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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Travel Back to Normal in Koreas

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(Newser) – Travel between North and South Korea returned to normal today, eight months after Pyongyang clamped down on imports from the South. It's the latest sign of warming ties between the two Koreas, following a recent deal on reuniting separating families and the fight high-level diplomatic talks in two years. Negotiations last month between North Korea and South Korean automaker Hyundai led to the changes, reports CNN.

South Korean soldiers stand guard as cargo trucks and vehicles wait to head to the North Korean city of Kaesong near the DMZ that separates the two Koreas.
South Korean soldiers stand guard as cargo trucks and vehicles wait to head to the North Korean city of Kaesong near the DMZ that separates the two Koreas.   (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Inter-Korean border traffic returned to normal today, ending months of restrictions imposed by Pyongyang on South Korean workers and cargo trucks to protest Seoul's hard-line North Korea policy.
Inter-Korean border traffic returned to normal today, ending months of restrictions imposed by Pyongyang on South Korean workers and cargo trucks to protest Seoul's hard-line North Korea policy.   (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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