PYONGYANG, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has sent a series of tension-easing and reconciliation-seeking signals toward South Korea over the past months, which helped alleviate tensions between the two countries. Both sides were in great disputes since South Korean President Lee Myung Bak took office last year. The Korean peninsula had been “pushed into a hair-trigger situation,” the DPRK government and media said repeatedly. The rising tensions threatened the regional stability and had become a heavy burden to the two countries. How to break the impasse has remained a challenge. As inter-governmental contacts were cut off, the DPRK launched a charming offensive through civilian contacts. The DPRK reached a cooperative five-point agreement with South Korean Hyundai Group after its Chairwoman visited Pyongyang in August. The DPRK media said it was due to the top leader Kim Jong Il’s “generous decision.” Continua…