Kim Jong-il funeral takes place in Pyongyang
North Koreans braced icy conditions and lined the snow covered streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday, the first of two days of remembrance events for late ‘Dear Leader’ Kim Jong-il. Kim died of heart...
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Kim Jong-il funeral in North Korea (animated spoof)
On Wednesday, tens of thousands of North Koreans braced icy conditions and lined the snow covered streets of Pyongyang for a two-day remembrance event. The world watches as North Koreans grief for...
View ArticleAsian Americans lose as California schools pursue Chinese students
Funding for University of California schools has been slashed in recent years, and UC schools are looking to students to make up the difference. This means cutting spots reserved for California...
View ArticleNorth Korea boasts of Kim Jong-un’s amazing feats
Who is Kim Jong-un? When his father, Kim Jong-il, died, Kim Jong-un became North Korea’s latest dictator. His grandfather, Kim Il-sung, is still revered all over the isolated communist state, and...
View ArticleTaiwanese presidential election 2012
The world is focused on the US presidential primaries. But did you know that Taiwan will elect its president on Saturday? Taiwan is the only place in the Chinese-speaking world where people can freely...
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Xi Jinping wooed by Obama White House
Xi Jinping, expected to succeed Hu Jintao as China’s president, was in Washington after a stop in Iowa to meet with President Barack Obama and other White House officials. Xin Jinping, who is...
View ArticleBo Xilai: The downfall of a ‘princeling’
Former Chongqing Mayor Bo Xilai seemed destined for the top echelon of Chinese politics until his spectacular fall from grace last month. Bo, the son of famed Communist Party figure Bo Yibo, made his...
View ArticleVampires in India? Bounty offered for proof they’re real
What has been killing cattle in Dharmapuri, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu? Local villagers think blood-sucking vampires are to blame. Terrified residents believe they could be next. They are...
View ArticleChina vs Japan: Islands spat gets nasty
China and Japan are once again ratcheting up territorial tension over a chain of uninhabited rocks known as the Diaoyu Islands or Senkakus. The latest bout of sabre rattling began after a flotilla of...
View ArticleChina-Japan island dispute: patriotic protests backfire
Anti-Japan protests in China have spun out of control. China and Japan are locked in a territorial dispute over the Diaoyu Islands (Senkaku Islands if you’re Japanese). Leaders in Beijing have used...
View ArticleChinese tourist defaces Luxor Temple in Egypt
A photo posted on China’s knockoff version of Twitter, Sina Weibo, showed Chinese characters written over a sandstone panel lined with hieroglyphics. The 15-year-old Chinese boy carved “Ding Jinhao...
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