North, South Korea Traffic Resumes

South Korean trucks and vehicles queue up near a checkpoint into
North Korean city of Kaesong. Photo AFP

From The Wall Street Journal/AP:

SEOUL -- North and South Korea restored regular traffic across their heavily fortified border for their jointly run industrial park Tuesday in the latest sign of improved relations between the two, officials in Seoul said.

The North's state radio station, meanwhile, quoted leader Kim Jong Il as saying that the U.S. should abandon its "hostile policy" toward the North and sign a peace treaty with the communist nation to reduce tension on the peninsula. His comments echoed statements he has made in the past. Pyongyang Radio didn't say when Kim made the remarks.

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