SEOUL (UCAN): An American student, David Sneddon, who went missing while hiking in China is believed to still be in North Korea and still alive by Choi Sung-ryong, a Seoul-based representative of the families of people abducted to North Korea.

Choi said he has information on the Sneddon’s whereabouts.

SEOUL (AsiaNews): The government of North Korea has authorised the resumption of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor, which is said to be capable of producing about six kilogrammes of plutonium per year