Inter-Korean Processing Trade Set to Resume.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: February 20, 2001 | Copyright information

Breaking the deadlock in inter-Korean processing trade due to North Korea's decision to deny South Korean cargo ships entrance to its ports, a South Korean company is finally about to resume shipments, with one of its ships about to enter the North's port of Nampo.

On Sunday, the Omsk, a Russia-registered ship of the Kook Yang Shipping Co., Ltd., left Inchon, South Korea, and arrived at the outer harbor of Nampo, North Korea, yesterday morning. Carrying 10 containers of ...

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