Inter-Korean Relations
More from the East
The trickle of news reports on US President Barack Obama’s two-day visit to Seoul continues. JoongAng Ilbo has a nice summary of the Obama-Lee meeting with includes a KCNA-esque run down of the members of […]
Sometimes, the silence can be like thunder
US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” is officially over, and aside from US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth’s arrival in the DPRK around 8 December, an auspicious date as perhaps The Bozz might […]
Lost in Translation
The final reports from the East have yet to be prepared on the Obama-Lee summit in Seoul. But the Western media offers some interesting write-ups of the US-ROK meetings. The LA Times offers the best […]
Uncharacteristically Taciturn
With his arrival today in Seoul, US President Barack Obama’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” tour of East Asia is quickly drawing to a close. The DPRK is expected to dominate any discussions President Obama […]
New Vice Director at United Front Department
Unnamed sources have informed Yonhap that United Front Department Director Kim Yang-gon has a new deputy director. During October, Won Tong-yon was promoted concurrently to deputy director of the United Front Department and Vice Chair […]
POTUS on DPRK's "better future"
At a joint news conference in Tokyo with Japan PM Yukio Hatoyama, US President Barack Obama said that the DPRK “can open the door to a better future” should it decide to table it nuclear […]
Kim Yang-gon to Beijing
UPDATE Korea Times reports further on Kim Yang-gon’s jaunt to Beijing. This is adding fodder that an Inter-Korean summit meeting may take place, as Mr. Kim met with at least one South Korean legislator during […]
