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DPRK reopens border for S Korean visitors

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-10 14:31

SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to allow South Koreans to make cross-border visits to a joint industrial complex, the Yonhap reported on Tuesday.

South Korean vehicles heading to DPRK's border city of Kaesong, wait to pass the gate at the customs, immigration and quarantine office in Paju, near the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, March 10, 2009. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to allow South Koreans to make cross-border visits to a joint industrial complex. [Xinhua]

Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyoun said the South Korean side and the DPRK agreed to resume overland trips across the border as of 10 am (0100 GMT).