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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of southern North Korea near the South Korean border. It is intersected by the 38th parallel and changed hands several times during the Korean War. Population: 202,000.
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“After the 6.15 Joint Declaration, factories have made, it has also influenced weapon facilities, and cheap labor fee could be possible in Kaesong.”
“The delegation was expected to visit the industrial park, called Kaesong Industrial Complex, on its return to South Korea Wednesday.”
The Wall Street Journal: South Korean Delegation Visits Pyongyang
“Their project, known as the Kaesong Industrial Complex, officially broke ground in 2003.”
“North Korea on March 30 detained a South Korean businessman, identified only by his surname Yu, at an industrial park in Kaesong, which is jointly run by the two Koreas.”
The Wall Street Journal: North Korea to Try U.S. Journalists
“Until now, the government has confined nearly all foreign business operations to sealed-off economic zones, such as Kaesong near the South Korean border.”
“North Korea sent a notice to the South Korean unification ministry Monday, formally proposing a working-level dialogue on January 27 in the North Korean town of Kaesong, near the border with the South.”
Voice of America: Seoul Rejects Pyongyang's Dialogue Offer As Ploy to Get Aid
“The North also proposed talks between the Red Cross agencies of the two Koreas on February 1 in the South Korean city of Munsan, just across the border from Kaesong.”
Voice of America: Seoul Rejects Pyongyang's Dialogue Offer As Ploy to Get Aid
“In a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency Saturday, North Korea also said it would reopen an office for inter-Korean economic cooperation at the Kaesong industrial park that it closed during a time of high tensions last year.”
Voice of America: North Korea Offers Dates for Talks With South
“North Korea also proposed holding separate talks later this month or in early February on other issues, including resuming a suspended joint tourism project and cooperation at an industrial complex in the border city of Kaesong.”
USA Today: North Korea again proposes talks with South Korea
“The North also proposed holding separate Red Cross talks on resuming a suspended joint tourism project and halted cooperation at an industrial complex in the border city of Kaesong later in January or early next month.”
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