Two Koreas hold symbolic ceremony to relink railways

In an apparent bid to show off inter-Korean unity to the outside world at a time when its nuclear weapons drive has left it increasingly isolated, North Korea insisted on putting on a gala ceremony, according to Yonhap news agency.

But the South, mindful of its allies' calls for strong international pressure on the North over its suspected nuclear programme, wanted a low-key event.

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"Having cleared barbed wires and mines in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), we have restored a national artery," South Korea's chief delegate Cho Myung-Kyoon, a director of the unification ministry said.