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北朝鮮による事実上の長距離弾道ミサイルの発射実験を受け、対抗措置として発表した開城（ケソン）工業団地の中断に、波紋が広がっている。
韓国政府が2月10日に中断を発表したことに、北朝鮮は強く反発した。2月11日、開城工業団地を封鎖し、軍事統制区域にすると宣言。韓国側の人員にこの日午後5時までに退去するよう命じ、設備などの資産を全面凍結するとした。
開城工業団地は2000年の南北首脳会談で、韓国の金大中大統領（当時）と北朝鮮の金正日総書記が南北間の経済協力に合意したことに伴い、2003年に着工、2004年から順次、試験操業を始め、2007年に本格的に操業した。南北の軍事境界線から北側約5kmの北朝鮮領内にあり、約3.3平方キロの工業団地に124の韓国企業が入居している。入居企業が北朝鮮労働者を雇用し、賃金を支払う方式で、人件費などで北朝鮮側に年間1億ドルの現金収入をもたらしている。
南北の経済協力の象徴的な事業として推進され、2000年代後半から韓国の保守的政権が続いて南北関係が悪化しても、操業は続けられた。金正恩第1書記がトップに就いた後の2013年には、北朝鮮側が労働者を退去させ、約5カ月、操業が中断したことがある。ただ、韓国側から中断したことはなかった。
なぜ今になって突然、一方的に韓国側から中断したのか。アメリカのケリー国務長官が12日、「勇気ある重要な措置だ」と評価するなど、アメリカの意向も強く働いたとみられるが、金大中、盧武鉉政権の時代に開城工業団地の事業を推進した野党は、激しく反発しており、与党は釈明に追われている。
70％が、党書記室に上納されている
韓国統一省は2月14日、以下のような覚書を発表し、北朝鮮の労働者に支払った賃金の70％が朝鮮労働党「39号室」に上納され、核・ミサイルに使われていると主張した。
- 北朝鮮が獲得した外貨は朝鮮労働党「39号室」と書記室に保管され、核・ミサイル開発および国内統治、ぜいたく品の購入に使われていると把握されている。
- 開城工業団地から北朝鮮労働者への賃金と諸費用は、アメリカドルの現金で支払われており、北朝鮮の労働者ではなく北朝鮮当局に渡され、最終的にはその他の外貨と同じルートで管理されていると把握されている。
- このうち70％が、党書記室に上納されていると確認されていると、様々な経路を通じて把握している。
- 北朝鮮の労働者には、韓国企業が支払うアメリカドルの現金ではなく、国内通貨「北朝鮮ウォン」と、生活必需品の購入に使われる「物票」の形で一部のみ支払われているのが現実だ。
しかし、野党から「開城の金が核・ミサイル開発に流れているという証拠を示せ」と迫られた洪容杓（ホン・ヨンピョ）統一相は15日、「様々なルートを通じて調べると、開城工業団地で支払われる資金の70％程度が、党書記室、39号室に流れていると考えており、それに対する憂慮があると言っただけ」と、発言をトーンダウンさせた。
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South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex pass the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of the factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A South Korean driver changes his vehicle number plate after returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of the factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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In this Feb. 11, 2016 photo, a South Korean driver changes his vehicle number after returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of the factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean cargo trucks head to the North Korean city of Kaesong as South Korean Army soldiers stand guard at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea responded to South Korea\'s closing of jointly run factory park by vowing to scrap two crucial cross-border communication hotlines. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex pass the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. South Korean workers on Thursday began shutting down a jointly run industrial park in North Korea, a move that will end, at least temporarily, the Koreas\' last major cooperation project as punishment over Pyongyang\'s recent rocket launch. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean cargo trucks wait to head to the North Korean city of Kaesong as a South Korean Army patrols at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. South Korea said Wednesday that it will shut down a joint industrial park with North Korea in response to its recent rocket launch, accusing the North of using hard currency from the park to develop its nuclear and missile programs. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean drivers check their vehicles after returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, calling Seoul\'s earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North\'s recent rocket launch a \"dangerous declaration of war.\"(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean police officers direct traffic upon South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex after crossing the Unification Bridge, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, calling Seoul\'s earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North\'s recent rocket launch a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex pass the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, calling Seoul\'s earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North\'s recent rocket launch a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex pass the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that had been the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, calling Seoul\'s earlier suspension of operations at the jointly run facility as punishment for the North\'s recent rocket launch a \"dangerous declaration of war.\"(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean vehicles returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex pass the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of the factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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South Korean drivers get off from their vehicles after returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of the factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A South Korean cargo truck returning from North Korea\'s joint Kaesong Industrial Complex passes the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul\'s suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a \"dangerous declaration of war.\" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A South Korean vehicle returning home from North Korea\'s Kaesong arrives as customs officers talk with a driver at the customs, immigration and quarantine office near the border village of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. South Korean workers on Thursday began shutting down a jointly run industrial park in North Korea, a move that will end, at least temporarily, the Koreas\' last major cooperation project as punishment over Pyongyang\'s recent rocket launch. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A man secures cargo recovered from the Kaesong joint industrial area atop a truck on a roadside near a checkpoint of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, in Paju on February 11, 2016. North Korea on February 11 expelled all South Koreans from the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone and seized their factory assets, saying Seoul\'s earlier decision to shutter the complex had amounted to a \'declaration of war\'. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones / AFP / ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Vehicles arriving from the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea at unification bridge on February 11, 2016 in Paju, South Korea. South Korea announced on February 10, 2016 that the country would close an industrial complex jointly ran with North Korea, as the strongest response for North\'s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Vehicles arriving from the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea at unification bridge on February 11, 2016 in Paju, South Korea. South Korea announced on February 10, 2016 that the country would close an industrial complex jointly ran with North Korea, as the strongest response for North\'s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Vehicles arriving from the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea at unification bridge on February 11, 2016 in Paju, South Korea. South Korea announced on February 10, 2016 that the country would close an industrial complex jointly ran with North Korea, as the strongest response for North\'s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: South Korean workers unload their products made in North Korea after they arrive from the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea at the inter-Korean transit office on February 11, 2016 in Paju, South Korea. South Korea announced on February 10, 2016 that the country would close an industrial complex jointly ran with North Korea, as the strongest response for North\'s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
124社はほとんどが繊維、食品などの中小企業だ。11日の北朝鮮の退去命令を受け、開城と韓国側をつなぐ高速道路は、製品や日用品を屋根にまで積み上げて韓国に引き揚げるトラックの列が続いた。
開城工業団地内で金属加工業を営んでいた社長にとって、韓国政府の中断発表は寝耳に水だった。翌朝「4時間以内に退去せよ」との北朝鮮の通告を受け、駐在員2人がトラック2台で、加工済み製品を詰めるだけ積んで退去した。朝鮮日報の取材に「開城工業団地は、延坪島の砲撃戦（2010年）のときも中断しなかったのに」と、韓国政府の対応を批判した。
韓国政府は、入居する企業の損失を補塡する意向を示している。しかし社長によれば、2013年に北朝鮮が5カ月間中断させたときも、100億ウォン（約9億1600万円）程度の損失が出たというが、韓国政府からの補塡は事実上なかったという。
1350人の北朝鮮労働者を雇っていた。1人あたりの平均月給は180ドル（約2万円）。「賃金の割に本当に良質な労働力だ」と話す社長は、「同じ民族が難民のように暮らしているのがとても辛かった。最初は私に敵対感を示していたが、時間がたつと、あいさつもきちんとするようになった」と評価する。
「既に核・ミサイル実験をしていた。その対応を急ぐ必要はなかった。明日すぐに戦争するということでもないのに、被害を最小限に食い止める余裕を与えてほしかった。我々も税金を納める韓国民だ。政府は国民の財産権を保障しなければならないのではないか」
韓国紙・中央日報の緊急世論調査では、北朝鮮への「制裁効果がある」という回答は52.9％で「ない」の45.4％を上回った。一方で開城工業団地の「再稼働が必要」とする意見も56.6％と、「必要ない」とする40.9％を上回っている。
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North Korean workers prepare to greet a G20 Seoul Conference delegation at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NKOREA-SKOREA-POLITICS-ECONOMY(20 of36)
A G20 Seoul Conference delegation (top) visit a factory of a South Korean-owned company as North Korean employees work at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NKOREA-SKOREA-POLITICS-ECONOMY(21 of36)
North Korean employees work at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NKOREA-SKOREA-POLITICS-ECONOMY(22 of36)
North Korean employees work at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NKOREA-SKOREA-POLITICS-ECONOMY(23 of36)
North Korean workers labour at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NKOREA-SKOREA-POLITICS-ECONOMY(24 of36)
North Korean employees work at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the Joint Industrial Park in Kaesong on December 19, 2013, just a few hundred metres (yards) north of the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas. North and South Korea on December 19 held their first talks since Pyongyang\'s shock purge, meeting at a joint industrial park in the North as a delegation of G20 officials toured the facility. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kim Hong-Ji (Photo credit should read Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(25 of36)
A general view shows the Kaesong joint industrial park seen from a South Korean observation post along the border in Paju on September 25, 2013. Kaesong, born out of the \'sunshine\' reconciliation policy initiated in the late 1990s by then-South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, was established in 2004 as a rare symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. AFP Photo / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(26 of36)
A general view shows the Kaesong joint industrial park seen from a South Korean observation post along the border in Paju on September 25, 2013. Kaesong, born out of the \'sunshine\' reconciliation policy initiated in the late 1990s by then-South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung, was established in 2004 as a rare symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. AFP Photo / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(27 of36)
Two members of the South Korean military (C) stand at attention as vehicles pass through a border checkpoint in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on September 16, 2013 to head back to the North\'s Kaesong industry complex. South Korean businessmen crossed into North Korea on September 16 as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened five months after it was closed by soaring military tensions and threats of war. Months of heightened military tensions, with Pyongyang issuing daily apocalyptic threats of nuclear strikes, resulted in North Korea withdrawing its 53,000-strong workforce from the join industrial zone. AFP PHOTO / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(28 of36)
Cars and trucks pass through a border checkpoint in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on September 16, 2013 as people head back to the North\'s Kaesong industry complex. South Korean businessmen crossed into North Korea on September 16 as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened five months after it was closed by soaring military tensions and threats of war. Months of heightened military tensions, with Pyongyang issuing daily apocalyptic threats of nuclear strikes, resulted in North Korea withdrawing its 53,000-strong workforce from the join industrial zone. AFP PHOTO / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(29 of36)
Cars and trucks line up to pass through a border checkpoint in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on September 16, 2013 as people head back to the North\'s Kaesong industry complex. South Korean businessmen crossed into North Korea on September 16 as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened five months after it was closed by soaring military tensions and threats of war. Months of heightened military tensions, with Pyongyang issuing daily apocalyptic threats of nuclear strikes, resulted in North Korea withdrawing its 53,000-strong workforce from the join industrial zone. AFP PHOTO / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-MILITARY-ECONOMY-KAESONG(30 of36)
Cars and trucks wait to pass through a border checkpoint in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on September 16, 2013 as people head back to the North\'s Kaesong industry complex. South Korean businessmen crossed into North Korea on September 16 as the joint Kaesong industrial zone reopened five months after it was closed by soaring military tensions and threats of war. Months of heightened military tensions, with Pyongyang issuing daily apocalyptic threats of nuclear strikes, resulted in North Korea withdrawing its 53,000-strong workforce from the join industrial zone. AFP PHOTO / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Koreas Restart Kaesong Complex Talks(31 of36)
KAESONG, NORTH KOREA - AUGUST 14: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) A general view of North Korea\'s Kaesong industrial complex from Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee on August 14, 2013 in Kaesong, North Korea. North Korea withdrew over 50,000 of its staff from the factories owned by Seoul in April of this year, and South Korea removed managers in May, during the height of tensions between the two nations. (Photo by Lee Seung-Hwan-Korea Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Koreas Restart Kaesong Complex Talks(32 of36)
KAESONG, NORTH KOREA - AUGUST 14: (SOUTH KOREA OUT) A general view of North Korea\'s Kaesong industrial complex from Kaesong Industrial District Management Committee on August 14, 2013 in Kaesong, North Korea. North Korea withdrew over 50,000 of its staff from the factories owned by Seoul in April of this year, and South Korea removed managers in May, during the height of tensions between the two nations. (Photo by Lee Seung-Hwan-Korea Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-ECONOMY-KAESONG(33 of36)
The vehicles of returning businessmen from the Kaesong industrial complex on the border with North Korea, make their way towards a South Korean checkpoint, in Paju on July 10, 2013. North and South Korea started talks on July 10 on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, Seoul\'s Unification Ministry said, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-ECONOMY-KAESONG(34 of36)
Photographers and television crews watch as the vehicles of returning businessmen drive past from the Kaesong industrial complex on the border with North Korea, at a South Korean checkpoint, in Paju on July 10, 2013. North and South Korea started talks on July 10 on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, Seoul\'s Unification Ministry said, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
SKOREA-NKOREA-ECONOMY-KAESONG(35 of36)
A South Korean soldier stands guard prior to businessmen returning from the Kaesong industrial complex on the border with North Korea, at a South Korean checkpoint in Paju on July 10, 2013. North and South Korea started talks on July 10 on reopening a jointly run industrial zone, Seoul\'s Unification Ministry said, with the complex seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
South Korean Workers Withdrawal From Kaesong Delayed(36 of36)
PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 29: South Korean workers arriving from the Kaesong joint industrial complex in North Korea at the inter-Korean transit office on April 29, 2013 in Paju, South Korea. The workers withdrawal was scheduled to complete today but still seven personnels were not able to return home due to the payments to the North Korean workers. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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