Korean journalists say that Mr. Chun clearly lives better than his presidential and military pensions would allow.

"When you meet someone new at your own company, you immediately ask what kisu they are," explained a Korean journalist.

About 11,000 Korean journalists are the members of the Korea Newswire press releases service.

Visiting North Korean journalists were given a tour of the Seoul subway.

Jimmy Lee (born c. 1970) is a Korean American journalist.

All North Korean journalists are members of the Workers' Party.

Exiled North Korean journalists contribute to online sites and the blogosphere.

Afterward, South Korean journalists said the interpreter had left out the call for a more "creative and realistic" approach.

Dozens of South Korean journalists also flocked to San Francisco.

The dialogue was reported by South Korean journalists traveling with their president, who were told of it by a government official.