Second Day of Kim Dae-jung’s Hospital Stay

On August 11, Cheong Wa Dae Chief of Staff Kim Woo-sik (left) and one of his predecessors Park Ji-won each visited former President Kim Dae-jung, who is currently undergoing treatment for pneumonia at Sinchon Severance Hospital. Kim arrived at the hospital around 2:00 p.m. and stayed for 10 minutes to wish the former president a speedy recovery. Park arrived sometime prior to Kim for an eye appointment and visited with ex-President Kim for 50 minutes.

Yeong-Wook Byeon cut@donga.com