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  • The heir in North Korea, Kim Jong Un, in the black clothes at the front of the vehicle, walks besides the hearse carrying the body of his father and late leader Kim Jong II at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang on Dec. 28. This photo was released by the (North) Korean Central News Angency (KCNA)
    North Korea's Power Transfer Moving Smoothly
    Capping more than a week of public mourning, North Korea staged a dramatic state funeral for its late leader Kim Jong Il. Leading the ceremonies was Kim's third son and apparent successor Kim Jong Un.
  • North Korea: Kim Head Of Powerful Committee
    North Korea's state media on Monday called Kim Jong Il's heir the head of the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee.
  • Kim Jong Un, heir apparent to North Korea's longtime leader Kim Jong Il, faces formidable challenges in the isolated communist nation.
    North Korea Awaits Kim Jong Un's Opening Moves
    The death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il puts his son and heir apparent in the spotlight, even as preparations for next week's state funeral are still under way. The younger Kim inherits a country in dire economic straits, and faces a tough fight to consolidate his political power and legitimacy.
  • The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is seen as people pay their respects in Pyongyang on Dec. 20. South Korean analysts say power in the North is likely to be vested in a new leadership group, with Kim's son Kim Jong Un as its public face.
    In North Korea, Lavish Praise For The Heir Apparent
    Kim Jong Un is playing a prominent role in his father's funeral and is already the object of fulsome praise from North Korea's official media.
  • Megacities: Scars On The Earth, Or Keys To Growth?
    Critics have long derided the world's biggest cities as disorderly, overcrowded and polluted. But in recent years, as the planet's population continues to rise past seven billion and more and more people flock to urban areas, some now argue that cities may hold the key to sustainable growth.
  • Park Jong-kun's Twitter profile picture — which shows him against a backdrop of the North Korean flag — may violate South Korea's strict National Security Law. The 24-year-old South Korean is also under investigation for retweeting North Korean propaganda.
    In South Korea, Old Law Leads To New Crackdown
    A South Korean man meant for his Twitter profile picture, with its backdrop of a North Korean flag, to be a visual parody of North Korean news programs. Now, Park Jong-kun may be charged with violating a security law from 1948. Critics say it's being used to stifle free speech on North Korea.
  • Qualcomm Challenges LCDs Through New E-Reader
    A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.
  • Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (right) prepares a delicious, fast stir-fry of sliced pork and colorful vegetables in "The Pork Chronicles."
    Kimchi Chronicles: The Pork Chronicles
    Airs Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV
  • South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (shown here as a young accountant, working for Hyundai's office in Thailand in the early 1960s) overcame a poverty-stricken childhood to become a student activist, successful business executive and, ultimately, leader of his country.
    From Crushing Poverty To South Korea's Presidency
    Lee Myung-bak was so poor as a child that he wore his school uniform every day because he had no other clothes. He became a student activist and helped Hyundai become the massive conglomerate it is today. In many ways, Lee's life story — and ultimate success — mirrors that of South Korea.
  • "Fallen Star" is part of the Stuart Collection at UCSD. It sits on the seventh floor of Jacobs Hall.
    UCSD's Stuart Collection Features House Hoisted 7 Stories High
    The latest addition to UC San Diego’s Stuart Collection of site-specific sculptures, “Fallen Star” was raised 100 feet into the air on Tuesday morning, and attached to the seventh-floor roof of an existing building.
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