• East Asia

    Chinese Leaders Visit NK Embassy in Beijing

    Chinese leaders Wen Jiabao (C Front), Jia Qinglin (2nd R Front), Li Keqiang (2nd L Front), He Guoqiang (1st R Front) and Zhou Yongkang (1st L Front) offer condolence on the death of Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the DPRK Embassy…

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  • World

    Egyptian Women Got Angry against Military

    Egyptian women protest against the ruling military while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Egyptian Women Protest against Ruling Military

    An Egyptian woman protestor chants slogans against the ruling military while marching in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Radi> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Hu Jintao Condoles at DPRK Embassy in Beijing

    Chinese President Hu Jintao (L, front), also Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, goes to the embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing to express condolences on the passing away of top…

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  • East Asia

    NK Nationals Gather at Embassy in Beijing to Mourn Kim

    Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    DPRK People Shed Tears in Beijing

    Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    DPRK People Mourn in Beijing

    Nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in China mourn the death of DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il at the DPRK embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 20, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    NK Reveals the Body of Kim

    In this photo provided by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official KCNA news agency, the body of DPRK’s top leader Kim Jong Il lies in the bier at the Kumsusan Memorial in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 20, 2011.<Photo: Xinhua/KCNA> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Kim Jong-un Pays Respects to His Father

    In this photo released by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s official KCNA news agency, the body of DPRK’s top leader Kim Jong Il lies in the bier at the Kumsusan Memorial in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 20, 2011. Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the…

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  • East Asia

    NGOs sharply divided

      The NGOs of Korea have expressed different views about the death of Kim Jong-il. Especially, the issue of offering condolences is dealt in an extremely different way. Left-wing NGOs such as PSPD and Nanummunhwa gave condolences but right-wing NGOs such as NRU and CUBS had a fairly negative attitude…

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