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Travel Back to Normal in Koreas

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 1, 2009 6:52 AM CDT

(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... Read full story »

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