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articles.latimes.com — In a trip shrouded in mystery and speculation, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il traveled to China by train with his youngest son, according to two South Korean government officials. We "detected indications a few days ago," the official told reporters, asking not to be named. "Chairman Kim's special train has been confirmed to have left Manpo for China's Jilin around midnight Wednesday."

www.adamdanielmezei.com — From the post: After last night’s 7-0 shellacking at the hands of the powerful Portuguese in Cape Town, the North Korean soccer squad probably had much graver stuff on their minds than how they’re going to fare in their rubber match against the Ivoirians on Friday in Nelspruit.

www.adamdanielmezei.com — From the article: ...yet we showed considerable pluck throughout the 90 minutes. We battled like ancient Koryo warriors. We galloped up and down the pitch like the horsebacked drawers and water and hewers of wood, just like our holy ancestors did in Ancient Koryo, before we were defiled by foreigners.

news.theage.com.au — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao came under pressure in Seoul on Friday to join other nations in censuring North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship as Japan slapped new sanctions on Pyongyang. South Korea "is now making all-out diplomatic efforts to hold the North accountable", President Lee Myung-Bak's spokesman said before Lee met Wen.

www.adamdanielmezei.com — So next time someone asks you what Kim was up to in China last week, tell them he came to talk about:

1. Kim Jong-un’s imminent inheritance of the leadership.
2. North Korea’s chronic cash problems.
3. The nuclear issue and regional security.