Leaving North Korea

South Korean vehicles carrying products used and produced by South Korean companies in North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex arrived at a border crossing in Paju, north of Seoul, on Wednesday. Citing tensions with Seoul, North Korea pulled out all 53,000 workers from the complex…
South Korean vehicles carrying products used and produced by South Korean companies in North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex arrived at a border crossing in Paju, north of Seoul, on Wednesday. Citing tensions with Seoul, North Korea pulled out all 53,000 workers from the complex Tuesday.
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A South Korean vehicle with products taped to the roof went through the customs office in Paju Wednesday. The complex, considered the only remaining product of economic cooperation between the countries, is now closed for the first time since it opened a decade ago.
A South Korean vehicle with products taped to the roof went through the customs office in Paju Wednesday. The complex, considered the only remaining product of economic cooperation between the countries, is now closed for the first time since it opened a decade ago.
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A South Korean woman greeted a worker arriving with electronic products from the Kaesong complex, which combines South Korean technology and know-how with cheap North Korean labor. Some 123 South Korean companies have operations in the complex.
A South Korean woman greeted a worker arriving with electronic products from the Kaesong complex, which combines South Korean technology and know-how with cheap North Korean labor. Some 123 South Korean companies have operations in the complex.
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South Korean workers brought back boxes from Kaesong. The complex, which opened in 2004, is considered an important source of foreign currency for the North Korean regime.
South Korean workers brought back boxes from Kaesong. The complex, which opened in 2004, is considered an important source of foreign currency for the North Korean regime.
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Journalists interviewed the driver of a South Korean vehicle carrying products made in Kaesong as it arrived in South Korea.
Journalists interviewed the driver of a South Korean vehicle carrying products made in Kaesong as it arrived in South Korea.
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A South Korean worker unloaded products in Paju Wednesday. The suspension marks a significant worsening of relations between the two Koreas.
A South Korean worker unloaded products in Paju Wednesday. The suspension marks a significant worsening of relations between the two Koreas.
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South Korean workers moved clothes and products from Kaesong between two vans on Saturday.
South Korean workers moved clothes and products from Kaesong between two vans on Saturday.
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Never before had the facility stopped operating, even after North Korean military actions against the South.
Never before had the facility stopped operating, even after North Korean military actions against the South.
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The suspension of work at the Kaesong complex follows a series of provocations and military threats by North Korea in recent weeks.
The suspension of work at the Kaesong complex follows a series of provocations and military threats by North Korea in recent weeks.
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Here, South Korean workers arrived home from the complex by bus.
Here, South Korean workers arrived home from the complex by bus.
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A worker secured boxes to the roof of his vehicle near the demilitarized zone in Gyeonggi province, South Korea, Tuesday.
A worker secured boxes to the roof of his vehicle near the demilitarized zone in Gyeonggi province, South Korea, Tuesday.
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The North has shown no signs of backing down from the pullout and on Thursday repeated threats to close the industrial zone permanently.
The North has shown no signs of backing down from the pullout and on Thursday repeated threats to close the industrial zone permanently.
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