Cruise ship departs for N. Korean tour

The Hyundai Kumgang, a cruise ship operated by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, sets sail from Tonghae port on the east coast of South Korea on Nov. 18 for its first official sightseeing trip to North Korea's Mt. Kumgang. The first tourist ship service between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, is expected to become a major means of private-sector inter-Korean exchanges.

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