Hyundai Asan: N.Korea must settle Mount Kumgang with us



Analysis Hyundai Asan: N.Korea must settle Mount Kumgang with us Company official dishes on current status of facilities, as well as interesting episodes Ha-young Choi January 12, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Hyundai Asan Last fall’s inter-Korean talks ended in stalemate, with the two parties failing to build on the momentum of the August 25 agreement. The main obstacle of the dialogue was the Mount Kumgang tourism. North Korea tried to tie tourism to the reunions of divided families, while South Korean argued that the two be separated. Launched under former president Kim Dae-jung in 1998, the tourism destination had been popular among the elderly in South Korea, one they could enjoy in their retirement. The tour has been suspended since the death of South Korean citizen Park Wang-ja in Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches 02Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime 03State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another 04How North Korea could steal from China’s playbook to assert its maritime claims 05Why Russia’s designs on North Korean rare-earth metals probably won’t pan out 06At plenum, Kim Jong Un forces out elderly officials to make way for new blood 07North Korea using Chinese machines to make weapons at new factory, photos show 08Cyber giants unite: How the North Korea-Russia treaty amplifies cyber threats

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Hyundai Asan: N.Korea must settle Mount Kumgang with us

Company official dishes on current status of facilities, as well as interesting episodes

Ha-young Choi January 12, 2016

Hyundai Asan

Last fall’s inter-Korean talks ended in stalemate, with the two parties failing to build on the momentum of the August 25 agreement.

The main obstacle of the dialogue was the Mount Kumgang tourism. North Korea tried to tie tourism to the reunions of divided families, while South Korean argued that the two be separated.

Launched under former president Kim Dae-jung in 1998, the tourism destination had been popular among the elderly in South Korea, one they could enjoy in their retirement. The tour has been suspended since the death of South Korean citizen Park Wang-ja in

01Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches
02Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime
03State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another
04How North Korea could steal from China’s playbook to assert its maritime claims
05Why Russia’s designs on North Korean rare-earth metals probably won’t pan out
06At plenum, Kim Jong Un forces out elderly officials to make way for new blood
07North Korea using Chinese machines to make weapons at new factory, photos show
08Cyber giants unite: How the North Korea-Russia treaty amplifies cyber threats

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