Amid thawing tensions on the peninsula, North Korea’s Red Cross has requested rice, cement and construction equipment from the South’s equivalent Red Cross. In what could be regarded as a gesture of “good will”, the North has released the South Korean fishing vessel “Daeseung 55” after a month of captivity. NK state media stated referred to the release as “A decision made based on fraternal love and from a humanitarian perspective.” This seems to indicate that the North is hopeful for aid from the South to cope with extensive and ongoing flooding near the Chinese border.
Source: DailyNK / Arirang TV / KBS (image)
