Pyongyang's Price to Pay: A Symbolic Victory for Seoul? The recent court ruling in Seoul ordering North Korea to pay $32.
5 million in damages for blowing up the Inter Korean Liaison Office serves as a potent reminder of the fragile state of relations between the two nations.
This verdict holds deeper significance, however, than its surface level implications. Historically, Pyongyang's actions have been characterized by aggression and defiance towards Seoul.