Overview of Inter-Korean Exchanges & Cooperation for Mar 2004

ROK Ministry of Unification

Exchange of People

<Visits to North Korea>

o During the month of March, the total number of applications for visits to North Korea was 88, an increase of 12.8% from 78 in the previous month. It included 49 for economic exchanges, 11 for social and cultural exchanges, 5 for the LWR project, 15 for humanitarian aid and 3 for family reunion. and 5 for other purposes.

· The number increased by 14.2% from 77 in March 2003.

o The total number of actual visits made during this period was 2,208, an increase of 246.6% from 637 in the previous month. It included 377 for economic exchanges, 806 for social and cultural exchanges, 91 for the LWR project, 94 for humanitarian aid, 794 for family reunion and 46 for other purposes.

· The number increased by 173.3% from 834 during the same period last year.

* The total number of Mt. Geumgang tourists during March was 16,382 in 31 trips altogether, an increase of 98.2% from 8,263 in previous month and an increase of 432.9% from 3,704 during the same period last year.

<Visits to North Korea>

o The total of 28 North Koreans visited the South during the month of March on the occasion of the 8th Round Meeting of Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation Promotion Committee.

<Contacts with North Koreans>

o During the month of March the total number of the applications for inter-Korean contact was 165, an increase of 46.0% from 113 in the previous month. It included 28 for family reunion, 102 for economic exchanges, 24 for social and cultural exchanges, 4 for humanitarian aid and 7 for other purposes.

· The number increased by 16.1% from 142 during the same period last year.

o The total number of actual contacts made during this period was 283, an increase of 99.2% from 142 in the previous month, It includes 8 for family reunion, 92 for economic exchanges, 116 for social and cultural exchanges and 28 for humanitarian aid and 39 for other purposes.

· The number increased by 174.7% from 103 during the same period last year.

Inter-Korean Trade

<Overview>

o The total volume of inter-Korean trade during March 2004 was $38.975 million in 230 items, showing a 38.5% increase from $28.141 million in 200 items during the previous month and a 1.0% decrease from $39.378 million in 214 items during the same month last year.

o Import from North Korea totalled $22.402 million in 72 items, a 21.5% increase from $18.440 million in 81 items during the previous month and an 8.4% increase from $20.666 million in 86 items during the same month last year.

·Of this, the total amount of commercial imports were $22.402 million.

·Commercial imports included $8.352 million of products in processing trade and $14.050 million of other commercial transactions.

·The composition of the imports was as follows :

Textile Products	33.0%
Agricultural and Fishery Products	42.3%
Steel and Metal Products	15.3%

o Export to North Korea totalled $16.573 million in 182 items, a 70.8% increase from $9.701 million in 142 items during the previous month and a 11.4% decrease from $18.712 million in 151 items during the same month last year.

·Of this, the total amount of commercial exports was $5.146 million while non-commercial exports accounted for $11.427 million.

·Commercial exports included $3.754 million of raw materials for processing trade and $1.392 million of other commercial transactions.

·Non-commercial exports included $7,000 of materials for the LWR project, $8.094 million of humanitarian aid, $1.666 million of materials for the Mt. Geumgang project and $1.660 million of materials for other cooperation projects.

·The composition of the exports was as follows :

Chemical Products	13.1%
Steel and Metal Products	3.9%
Textile Products	30.4%
Electric and Electronic Products	5.8%
Machineries	21.5%
Agricultural and Fishery Products	10.2%

<Processing Trade>

o The total volume of processing trade during March 2004 was $12.107 million, an increase by 1.4% from $11.934 million in the previous month, and a 4.5% decrease from $12.682 million during the same month last year. This constituted 31.1% of the total inter-Korean trade or 44.0% of commercial trade during the month of March.

o The volume of import in processing trade was $8.352 million, an increase by 5.7% from $7.903 million in the previous month, and a 8.4% increase from $7.702 million during the same month last year.

· The composition of the imports was as follows :

Textile Products	88.5%
Electric and Electronic Products	2.7%

o The volume of export in processing trade was $3.754 million, a decrease by 6.9% from $4.031 million in the previous month and a decrease by 24.6% from $4.980 million during the same month last year.

· The composition of the exports was as follows :

Textile Products	74.0%
Electric and Electronic Products	5.5%
Houshold Products	1.3%

Humanitarian Projects

A. Separated Families

o Exchange

unit : #of case(#of people)

Application for Contact	Address Check	Reunion	Exchange of Letters
22(27)	8	12	68

o Number of Success by Intermediary

unit : #of case

Area	S & N Korea Governments	Koreans Living Abroad	Institutional Broker	Media Organization	Others	Not Filled	Total
Address Check	333	2	5	-	1	-	341
Reunion	201	5	2	-	5	-	213

o Number of Success by Place

unit : #of case

Area	Korea	China	Japan	USA	Others	Not Filled	Total
Address Check	333	8	-	-	-	-	341
Reunion	201	12	-	-	-	-	213

B. Humanitarian Assistance(NGOs)

Donor	Items	Value US$
Korea National Red Cross	9.6 tons of powdered milk	91,916
Korea Food for the Hungry International	water purifier	25,416
Korea State Council, Lions Clubs International	construction materials	131,200
Good Neighbors INC	174 tons of wheat flour, 60 tons of fodder, medicine etc.	385,316
Korean church Federation of Support for North Korea	200 tons of wheat flour, 10.4 tons of powdered milk, clothes etc.	2,101,683
Association for People's Co-operation between South & North Korea	680 water purifiers	214,883
Okedongmu Children in Korea	construction materials	10,275
Korean Sharing Movement	medicine, medical equipments, agricultural materials etc.	537,908
One Buddhism	36 tons of wheat flour, cloths	16,375
World vision korea	36 tons of wheat flour, clothes, vegetable seeds, saplings of apple tree etc.	552,116
Eugene Bell Foundation	antituberculosis drugs, medical equipments, 6.8 tons of fertilizer etc.	966,016
One Korea Buddhist Movement	2 tons of powdered milk, clothes	50,833
Korean Welfare Foundation	17 tons of wheat flour, cooking equipment, vitamins & minerals etc.	115,608
Total		5,199,545

C. Assistance for Resettlement

£ï Number of Defectors who entered into S. Korea (2004)

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

total

Male

122

Female

244

Total

141

111

114

366

Overview of Humanitarian Assistance to N. Korea
(Jun. 25, '95 ¡ Mar. 31, '04)

A. Assistance by government ($620.8 million)

Year	Value US$	Channel(s) / Contents
1995	232,000,000	- Bilateral (rice 150,000 tons)
1996	3,050,000	- WFP $2,000,000 (CSB 3,409 tons) - UNICEF $1,000,000 (powdered milk 203 tons) -WMO $50,000(meteorological equipment and supplies)
1997	26,670,000	- WFP $20,530,000 (CSB 18,241 tons, maize 50,000 tons, powdered milk 300 tons) - UNICEF $3,940,000 (rehabilitation of oral rehydration salt plant, powdered milk 781 tons etc) - WHO $700,000 - UNDP $1,200,000 (emergency repair of agricultural roads) - FAO $300,000
1998	11,000,000	- WFP $11,000,000 (maize 30,000 tons, flour 10,000 tons)
1999	28,250,000	- Bilateral (fertilizer 115,000 tons)
2000	78,630,000	- Bilateral (fertilizer 300,000 tons)
2001	70,450,000	-Bilateral $52,740,000 (clothing 1,500,000 units, fertilizer 200,000 tons) WFP $100,000 (maize 100,000 tons) - WHO $460,000(for anti-malaria)
2002	83,750,000	- Bilateral $65,770,000 (fertilizer 300,000 tons) - WFP $17,390,000 (maize 100,000 tons) - WHO $590,000 (for anti-malaria)
2003	87,020,000	- Bilateral $69,670,000 (fertilizer 300,000 tons) - WFP $16,190,000 (maize 100,000 tons) - WHO $660,000 (for anti-malaria) - UNICEF $500,000 (relief assistance to the vulnerable groups)
Total	620,820,000

B. Assistance by NGOs ($293.3million)

Year	Value US$ *	Channel(s)
95.9¡97.5	4,960,000	- Korea National Red Cross
97.6¡97.7	8,500,000	- Korea National Red Cross
97.8¡97.10	8,900,000	- Korea National Red Cross
98.3	170,000	- Korea National Red Cross
98.4¡98.6	9,350,000	- Korea National Red Cross
98.9¡12	11,330,000	- Korea National Red Cross
1999	18,630,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($13,065,000) - 10 NGOs ($5,565,000)
2000	35,130,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($9,416,000) - 12 NGOs ($25,714,000)
2001	64,940,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($22,000,000) - 19 NGOs ($42,940,000)
2002	51,170,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($6,923,000) - 25 NGOs ($44,247,000)
2003	70,610,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($5,860,000) - 29 NGOs ($64,750,000)
2004 (1¡3)	9,630,000	- Korea National Red Cross ($418,000) - 17 NGOs ($9,212,000)
Total	293,320,000

* Value in US$ is calculated at the average currency rate of the year concerned.

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Overview of Inter-Korean Exchanges & Cooperation for Mar 2004