SEOUL, South Korea (Associated Press) – North Korea agreed Monday to lift border restrictions with South Korea to allow reunions of separated families and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of conciliation toward Seoul after nearly 18 months of rising tensions. The North, however, said in a separate statement it was putting its army on “special alert” because of South Korea's joint military drills with the United States this week, a sign that tension between the rival countries is still running high.
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North Korea to reopen border with South Korea
