North Korea Tuesday fully reopened its border for goods and people headed for a joint industrial complex in the communist country, according to South Korean factory owners.
"North Korea informed us overnight that all bans on crossings will be completely lifted today," Yoo Chang-Geun, vice chairman of the Corporation of Kaesong Industrial Council, was quoted as telling AFP.
The North had since Friday blocked trucks and managers from crossing northwards to the Gaeseong complex, raising fears that many plants would soon have to close for lack of raw materials.
South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman also confirmed that North Korea had sent a message to South Korea that it will allow all cross-border travel for the Gaeseong complex.
On Monday, the North Korean military had only partially opened the border, allowing some South Korean workers to return home. But crossing the other way had remained banned.