Reply #49: This why the Kaesong/Sinuiju project's success is imperative. [View All]

[chenGOD]

From what I can see, the sout isn't looking for re-unification within the next 5 years. They're trying to loosen up North Korea slowly. Inter-Korean trade has been increasing since the 1997 financial crisis. If some North Korean get a taste of what they can do under a more capitalist approach, especially those in power, they'll drop juche like the bad habit it is. One thing to wary of though, of course, is South Korean companies investing in North Korea for the purposes of cheap labour. There are a lot of companies down here lining up to take part in the Kaesong project, I truly hope it is being doen in order to bring about change in North Korea.

Slightly good news, foreign aid increasing for the victims of the train wreck.

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/04/25/200404250002.asp