Meaning of Kaesong | Babel Free

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A city in North Korea.

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“The South's Hyundai Asan offers one-day trips to Kaesong, just north of the heavily armed border⟳ and about 70 km (45 miles) northwest of Seoul, where visitors can see⟳ ancient Korean history and take⟳ a glance⟳ at life in Asia's only communist dynasty.”

“Kaesong, located six miles north of the heavily fortified border⟳, employs about 50,000 North Koreans and is home to about 120 South Korean businesses. Those businesses received tax benefits and low-interest loans from the South Korean government, as well as risk⟳ insurance.”

“In announcing the decision, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said the industrial complex in the North Korean border⟳ town of Kaesong, which went into operation in 2004, had wound up providing funds for the North’s weapons programs.”

“Kaesong, a city with an estimated 200,000 people, is located just north of the heavily fortified land⟳ border⟳ with South Korea.”

“In July, a North Korean defector who had fled to the South three years ago sneaked back over the heavily fortified border⟳ into the impoverished nation. His crossing prompted North Korean officials to put⟳ the border⟳ city of Kaesong under lockdown amid fears that he may have⟳ carried the coronavirus.”

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