Like Pyongyang, for example.
Mr. Bonner has been traveling to Pyongyang for nearly 20 years.
On Monday, China's president, Jiang Zemin, arrived in Pyongyang for a three-day visit.
He is the third generation of a dynasty that has ruled Pyongyang for seven decades.
There was a festive air in Pyongyang for another reason: Kim Jong-un's birthday.
It was not until 2000 that a South Korean president visited Pyongyang for the first summit meeting between the Koreas.
Earlier this year, an Australian, John Short, was arrested in Pyongyang for allegedly trying to distribute Christian materials.
The Samjiyon, acquired at a gift shop in Pyongyang for $200, is "surprisingly impressive," IDG quotes Michael as saying.
The battle in Pyongyang for the fruits of that relationship has not ended with Mr Jang's death.
Mr. Bae was later transferred to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, for further investigation, according to that report.
AFTER months of waiting, America's envoy on North Korean matters could shortly be on his way to Pyongyang for talks.
