However,the zone encountered problems when North Korea became upset with the conservative policies of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

However,the zone has run into a series of serious complications amid worsening relations between North and South.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

Pyongyang announced in May it was cancelling all wage and rent agreements for the zone, and demanded that the South Korean companies sharply raise their payments.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

For South Korean officials, his detention without visiting rights or legal counsel is a key concern, because it reflects upon the overall safety of several hundred corporate managers in the zone.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

Besson rejects criticism over the closure, saying the zone, known locally as "the jungle", was not a humanitarian camp but rather a hub for human traffickers and a place where people were exploited.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Since last year's inauguration of conservative South Korean President Lee Myung-bak who North Korea calls a "traitor" North Korea has restricted access to the zone, detained a South Korean executive for more than two months without trial, and cancelled all of the contracts governing rent and wages.

VOA: standard.2009.06.05

The large subduction zone earthquakes are responsible for most of the ocean-wide tsunamis, such as the recent tsunami in Japan.

VOA: special.2011.06.07

Show spokeswoman Jennifer Bemisderfer says the Sustainable Planet Tech Zone is four times bigger than last year.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

"Europe has to provide, the euro zone has to provide, a comprehensive solution to this problem.

VOA: special.2010.12.24

They say the roads to Sa'ada governorate are blocked and there is no access to the conflict zone by air.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

You need metal." FAO says it has delivered tools and seeds to 68,000 families in the earthquake zone so far.

VOA: standard.2010.04.02

Defense made stops when they had to and Drew did a good job getting his team in the end zone.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

U.N.humanitarian chief John Holmes, met with government officials in the capital and asked for immediate humanitarian access to the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

There is no independent verification of the claims about the fighting because reporters are not allowed into the war zone.

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

Mr.Ban says he will visit some of the hardest hit areas, including the conflict zone, to assess conditions on the ground .

VOA: standard.2009.05.19

It will be on the agenda again when he visits Pakistan later in the week, before heading into the war zone itself.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

He says,"It was the right time for me to take myself out of my comfort zone, and to push myself to be bolder."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

The attackers struck just outside the Green Zone, the heavily fortified area that houses many government buildings.

VOA: standard.2009.10.25

Independent verification of the fighting is not possible because journalists are barred from the war zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

Sri Lanka has rejected international calls for relief workers to gain access to the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26