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www.google.com — For China, the road offers a quick route from its landlocked northeast to the ocean, big investment opportunities and a chance to prevent instability in its neighbor.

shanghaiist.com — China is the happiest place on earth according to a new global happiness index released by North Korea's Chosun Central Television. China earned 100 out of 100 points, followed closely by North Korea (98 points), then Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela. Coming in at 203rd place is America (or rather "the American Empire", 美帝国), with only 3 happiness points.

www.koreatimes.co.kr — China plans to send North Korea a life-size statue of Kim Jong-il’s biological mother as a gift. The waxwork statue of Kim Jong-sook, reportedly proposed by Kim Jong-il and accepted by China, will be shipped to the North in early December, Dong-a Ilbo said Saturday.

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.

shanghaiist.com — When North Korea faced heavyweight Brazil in the World Cup yesterday, there were around a hundred North Korean fans in the stadium, cheering on the solitary nation and World Cup underdog. It's a shame that those fans weren't actually North Korean. The almost touching displays of North Korean patriotism were in fact put on by Chinese actors, ahem, "volunteers."