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On 3 April 2013, North Korea began to deny South Korean employees access to the Kaesong Industrial region. This came as tensions began escalating rapidly between Seoul and Pyongyang. [22] On 8 April, North Korea recalled all 53,000 North Korean workers from the Kaesong Industrial complex, fully suspending its operations.
From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered from a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 0.24 and 3.5 million people, and the country continues to struggle with food production. [5] North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy. [6]
The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close to the border with South Korea and contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. Called Songdo while it was the ancient capital of Goryeo, the city prospered as a trade centre that produced Korean ginseng. Kaesong now functions as North Korea's light industry centre.
The Inter-Korean Liaison Office (Korean: 남북공동연락사무소) was a joint liaison office of North Korea and South Korea located in North Korea's Kaesong Industrial Region. In the absence of formal diplomatic relations, the building functioned as a de facto embassy and provided a direct communication channel for the two nations. [1]
Many lines in the Rason Special Economic Zone can also be direct-dialled from outside the country, as many foreign companies (mostly Chinese and Russian) are active in the region. Calls between North Korea and South Korea are banned, [5] except to or from the Kaesong Industrial Region.
Changp'ung County (Korean: 장풍군) is a county in Kaesong city province, North Korea. Formerly part of the Kaesong urban area, the county was merged with North Hwanghae when Kaesong was demoted in 2003. However, it was returned to Kaesong Special City in 2023. [2] [a] The county sits northeast of Kaesong city and borders Kumchon County ...
In 1991, future Filipino Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. visited North Korea as a guest of President Kim Il Sung. [3]In 1998, as chair of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Philippines initiated the process of admitting North Korea as a member of the forum but the latter had stated that Southeast Asian countries, such as Brunei and the Philippines, should first establish ...
All population figures come from the 2008 North Korean census. Several former special cities have been re-merged with their provinces, including Chongjin, Hamhung and Kaesong. Rason was annexed into North Hamgyong Province in 2004, but was later promoted back to special city in 2010 to help manage it for foreign investment.