hyundai asan, however, stated that it had not received any official proposal from the daepung group. once considered a symbol of inter-korean reconciliation,... hyundai asan has invested some 200- million us dollars on the joint inter-korean project since 1998... when the north launched the tourism program for south korean tourists. however, the south suspended package tours... following the shooting death of a south korean female tourist... by a north korean soldier in 2008. pyeongyang has protested in frustration over seoul's unwillingness to resume the tours... as it had not obliged to its demand for a formal apology and increased security measures for tourists. the north recently expelled the last remaining south korean workers at the resort... after vowing to unilaterally dispose of south korean assets there... in an attempt to show that it is willing to continue with the tourism project on its own. park's proposal for a meeting comes days after the communist nation revealed the blueprint for the first phase of its envisioned development of the tourist area... and an invitationa

the cash-strapped north divested south korean tourism operator hyundai asan of its exclusive rights at the inter-korean mount geumgang park, and decided to dispose of south korean assets at the resort last month. this was in retaliation for south korea's suspension of inter- korean tours after a south korean tourist was shot and killed by a north korean solider in 2008. accusing the north of violating inter -governmental and business-to-business agreements, the south korean government is examining appropriate legal and diplomatic countermeasures to protect investors' property rights. choi you-sun, arirang news. iran's parliamentary speaker will visit north korea for three days... starting sunday, september 4th. the iranian parliament's website said wednesday... that ali larijani will use the trip to boost bilateral cooperation with north korea. the two countries have formed close ties on missile and nuclear technology in recent years,... saying it's vital to their fight against... what they called "arrogant powers." larijani will make a stop in china... after his trip to the north. on