The Economic Ties Between South, North Korea

from National Public Radio

South Korea's president said Monday that he's halting trade with North Korea, in response to the North's alleged attack on a South Korean warship. Michele Norris talks to longtime Korea watcher Gordon Flake about the economic ties between the two countries. Flake is executive director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fosters exchanges between American and Asian leaders.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 24, 2010