00:00South Korea will resume work on a railway that could one day reconnect with North Korea,
00:06reviving a cross-border project that was suspended for nearly a decade.
00:10The government will restore a disconnected section near the demilitarized zone,
00:15with the railway eventually linking Seoul to the North Korean city of Wonsan.
00:21Officials said the project would boost access to peace and ecological tourism sites
00:26while supporting economic activity in border communities.
00:30The move comes despite North Korea destroying cross-border road and rail links in 2024,
00:36labelling the South Korea as a hostile state.
00:38Since taking office in 2025,
00:41President Lee Jae-myung's administration has been continuously pursuing better ties with Pyongyang.
00:46However, Lee has acknowledged that progress remains difficult,
00:50with Pyongyang continuing to reject his calls for dialogue.
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