Seoul takes first step to open access to North Korean materials

The Lee Jae Myung administration is preparing to take a first step toward easing long-standing restrictions that have kept North Korean publications entirely out of public reach in South Korea. Six ministries and government agencies responsible for handling “special materials” met Friday afternoon to discuss the shift. They agreed on measures that would partially open access to the print edition of Rodong Sinmun — the official newspaper of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party and its most widely