November 18, 1998 (September 30) Tiger years, the first batch of South Korean tourists to visit North Korea sightseeing. In afternoon of May 18, 1998, the first batch to the DPRK's Mount Kumgang tourism Korean tourists ride the Hyundai Group's "King Kong," a large luxury liner departure from the eastern coast of South Korea Gangwon Donghae Port, began a period of 5 days of travel. the

"King Kong," a crew of 1430 people, including 889 tourists, the rest of the crew and guides. This is a Korean resident since 1948, first to North Korea by sea sightseeing. Tourists in the hometown of more than half the people in North Korea. Honorary President of the Hyundai Group, Chung Ju Yung and his brother Zheng Shiyong son Chung Mong-koo, also joined the this sightseeing ranks. The (history www.lssdjt.com)
South Korean Unification Ministry on the modern King Kong, "sail statement said he hoped that the success of the Mount Kumgang tourism project as an opportunity to benefit both Koreas strengthen exchanges and cooperation.