In August, 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that not only was Yun still in business, but he and another North Korean offical, Chun Byung-ho, were running an international weapons-trading network that U.S. officials were comparing in scale and tactics to those of A.Q.
South Korea's new foreign minister, Yun Byung-se, said in his inauguration speech Monday that despite the "very grave" situation on the peninsula he hoped relations would improve with the North.