Sei Young Kim of South Korea tees off on six during round two of the Chevron Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Friday, April 1, 2022. USEONJUMP20220401 Chevronchampionship 017
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul says North Korea is destroying a South Korean-owned golf course at a scenic mountain resort in the second confirmed case of South Korean assets being eliminated in the area that was once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.
Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed North Korea is demolishing the golf resort in addition to a South Korean-owned floating hotel there. The ministry said it strongly urged North Korea to stop destroying the South Korean facilities.
The two Koreas ran a tour program for about 10 years where South Korean tourists could stay at the scenic mountain and coastal area in North Korea. The project was a rare source of foreign currency for the impoverished North until it was halted.
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