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South Korean train heads North, but engagement not on track

Amid media hype, a South Korean train penetrated North Korea on Friday on a mission to investigate the North’s rail infrastructure – an essential step before any eventual reconnection of the two country’s transport nets across the Demilitarized Zone. However, Friday’s upbeat optics masked underlying tensions. North Korea is impatient with the pace of engagement […]