ROK, DPRK hold talks on split families' reunions

SEOUL, Republic of Korea - Red Cross officials from the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea discussed holding another round of reunions for families separated by war more than a half-century ago, the ROK's Unification Ministry said on Friday.

The meeting comes a week after the two sides failed to decide on a venue for or the scale of the reunions - popular on both sides of the heavily fortified border.

Agreement on holding the reunions would be a sign of improving relations between the ROK and DPRK, whose ties have sunken to new lows after the March sinking of an ROK warship that an international investigation blamed on Pyongyang. The DPRK denies involvement.