Kaesong

Proper noun

Kaesong

1. A city in North Korea.
   • The South's Hyundai Asan offers one-day trips to Kaesong, just north of the heavily armed border and about 70 km (45 miles) northwest of Seoul, where visitors can see ancient Korean history and take a glance at life in Asia's only communist dynasty.2008 November 14, Jon Herskovitz, “Travel Postcard: 8 hours, 32 minutes in Kaesong, North Korea”, in Jonathan Thatcher, Miral Fahmy, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2025
   • Kaesong, located six miles north of the heavily fortified border, employs about 50,000 North Koreans and is home to about 120 South Korean businesses. Those businesses received tax benefits and low-interest loans from the South Korean government, as well as risk insurance.2013 April 2, Chico Harlan, “North Korea bars southern workers from industrial complex”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2013

   Synonyms:

   Kaicheng