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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Helen Coffey

Presidential candidate pledges to reopen part of Korean Demilitarized Zone for tourists

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The presidential candidate for South Korea’s ruling party has pledged to reopen a part of the infamous Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea to tourists for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Lee Jae-myung of the centrist-liberal Democratic Party said he had plans to set up a special “international” tourism zone between the two countries, complete with ecotourism programme.

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