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Credit: Reuters/Kim Ho-Young/Korea Pool By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL | Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:44pm EDT SEOUL (Reuters) - Reclusive North Korea on Monday gave South Koreans working at a jointly run tourism resort 72 hours to leave, saying time had run out to resolve a long-running dispute over what was once a symbol of cooperation between the rival Koreas. The scenic Mount Kumgang resort has been closed since a North Korean soldier shot and killed a South Korean tourist there in 2008, drying up a lucrative source of hard currency for the impoverished North. Pyongyang has suffered big losses due to the South's "unilateral suspension" of operations at the resort, a spokesman for the North's Guidance Bureau of Special Zone for International Tour of Mt. Kumgang. The North "has so far provided several opportunities for negotiations and made every sincere effort, advancing a variety of choices so that the properties may be dealt with according to the will of enterprises of the South side," he said. "This is not good," said Chung-in Moon of Yonsei University in Seoul. "North Korea has been sending a very clear message, but our government has been delaying the decision. "I don't know why they have handled this situation like this." The resort -- comprising hotels, restaurants and a golf course -- was opened in 1998 during a decade-long period of rapprochement between the two Koreas, known in the South as the "Sunshine policy" years. That period ended with the election in South Korea of conservative President Lee Myung-bak in 2008, who declared there would be no aid for the destitute neighbor until the North abandoned its nuclear arms programme. Inter-Korean ties have declined sharply in the past three years, hitting a low last year when 50 South Koreans were killed in two attacks and the North unveiled a uranium enrichment programme, giving it a second path to make a nuclear bomb. However, tensions have eased on the peninsula this year and a flurry of diplomacy has raised hopes for a resumption of regional talks on disabling the North's nuclear programme. CONSEQUENCES After months of threats and counter-threats from both sides, Pyongyang said it would now "legally dispose" of South Korean assets from Mt Kumgang after Seoul failed to meet Friday's final deadline to agree on asset disposal. South Korean assets at the resort, just north of the border, are estimated to be worth about $285 million. North Korea said the South Koreans working there had 72 hours to leave. South Korea's Unification Ministry website said 14 of its nationals were stationed at the complex as of Monday. "We cannot accept this ultimatum and hold North Korea responsible for all of the consequences that may follow," ministry Chun Hae-sung told reporters in Seoul. The resort was built by an affiliate of the South's Hyundai Group at a cost of tens of millions of dollars. It was opened in 1998 and has been visited by more than a million South Koreans. Hyundai Asan called an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the North's latest announcement, local media reported. North Korea's estimated $17 billion a year economy has been dealt a heavy blow by international sanctions over the past three years, imposed over its reluctance to rein in its nuclear programme, and by a botched currency reform at the end of 2009. Since the 2008 shooting, Seoul has demanded an investigation by the North, an apology and safety guarantees. Pyongyang has expressed its regret and says that it has done enough. The North said in June it had revised a law overseeing the resort, effectively ending Hyundai Asan's contract to run all cross-border tours. Pyongyang has said it wants to redevelop the complex into an international tourist destination, complete with casino, with an eye toward luring big-spending Chinese tourists. (Reporting by Jeremy Laurence; Editing by Alex Richardson) World South Korea North Korea Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) MassResident wrote: I wonder if the Chinese will mind getting shot if they get drunk and wander out of bounds. Aug 21, 2011 12:00am EDT -- Report as abuse fmvssguy wrote: I’m sure this ‘dissolving’ of the So. Korean investment will go a long way to promote other investments, ha ha, unless China has already agreed to something. Of course, China should seek assurances that their tourists won’t be shot if they stray off course by the slightest margin. I wonder if this will be in the contract. Aug 21, 2011 12:20am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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