North Korea Releases Australian Christian Missionary After He Signs Apology

According to yesterday's International Business Times, the North Korean government has released 75-year old missionary John Short after he signed a confession asking forgiveness for his "insult to the Korean people on February 16" when he distributed Korean-language Christian Bible tracts at a Buddhist temple. Short, an Australian, lives in Hong Kong. The North Korean Central News Agency said that the government decided to expel him "in full consideration of his age." (See prior related posting.)