Memo to North Korea's elite: Have a coup. You know you want to.
- North Korean leader arrives in China with his good arm in a begging pose (Reuters via WaPo, AP via CNBC, WaPo, BBC, WSJ, AFP, LAT, Yonhap, Korea Times, The Times, Donga Ilbo, Joongang Daily, Chosun Ilbo, Korea Herald, Monster Island)
- Dear Leader seeks lifeline (Reuters)
- Limping seen as sign of Kim Jong-il's declining health (Bloomberg)
- Kia Motors' April sales up 49 percent from previous year (Reuters, Reuters via CNBC, Bloomberg)
- Hyundai up 28 percent (Reuters)
- South Korea to review security after Chonan sinking (AP via WaPo, Yonhap)
- Incumbent Seoul Mayor Oh Sehoon wins ruling Hannara Party nomination (Korea Times, Joongang Daily, Korea Herald)
- Ochoa's retirement puts Jiyai Shin at #1 in women's golf rankings (AP via WaPo, Yonhap)
- Hyundai Sonata breaks into top-ten rankings of car models sold in US (Yonhap)
- South Korean climber Oh Eunsun defends claim of being first woman to reach peak of all mountains over 8000 meters (AFP)
- Inspired by his love of Hollywood and Seoul gangster films, Kim Jong-il tells his handlers to let him do a perp walk on arrival in Beijing (UPI)
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Reports of KJI in China were all over the 9pm TV news on Korean TV last night. I saw that short clip of him outside the hotel maybe 10 times in 5 minutes - including super- (manacing-looking) slow-mo along with a few grainy stills.
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