The last South Korean workers return home from a suspended industrial complex in North Korea.<br/> <br />The North halted work last month at the Kaesong Industrial Zone and rejected talks amid escalating tensions between the two countries.<br/> <br />Angry at U.N. sanctions and joint South Korean-U.S. military drills, the government has threatened both countries with nuclear attack in recent weeks.<br/> <br />It also held back the last seven South Korean Kaesong workers this week, citing last-minute checks on taxes and wages.<br/> <br />About an hour before their return, South Korea sent two vehicles loaded with cash payments for the North.<br/> <br />A Kaesong chairman thanked everyone who helped bring employees home and expressed hope work could return to normal as soon as possible.<br/> <br />The joint venture opened in 2004 as part of a sunshine policy of engagement, with 123 South Korean companies producing clothing and other goods and employing local workers.
