Aside from climbing, there is little else to do in the Mount Kumgang area, and the visitors spend their evenings on the cruise ships. Mr. Kim said that the golf course and other attractions planned would increase the appeal of Mount Kumgang and generate more profit for Hyundai. He said Hyundai was seeking to attract foreign investment in the project, including retailers and fast food restaurants who would establish outlets in a major shopping center that the company hopes to build on a wharf. A Half-Century of Separation North and South Korea are technically at war,but a thaw has begun. While the south has built a robust economy, North Korea remains an austere Communist regime.
Figures are latest estimates available.