Joseph Yun Li-sun

North Korea's regime has invited 14 delegations representing southern religious groups to a meeting in China. Although religious freedom does not exist in the North, those invited will meet "Catholics, Christians, Buddhists and animists" from the North. However, the real purpose of the meeting is to obtain more humanitarian aid.

Although Park Joo-ho and Pak Kwang-ryong come from different sides in Korea's great divide, they play together in Basel. A photo showing them together angers North Korea's Communists. The latter had said that they would not allow such a thing. However, it does raise hopes among fans.

A group of North Korean refugees are currently imprisoned in China's Tumen: artists, singers and intellectuals together to save them. And in China the internet in revolt against government: a survey, 75% of Internet users do not want to see them repatriated.

The auxiliary bishop of Osaka was delighted to welcome a group of young South Koreans, sent by their church to the Land of the Rising Sun in the exchange program between the two communities: "God wants us to rediscover unity, the gift that we are losing because of an increasingly competitive world. "

Washington and Pyongyang announce deal that might restart six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. Source tells AsiaNews that "clear signals" are needed before "relations with North Korea can thaw"."

The Bishop of Daejeon, Msgr. Lazarus You Heung-sik, has just returned from Vilnius where he preached at the retreat for the bishops of Lithuania and Latvia: "We are all brothers in the universal Church. Our countries and our communities are remote but have the same experience and the same vitality. An Easter gift for which I am grateful to the Lord. "

The President of the Episcopal Commission for Migrants in South Korea, Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik, told AsiaNews: "Korean society is hard for an outsider. But these people are the hope of us all. " The Church's commitment to inclusion and recognition of the rights of minors who live in the country.

A demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy in South Korea calls on Beijing not to repatriate a group of North Korean refugees who face death if they return home. For the first time, even actors choose to manifest.

The late dictator is raised to the highest rank in the armed forces. Like his father, the 'eternal president' who died in 1993, he gets a huge bronze equestrian statue.

Source tells AsiaNews describes rising number of anti-regime acts. A statue is damaged, a door to Kim Il-sung’s birthplace is stolen and anti-government graffiti appear. Something is changing in North Korea.

North Korea’s new dictator opens prison doors to celebrate the birthdays of his father and grandfather. Source tells AsiaNews, “the country is in chaos, where the fit survive, with food running out.”

In his New Year message, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he is ready to resume talks if North Korea stops its military “provocations” and nuclear programme. The Stalinist North plans to worsen the situation.