

The move, which follows Pyongyang's earlier moves to ban all international tourism and institute a one-month quarantine on foreigners visiting from China, will see South Korean staff based at the office forced to return home as early as possible.

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