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N Korea expels S Korean managers | N Korea expels S Korean managers |
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North Korea has expelled most of the South Korean managers from a joint industrial park on the border which has been a key symbol of reconciliation. | North Korea has expelled most of the South Korean managers from a joint industrial park on the border which has been a key symbol of reconciliation. |
South Korea's unification ministry said 11 of the 13 managers at the Kaesong complex had been pulled out. | South Korea's unification ministry said 11 of the 13 managers at the Kaesong complex had been pulled out. |
Production will go on at the 70-factory zone, just north of the border. | Production will go on at the 70-factory zone, just north of the border. |
No reason was given for the expulsion, but it came after Seoul said it would link progress at the park with progress on the North's denuclearisation effort. | No reason was given for the expulsion, but it came after Seoul said it would link progress at the park with progress on the North's denuclearisation effort. |
The US and South Korea earlier warned Pyongyang that time was running out for it to declare the full extent of its nuclear capabilities. | The US and South Korea earlier warned Pyongyang that time was running out for it to declare the full extent of its nuclear capabilities. |
'Sunshine policy' | 'Sunshine policy' |
For the past four years, the Kaesong industrial park has been matching cheap North Korean labour with South Korean capital and management expertise. | |
It was set up under the so-called "sunshine policy", whereby previous South Korean governments tried to win concessions through engagement with the North. | It was set up under the so-called "sunshine policy", whereby previous South Korean governments tried to win concessions through engagement with the North. |
Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone between the rival states, employs more than 23,000 North Koreans and hundreds of South Korean managers and technicians. | Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone between the rival states, employs more than 23,000 North Koreans and hundreds of South Korean managers and technicians. |
But now South Korea has a new conservative government, led by President Lee Myung-bak, which has demanded more in return for the aid and assistance provided to its communist neighbour. | |
The South's unification minister, Kim Ha-joong, said last week that the expansion of the complex was dependent on progress towards North Korea's denuclearisation. | The South's unification minister, Kim Ha-joong, said last week that the expansion of the complex was dependent on progress towards North Korea's denuclearisation. |
The BBC's John Sudworth, in Seoul, says it would seem to be in reaction to this comment that North Korea has demanded the withdrawal of the government officials from Kaesong. | |
But despite this latest setback to the spirit of co-operation, production will continue, he adds. | But despite this latest setback to the spirit of co-operation, production will continue, he adds. |
The South Korean unification ministry expressed its "deep regret" at the expulsions and urged Pyongyang to normalise economic exchanges as soon as possible. | The South Korean unification ministry expressed its "deep regret" at the expulsions and urged Pyongyang to normalise economic exchanges as soon as possible. |
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