The lack of a phone line made it difficult to coordinate limited border crossings by South Koreans who manage a joint North-South industrial park in the North Korean city of Kaesong.

• 朝鲜在这个月早些时候割断了电话线；以示对韩国及美国举行为期两周的年度军事演习.；该次演习于星期五结束；南北的电话线路也预计在星期六之前开通