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WHYS 30: Can Korea ever be united?

After the death of Kim Jong-Il, could North and South Korea ever be reunited? The change in leadership has led to an inevitable increase in speculation about the future of the two countries.

After the death of Kim Jong-Il, could Korea ever be reunited? The change in leadership in North Korea has led to an inevitable increase in speculation about the future of the two countries - which remain technically at war with each other. Estimates on what reunification might cost range from tens of billions of dollars to more than $1 trillion - equivalent to the South's entire GDP. But it's an emotive issue and something that many are desperate to see - after all, the initial divide split families completely apart from each other, and many have not seen their relatives since that time. So could it ever happen?

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  • Tue 20 Dec 2011 11:05GMT

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