Breaking news has been quiet from the DPRK. However, Time Magazine has an interesting writeup on the sinking of the Cheonan and the speculation surrounding it. Read it here.
While fairly old news, a lot of agencies have finally picked this story up: North Korea has made an appeal to the Czech Republic to have its cold war era debts erased, however the Czech government has stated that it demands full repayment, however trade goods are an option. NK offered to repay some of the debt with ginseng, renowned as being some of the world’s finest. The Czechs, however, would prefer zinc.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo
In another story that’s half “awwww…” and half “oh dear…”, a 13 year old boy from Mississippi (and of Korean descent) has a letter for Kim Jong-Il, and is heading to Pyongyang soon for a week long vacation with his parents. The letter contains his hopes that a “peace forest” can be planted on the DMZ where children from either side can play. A naive and optimistic view, for sure, but you must admire the teen’s education on such topics and the cruel senselessness of the war that divides the nations.
Source: Yahoo! News
