BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Yim Tae-hee, a former South Korean presidential chief of staff, recently met with North Korean diplomats in the Chinese capital, a source here said Thursday.

"Yim and an accompanying person met with two diplomats from the North Korean embassy here from Feb. 2 to 4," the source said. "I heard Yim told North Koreans that if Pyongyang shows more flexibility with issues on the Kaesong Industrial Complex and on the Mount Kumgang resort, then there could be more room for discussions."

   Yim was reportedly accompanied by an entrepreneur known as an expert on North Korea.