Rodman back from North Korea but fails to meet leader Kim

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman speaks to the media as he returns from his trip to North Korea at Beijing airport, December 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee

BEIJING (Reuters) - Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman returned on Monday from a four-day trip to isolated North Korea saying he was not concerned that he had not met leader Kim Jong Un and he would "see him again".

This was Rodman's third trip to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. Previously, he spent time dining as a guest of Kim, with whom he says he has a genuine friendship.