Archive for the 'South Korea' Category

N Korean leader Kim pictured in public after cancer report

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

NORTH KOREA has released new photographs of “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il touring a factory, after reports this week that the 67-year-old had pancreatic cancer and fewer than five years to live.
There has been a lot of speculation about Mr Kim’s health because he rules absolutely, and there could be a power struggle in the dangerously [...]

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Tensions high after N Korean missile test

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

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China’s stalling boom has globe worried

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

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Greenaway says cinema is dead, long live cinema

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

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Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.