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 shut down hotlines with South hazards-in the line above leafleting
North Korean students told a rally to denounce defectors on Monday
North Korea , it is all inter-cut-Korean communication with The South , including a hotline between the two nation's leaders,
The North said that this is The First in a series of actions, which describe South Korea as "The Enemy ".
Daily calls were made to a liaison Office is located in The North Korean border city of Kaesong, will stop by Tuesday.
The two States, to reduce The Office tension after talks in the year 2018.
North Korea "is completely cut off, and turn on the liaison line between The Authorities of The North and of The South , which has been held by The North -South joint liaison Office . from 12:00 a.m. on the 9. June 2020," the Korean Central News Agency report said.
If the connection was temporarily closed in January because of the Covid-19 restrictions, maintained the contact between the two countries by telephone.
The two Koreas made two calls of the day by The Office , at 09:00 and 17:00. On Monday, The South -East, said that for the First Time in 21 months, his Morning Call had, left unanswered, even though the contact was made in the afternoon.
Kim Yo-jong, The North Korean leader to close the sister, threatened last week to The Office , unless, South Korea , defector groups from sending leaflets to The North stopped.
the flyer said the campaign was a hostile act against The Peace agreements, which meet during the 2018 Panmunjom summit between South Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un.
The North Korean defectors would occasionally send balloons to carry critical leaflets of The Communist region in The North , to lure sometimes with supplies, The North Koreans to pick them up.
North Koreans can only receive messages from the state-controlled media, and most of them have no access to The Internet .
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Source of news: bbc.com
