... and maybe do a little business too

Here are some facts about the Kaesong Industrial Complex where the Hyundai worker has been detained. ROK companies use cheap DPRK land and labor to make goods at the park.

OPERATIONS: As of the end of April, 108 small to medium-sized ROK companies employed nearly 40,000 DPRK workers to make products such as cooking pots, clothes, shoes and watches. The companies receive tax incentives from the ROK, and pay workers a minimum monthly salary of $70.

REASON FOR EXISTENCE: The project, which began construction in 2003 and is run by a Hyundai group affiliate and the ROK's Korea Land Corp, was designed to serve as a model of future economic cooperation between the states. ROK leaders envisioned the park employing more than half a million DPRK civilians working at 2,000 firms while adding a peace park and hotels.