Resort gives Koreas a place to meet

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: March 23, 2003| Author: JULIE CHAO | Copyright information

Resort gives Koreas a place to meet

By JULIE CHAO Cox News Service

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Mount Kumgang, North Korea -- While North Korea spews invective at the United States, warning of nuclear war and disaster, it has a different strategy with South Korea: a charm offensive.

Here in a spectacular mountain setting, North Korean park rangers flirt and joke. At a performance of acrobats, North Korean clowns pull South Korean audience members on-stage and give them a ...

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