• East Asia

    Used Cloth Helpful for Funeral Vehicles

    A local resident lays a piece of used cloth on the road, which is helpful for the passing of the vehicles on snowy road during the farewell to Kim Jong Il, late top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Pyongyang, Dec. 28, 2011. DPRK bid farewell…

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  • East Asia

    Soft Power is Telling on the Generation Y

      North Koreans are in deep mourning, bereaved of their father figure Kim Jong Il. They have grown up knowing only one leader, first Kim Il Sung, the founder of the political dynasty,and then his son Kim Jong Il, who died last week. The leadership mantle has been handed down…

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  • East Asia

    Lee-Hyun Meets Kim Yong-nam

    Kim Yong-nam (7th L), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), poses for group photos with Lee Hee-ho (6th L), widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyun Jeong-eun (8th L), chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, in…

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  • East Asia

    Lee-Hyun Meets NK Kim Yong-nam

    Kim Yong-nam (R, Front), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), greets Lee Hee-ho (C, Front), widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyun Jeong-eun (L, Front), chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, in Pyongyang, DPRK, Dec. 27,…

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  • East Asia

    “Would You Try Korean Style Bacon?”

    Children try Korean food in Yongju, South Korea, Dec. 21, 2011. To promote the youth cultural exchange between Qinhuangdao of China and Yongju of South Korea, a delegation composed of 34 children from Qinhuangdao Bright Love Orphanage, led by their “father” Shen Xuedong, visited Yongju recently. As the president of…

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  • East Asia

    “Let’s be the Bride and Groom”

    Children experience local culture in Yongju, South Korea, Dec. 20, 2011.  To promote the youth cultural exchange between Qinhuangdao of China and Yongju of South Korea, a delegation composed of 34 children from Qinhuangdao Bright Love Orphanage, led by their “father” Shen Xuedong, visited Yongju recently.  As the president of…

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  • East Asia

    “Shall We Dance?”

    Residents practise a dance of Va ethnic group in Shuiping Village of Gengma County in Lincang City, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2011. Ninety-one percent of the population in Shuiping Village is of Va ethnic group. The folk dancing of Va ethnic group performed by local residents attracts many…

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  • East Asia

    Lee & Hyun Returned from P’yang

    Photo released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Lee Hee-ho (7th, L), widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyun Jeong-eun (6th, R), chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, arrive in Pyongyang to offer condolences to late top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)…

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  • Lee Hee-ho and Hyun Jeong-eun to Pave the Way Again

    Lee Hee-ho, Chairwoman of the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center and Hyun Jeong-eun, Chairwoman of Hyundai Group travelled to North Korea on 26 and offered condolences over Kim Jong-il’s death in Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang. These two ladies actually met Kim Jong-un and paid respects. On 19, North Korea announced its…

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  • East Asia

    Toyota Unveiled ‘Aqua’, the Most Efficiency Car

    The new car “AQUA” is displayed during a press conference in Tokyo, capital of Japan, Dec. 26, 2011. Japan’s auto giant Toyota Motor unveiled its new compact hybrid car “Aqua”, equipped with a 1.5-litter gasoline engine and an electric motor to drive the five-seater body in Tokyo Monday. The world’s…

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