engine component producer s.j. tech was the first south korean company to set up shop here. until two years ago it had access to north korean labor. they were quick learners passionate about learning and talented but. those qualities made them stand out above other labor forces in the region. and that is why the companies in k. song were so happy to work with them that he knew mine to chris he says. and north koreans earn just one tenth of what their southern counterparts make that's on par with labor from other countries regionally ok song however is only sixty kilometers from seoul and everyone there speaks korean a major plus for south korean businesses but in two thousand and sixteen south korea closed the border after north korea carried out nuclear and ballistic missile tests this specific thawing could turn the situation around again. but german court says v.w. must pay one billion euros for manipulating its emissions controlling software that's the biggest fine ever slapped on a german company nevertheless the world's largest car maker accepted the penalty and acknow