From 2009 to 2016 he was also director of North Korea’s General Reconnaissance Bureau, the unit tasked with cyber warfare and intelligence gathering. During that period North Korea ramped up its hacking programmes, including a hugely costly penetration of Sony Pictures. His journey to the US caps a frenetic few days of meetings between North Korean and American officials. The Washington Post reported that talks inside the Demilitarised Zone would continue this week between US and North Korean officials. Washington wants North Korea to quickly give up all its nuclear weapons in a verifiable way in return for sanctions and economic relief.

Source: New Strait Times May 29, 2018 12:22 UTC