http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Kim Dae-jung) en-us Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:15:00 -0800 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/south-korean-delegation-pays-respects-to-kim-jong-il?start=0 Former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun traveled to Pyongyang today to pay their respects to Kim Jong-il. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:15:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/south-korean-delegation-pays-respects-to-kim-jong-il North Korea, Kim Jong-il, Hyundai Group, Kim Dae-jung, Sunshine Policy, South Korea, Pyongyang, Chung Ju-yung, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, LinkAsia Former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho and Hyundai Group chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun traveled to Pyongyang today to pay their respects to Kim Jong-il. The visit was solely to express their condolences, and the group carried no diplomatic messages for the new North Korean leadership. Lee Hee-ho's late husband, Kim Dae-jong, was president of South Korea from 1998-2003 and author of the ‘Sunshine Policy’ of engagement with the North. He’s still the only South Korean leader to meet Kim Jong-il, at a summit in Pyongyang in 2000. Hyundai is one of South Korea’s most important corporations. Its founder, Chung Ju-yung worked to provide aid to North Korea and traveled to Pyongyang for the historic 2000 summit.