Moon Arrives in Pyongyang

President Moon Jae-in arrived at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning where he was welcomed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju.

Hundreds of North Koreans had been mobilized to greet Moon and his entourage by waving flags on their arrival.

While the two leaders sit down in solemn conclave, first lady Kim Jung-sook is to visit a children's hospital and a university of music, presumably accompanied by Ri.

Meanwhile the leaders of Korea's top businesses including Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong will sit down for talks with North Korean officials about any future cooperative projects they may or may not be interested in.

The tycoons were shoehorned into the trip although North Korea has currently little to offer them as an investment destination because of stringent international sanctions and a near-total absence of infrastructure.