• East Asia

    12th Anniversary of Macao’s Return to China

    Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2011 shows the scene of a performance in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2011. The government of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a large parade of performances to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. <Photo: Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka> news@theasian.asia

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Editorials for Comparison

    Major dailies of Korea have expressed different views according to their ideology and readership. Right-wing dailies <Chosun Ilbo> and <Joongang Ilbo> and left-wing dailies <Hankyoreh> and <Kyunghyang> are here for comparison. The titles of their editorials on 20 December are as follows. Chosun Ilbo “The fall of the Kim Il-sung…

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