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| North Koreans flee into Vietnam |
| 2003-01-02 |
| Border police in Vietnam say they are searching for three North Koreans who escaped from police custody last week after crossing the border from China. It is believed to be the first time that North Koreans have fled into Communist Vietnam, a close ally of Pyongyang. A woman who was travelling with the group remains in a small provincial hospital. Police in the northern Vietnamese border province of Ha Giang said the four were taken into custody by border police last Wednesday. That's a switch... Apparently any place, including the jungles of norther Vietnam and the arid wastes of Outer Mongolia, is better than North Korea. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Arirang is a song about wishing your girlfriend had food poisoning and dies. I loved singing that song in high school choir... |
| Posted by: Brian 2003-01-03 00:38:35 |
| #3 Speaking on condition of anonimity, a senior government official in Hell reported dozens of North Korean refugees arriving in recent days. "We're overwhelmed! The sheer numbers are limiting our ability to place them. And they all seem so happy to get here... We're thinking about appealing to Heaven for aid." |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-01-02 11:15:19 |
| #2 Even if you aren't shot or imprisoned or starved up there, most likely you will be bored to death.... 10 big events in Pyongyang in 2002 Pyongyang, December 31 (KCNA) -- Kang Min Jong of the Institute for North Korean Studies in South Korea issued an article titled "10 big events in Pyongyang in 2002", according to radio Voice of National Salvation from Seoul. He singled out the following 10 big events in Pyongyang in 2002: The first. The "meeting to congratulate the sun of the 21st century" was held in Mt. Paektu on the occasion of the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il. The second. Grand commemorations were held on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung. The third. Kim Jong Il met with the president's special envoy of the south side, once again paving a broad avenue for reunification. The fourth. Kim Jong Il sent his autographic message reading "Let us name the baby girl Chuk Bok as she was born amidst the blessings of the people of the whole country" to Ri Jae Ryong, a former unconverted long-term prisoner who turned almost 60, when his daughter was born. The fifth. 100,000-strong mass gymnastic and artistic performance Arirang was presented from April to August, creating a great sensation. The sixth. In August Kim Jong Il paid a visit to the Far Eastern Region of Russia, evoking worldwide response. The seventh. Ground-breaking ceremonies took place in September to reconnect rail and road links between the north and the south of Korea. The eighth. The Japanese Prime Minister visited Pyongyang and the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration was published. The ninth. The Pyongyang beauty cheering group attended the 14th Asian Games, raising "Pyongyang wind." The tenth. A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK in a statement announced its decision to lift the freeze of its nuclear facilities and immediately resume their operation and construction to generate electricity to cope with the obtaining situation. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-01-02 14:34:14 |
| #1 Something fishy about this. It is a long, long way from the China/Korea border to the China/Vietnam border. Chinese 'security' officials are ubiquitious along the road between there and there. The only way escapes could get to Vietnam is if China allowed them; so China is probably sending a message to NKor. Of course, the dear leader isn't likely to 'get it' unless the Chinese ambassador tells him the real message to his face, maybe not even then. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-01-02 13:14:09 |