Border traffic to resume on Korean Peninsula

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South Korean officials say regular traffic across the heavily fortified border dividing the DPRK and South Korea will be restored.

Regular border traffic is set to resume on Tuesday. Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman says the border will open 23 times a day for traffic heading to Kaesong, up from the current six.

The number of people and vehicles allowed to cross the border at one time will no longer be restricted. Kaesong is home to some 110 South Korean-run factories that employ about 40,000 DPRK workers.

The project is the most prominent symbol of inter-Korean cooperation that prospered under two former South Korean presidents.