Koreas Set Date to Reopen Shared Industrial Park
Will be back in business Monday
North and South Korea have agreed to reopen a jointly-run industrial park just inside the North Korean border on a trial basis starting next Monday.
The South's Unification Ministry says negotiators reached the deal on the Kaesong industrial complex following lengthy negotiations that lasted through early Wednesday.
The two sides tentatively agreed last month to reopen the facility, which was effectively closed by the North in April. But the South was still looking for compensation for its companies hit by the closure.
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So y'all ready to invest in North Korea now?
Socialism at Work... Just LOOK at how well it works, just LOOK at all the hordes of illegal humans trying to sneak their way past the border guards into the Socialist Worker's Paradise!!!
I honestly don't understand why any South Korean business would want to risk having their operations shut down yet again by a Northern hissy-fit.