Textbook Highlights Inter-korean Economic Cooperation

The Ministry of Unification has added inter-Korean economic cooperation to the new chapter of its annual unification textbook, the ministry said Monday.

The decision came amid the recent inter-Korean reconciliation mood initiated by the North Korean leader's rare gesture for peace last year.

Under the title "The economy on the peninsula of peace and prosperity," the fifth chapter of the 2019 book included details on how the two Koreas can speed up their economic engagements despite the recent failure of the Washington-Pyongyang summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

"The decision (to add the inter-Korean economic cooperation into the textbook) falls in line with the ministry's efforts to get the public to pay more attention to inter-Korean relations with a focus on economic ties," a government official said, Monday, asking for...