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June 21, 2010
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North Korea and the World Cup – As Ever, an Unknown Quantity
It was about 2:00 a.m. as my taxi careered down the highway that leads from Incheon airport to downtown Seoul. Having just landed in...
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October 1, 2009
On Assignment | China Celebrates its 60th Birthday | Globe and Mail
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Here in Beijing, Tiananmen Square has become awash with parades,...
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September 9, 2009
Inside North Korea | Video #3 | On the North Korea/China border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxSifGgJsbs This is the third and final installment of mine and Mark MacKinnon’s short videos from our trip in North Korea. This third video focuses on the Chinese...
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September 8, 2009
Inside North Korea | Video #2 | The Arirang Mass Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1-X3-gNP0 The above video is the second short-video by myself and the Globe & Mail’s Mark Mackinnon from our assignment in North Korea. The...
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