Experts tell Jiefang Daily newspaper that the satellite launch will bring economic benefits to South Korea but may lead to a "more chaotic" situation on the peninsula.
The closure of the Kaesong complex the last outpost of inter-Korean economic cooperation in turn followed weeks of near-daily verbal attacks by North Korea against the South and the U.S. after the U.N. imposed tougher sanctions against Pyongyang following its third nuclear test in February.
The closure of the industrial complex the last outpost of inter-Korean economic cooperation in turn followed weeks of near-daily verbal attacks by North Korea against the South and the U.S. after the U.N. imposed tougher sanctions against Pyongyang following its third nuclear test in February.