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North Korea's Kim Jong Il inherited his father's ring wing extremist, introverted, and fearful government. Getting them to open up to the world has been made even more complicated now that George Jr has declared N Korea on the list of countries to invade. But Kim Jong Il has not stopped his attempts to enlighten his people. For the first time, N Korea conducted an open Ninth Pyongyang Film Festival.

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from The Economist of 14 Oct 2004
The selection at this year's festival was surprisingly open as well. Topics such as homosexuality and the loneliness of the elderly were featured, not swept under the carpet. A retrospective of a German film-maker, Margarethe von Trotta, Indonesian sitcoms, Austrian documentaries, Hong Kong action movies and “Bend It Like Beckham”, a multi-racial British comedy, were all on show. True, the final prize list sounded like a roll call of the axis of evil and its associates (first China, then Iran and Syria) but the five members of the international jury said they had made their choices without duress, and were impressed by the quality of this year's selection.

Another special guest at the festival was the head of the German delegation, Uwe Schmelter. Usually in charge of the Goethe Institute in Seoul, he was responsible for an impressive showing of German films and documentaries, and even brought along a famous German actress. He is well known in the north for having presided over the opening in June of Pyongyang's own Goethe Institute, the first foreign cultural centre in North Korea. It offers some 8,000 books, CDs, videos and German newspapers and magazines—all freely available to any North Korean. It is a small indication that things are slowly starting to change.

a million stowaway get into china every years , and they always are thrown into the prison after repatriation. the Kim Jong Il use a cruel rule to control this poor country.-------i saw a report from HongKong TV.

At first I had a hard time imagining someone that wanted to sneak into China (one of my friends was a pro bono attorney for the Golden Venture case) ... then I realized from where ...

[quote=wolf]one of my friends was a pro bono attorney for the Golden Venture caseQUOTE]

wolf, what's the Golden Venture case??i don't undstand it completely. could u explain it ?? thax :confused:

The Golden Venture was a cargo ship that ran aground near New York City in 1993. The "cargo" in this case were Chinese people attempting to enter the United States illegally, who had paid snake heads approximately $35,000 to get to the US, and would have most likely been forced to work off their debt to the snake heads by participating in the drug trade, prostitution, or other illegal activities.

One of my friends represented many of these people in their cases with the US Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services in their fight to remain in this country.

yes, i remember this case which is a little dim in my mind although i cant remember the ship's name.
i always want to know what is the stowaway's thought? Pay a large number of money, travel a longtime stay under deck like a cargo,risk asphyxial to die,etc...i am chinese too,but i dont know these compatriots. actually, i can't understand it.The price is too expensive and is not worth paying for it.USA IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A HEAVEN!
FuJian province ,one of the most richest provinces in china, also the most snake action seriousest area.Most family have their own villas , stable earning and the most of them all want to get out of there.One of my colleague come form this place and to me these information.