South Korea
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| Presidents | Moon Jae-in |
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| Capital | Seoul |
| Dialing code | +82 |
| Population | 51. 47 |
| Currency | South Korean won |
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| ID | 405752 |
About South Korea
South Korea, an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, shares one of the world's most heavily militarized borders with North Korea. It's equally known for its green, hilly countryside dotted with cherry trees and centuries-old Buddhist temples, plus its coastal fishing villages, sub-tropical islands and high-tech cities such as Seoul, the capital.
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North Korea 'explodes a joint liaison office with the South
The Office was say opened with great fanfare in September 2018
North Korea has blown up its joint liaison office with The South in the vicinity of the Border Town of Kaesong, South Korean officials.
The Move comes just hours after The North renewed threats of military actions against The South .
The page that communicate to The North , the area was already help in the year 2018, the two Koreas, to.
The connection was already empty since January because of Covid-19 limitations.
tensions between North and South Korea escalating for weeks, excited by defector groups in The South to send propaganda to The North .
The North Korean leader's sister, Kim Yo-jong, threatened to destroy The Office in a "tragic scene" in a statement at the weekend.
The two States Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his counterpart from The South President Moon Jae Set Up The Office , after talks between The North -in.
The South Korean Unification Ministry in Seoul confirmed that at 2. 49pm local time there was an explosion at the connection point.
"North Korea 's violent destruction of the liaison office in Kaesong is a symbolic blow to inter-Korean reconciliation and cooperation," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at the Ewha University in Seoul.
"It is difficult to see how such behaviour will help the Kim regime to get what it wants from The World , but clearly, such images can be used for domestic propaganda. "
North and South Korea are technically still At War since no peace Treaty when the Korean War ended in 1953.
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Source of news: bbc.com
