Love your enemies...

International | ... but, experts say, keep a close eye on Pyongyang's military | Mindy Belz

A series of joint ventures announced last week by South Korean conglomerates into communist North Korea stood in marked contrast to the two countries' military face-off a month ago.

Since North Korea violated the 1953 truce agreement in April with three troop incursions into the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries, South Korea and its allies have been looking for ways to reduce tensions in Pacific Asia while inducing North Korea to cool its military heels.

One part of that effort is to infect the communist regime with a dose of capitalism, much as the West forged an opening with China through economic ties. So the South Korean government for the first time gave approval to three conglomerates-Daewoo, Samsung, and Taechang-for joint venture investments in North Korea worth nearly $30 million.

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