As soon as the international community reacted, by adopting United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874, North Korea quickly shifted to a charm offensive aimed at the United States and South Korea. The authorities released two American journalists and a South Korean worker whom they had seized in August 2009 on charges of violating North Korean law.
随着国际社会对此采取措施，通过了联合国安理会第1874号决议，北朝鲜又迅速发起了一波主攻美国和韩国的魅力攻势。 北朝鲜当局释放了两名美国记者和一名韩国工人，上述人士于2009年8月因被控违反北朝鲜法律而被捕。