A group of South Korean firms involved in now-suspended inter-Korean economic cooperation called on the government Friday to lift sanctions on North Korea and restart a tour program to Mount Kumgang on the communist nation's southeast coast.
Representatives from the embattled companies claimed that South Korea has suffered a total of 15.8 trillion won (US$14 billion) in economic loss over the past four years due to the so-called May 24th Measures, as they held a joint rally with some progressive activists at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul.