North Korea reopened a cross-border communication link with South Korea on Wednesday, the government in Seoul said, in the latest sign of Pyongyang's eagerness to improve inter-Korean ties amid heightened tensions over its nuclear and missile programs.The reopening of the suspended hotline located at the truce village of Panmunjeom was announced earlier in the day by Ri Son Gwon, head of the North's state-level agency dealing with inter-Korean affairs, via a state-run news agency.South Korea's Unification Ministry said in a statement that the government "welcomes that North Korea responded …READ FULL ARTICLE
