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South Korea pulls plug on Kaesong
SEOUL, April 27 -- South Korean workers at a jointly run industrial complex in North Korea are scheduled to return home later Saturday, Seoul officials said, a day after deciding to withdraw them following Pyongyang's rejection of an offer for dialogue.

According to officials, 11 workers will come home from the Kaesong industrial complex at 2 p.m. Saturday, followed by 116 more at 2:30 p.m. As of Friday, there were 175 South Koreans at the factory zone. After 127 return Saturday, the remaining employees could be home by Monday.
Good idea. Kaesong has always been a human rights disaster -- nothing more than exploitation of ordinary North Koreans who never saw the benefits that were touted. It was just another way to keep Kim (and now Pudgy) in cognac, blondes and blow. Close it and continue to find ways to remove hard currency from the Norks.
Seoul announced Friday that it will order all remaining workers home from Kaesong, after Pyongyang spurned a proposal for talks to resolve disputes over the factory park, which is considered the last remnant of inter-Korean rapprochement. In turning down the offer for dialogue, North Korea warned of "grave action" of its own, without giving specifics.

A government official here said North Korea, as of Saturday morning, has yet to authorize the remaining South Korean workers to cross the border, but noted that the North's National Defense Commission has said it would ensure the safety of the South Koreans.

"We notified the North of our plans to pull (out) our workers and held working-level discussions late into the night," the official said. "The North hasn't yet given full authorization, but since it has publicly guaranteed the safety (of the South Korean workers), I don't foresee any major problem."
Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-27
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