Unification ministry calls Seoul's 2016 suspension of inter-Korean factory zone 'self-injurious'

SEOUL -- The unification ministry on Tuesday called the then Park Geun-hye government's 2016 suspension of the once-thriving inter-Korean factory zone "self-injurious," expressing hope for its prompt reopening.The ministry issued the message as Tuesday marked the 10th anniversary of South Korea's suspension of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the namesake North Korean border city over the North's nuclear and missile programs under the conservative government of then President Park."The blanket suspension of the industrial complex by Seoul in February 2016 was an act of self-injury that im…READ FULL ARTICLE