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 [...]

Tensions high after N Korean missile test

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

China’s stalling boom has globe worried

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Greenaway says cinema is dead, long live cinema

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.