offering instead to make an in-kind contribution (e.

Shin said in a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency at an office in Seoul about his trip to Kaesong.auto parts and other labor-intensive goods.

The joint economic enclave ― opened in 2004 ― had been hailed as a symbol of economic cooperation between the rival Koreas.North Korea blew up the liaison office last month amid heightened tensions with South Korea over anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets sent via balloons by North Korean defectors in Seoul.Several companies moved to foreign countries to seek new business opportunities.

the resumption of the factory park is unlikely to happen anytime soon.the fate of the factory park hangs in the balance amid fresh tensions between the two Koreas.

Kims fortunes went down with the closure of the factory park.

said North Koreas recent move to de-escalate tensions with South Korea should not be taken as a reason for optimism.especially those affecting North Korea.

the North repeated its inflammatory rhetoric against the Souths attempt to facilitate another U.which may include an offer to hold another summit ahead of the U.

its important that we collaborate closely on all issues.Naval War College professor Terence Roehrig expects that the U.