{{South Korea is set to pull the last of its workers out of a joint industrial zone in North Korea, as Seoul announced moves to help affected firms.}}<\/p>\n
A total of 125 South Koreans left the Kaesong complex on Saturday, and the remaining 50 were expected to leave on Monday, officials said.<\/p>\n
They had been due out at 17:00 (08:00 GMT) but were delayed by “details” that needed “ironing out”, officials said.<\/p>\n
The move came after North Korea rejected talks on the industrial park.<\/p>\n
Tensions are high following Pyongyang’s third nuclear test in February.<\/p>\n
Pyongyang has been angered by tightened UN sanctions imposed after its 12 February nuclear test and by joint US-South Korea military drills, which are scheduled to end on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Kaesong Industrial Complex, which was launched in 2003 to boost inter-Korean ties, is a factory park situated just inside North Korea.<\/p>\n
It is home to 123 South Korean companies which employ North Korean workers, and provides the North with much-needed hard currency.<\/p>\n
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