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North Korea takes over Mt. Kumgang tourist area, further dimming Sunshine legacy

North Korea has taken control of Mt. Kumgang, a jointly maintained tourist area in which South Korea's Hyundai Asan had invested more than $1.5 billion for a hotel, hot springs, shopping mall, and a road inside the North.
The Monitor's View: Clinton 'rescue' in North Korea leaves Obama on the spot

By letting a former president hold talks with North Korea, the current president leaves a democratic ally, South Korea, in the cold.

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