Yonhap
6/10/2007
Products made in an inter-Korean industrial park in the first four months of the year were valued at US$48.1 million, about 24 percent of which, or $11.3 million worth of products, were exported, South Korea’s unification ministry said Sunday.
Last year’s comparable figure during the cited period was 18.4 percent, or $2.3 million, according to the ministry.
The industrial complex, located in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, is one of two flagship projects the South operates with the North in the spirit of reconciliation that developed following the historic inter-Korean summit in 2000.
Over 13,000 North Korean workers are currently employed by 22 South Korean companies there. They produce garments, utensils and other labor-intensive goods.
The biggest importer of Kaesong-made goods was the European Union (EU), followed by China, Russia and Australia.
The ministry did not give figures on how many goods made in the industrial park the countries imported.
