Work had me travelling this past week and I’ve been unable to pull myself away for updates. Here’s a synopsis of what’s been going on on the peninsula:
North demands all 31 of the North Koreans that drifted accidentally into the South be repatriated; South maintains 4 wish to stay
As discussed previously, North Korea demanded all 31 citizens to be repatriated. The North then demanded that the 4 who wish to defect meet their families at the Panmunjom border. When that didn’t happen, the North finally conceded that the 27 be returned by sea. Bad weather will likely prevent this from happening today, but may be rescheduled for tomorrow.
Below: Video of a North Korean wife and daughter denouncing the South for “coercing” their husband/father to defect.
Source: The Chosun Ilbo / Open Radio for North Korea
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Associated Press CEO makes visit to Pyongyang
Thomas Curley, the CEO of Associated Press, one of the largest news agencies in the US, made a personal trip to North Korea to petition for a bureau to be opened in Pyongyang. Seems unlikely, but who knows?
Source: Yonhap via North Korean Economy Watch
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North threatens “sea of fire” in Seoul if joint SK-US military exercises proceed, jams GPS signals
Last week, North Korea strongly protested South Korea – US military exercises and once again threatened all out war should the provocations continue. DPRK has taken the opportunity to once again demonstrate it’s ability to jam GPS signals; intermittent GPS failures occurred several times in northwestern South Korea military bases. The South issues a formal protest requesting the North stop the jamming in the form of a letter, however the North declined to accept the letter. No reasons were cited.
Source: Chosun Ilbo / AFP / GPS Daily
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Kim Jong-Un gets invitation to visit China in July
‘Nuff said, see link below for more words with the same amount of detail.
Source: Mainichi Daily News
