THE test tour went off at an unseemly time, as a group of some 100 South Koreans made the first crossing of a mine-cleared section of the Demilitarised Zone to travel to Mt Geumgang this week.
The excitement of those who joined the landmark trip was scuttled by the looming fears of another armed conflict on the peninsula. The idea of cross-border tourism to a North Korean resort at this chaotic period may itself appear hopelessly naive and unrealistic.
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