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JEJU, South Korea (AP) - Fostering academic ties with isolated North Korea, already a challenge, is likely to get even harder after the country's nuclear test, scholars at an international conference said Sunday.
Universities and academic societies in the noncommunist world have sought over the years to develop relationships with educational institutions in North Korea — with their degree of success often linked to the quality of Pyongyang's relations with the outside world.
"Academic exchange with North Korea looks quite difficult these days," said Song Jae-mog, secretary-general of the Japan-based International Society for Korean Studies.
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