NKorean leader's son arrives in Beijing: witnesses
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A man believed to be North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's eldest son has arrived in Beijing, witnesses said.
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A group of some 20 people claiming to be North Koreans entered the South Korean consulate in Beijing in an apparent bid to seek asylum there, news reports here said.
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North Korea's reclusive leader Kim Jong-Il inspected construction work on a hydro-electric power plant in his first public event of the new year, according to state media monitored Monday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Sunday in Beijing for a two-day visit after holding talks in Tokyo. China expects &quot;to have an extensive exchange of views&quot; with the
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U.S. and South Korean envoys were due  to arrive in Beijing on Monday to prepare for six-party talks  on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which are  expected to resume next month.
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Four people believed to have fled North Korea arrived at a port in northern Japan in a small boat on Saturday and later told police they want to go to South Korea, Kyodo news agency reported.
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Seven people believed to be North Koreans have entered a Japanese school in Beijing seeking refuge. The incident comes as Japanese relations with both North Korea and China are worsening.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il later on Tuesday, a ministry spokesman said, as uncertainty continued over when Pyongyang may shut its nuclear reactor.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son has returned to Pyongyang after living overseas and taken up a post at the ruling Workers' Party, possibly signaling a shift in succession plans, a news report said on Monday.
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Seven people believed to be North Koreans rushed into a Japanese school in Beijing seeking refuge, the latest in a steady stream of defectors from the Stalinist state.
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RBC, 14.10.2004, Moscow 10:11:59.Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on an official visit to Beijing (China) this morning.
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A group of people thought to be North Korean refugees is now in the visa section of the Japanese embassy in Beijing. Japanese diplomats say 29 people entered a Japanese school in the capital Wednesday.
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SEOUL : South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun made a surprise visit to his troops in northern Iraq on his way home from a European tour, a top presidential aide said.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Beijing Wednesday to begin the first visit to China by an Iraqi head of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1958, state media said.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife,   Empress Michiko, got the first glimpse on Sunday of their baby   grandson, the first male heir born into the imperial family in   more than four decades.
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A group of suspected North Koreans has entered the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in an apparent bid to win political asylum. A Canadian embassy spokesman says some 45 people scaled the wall around the embassy compound Wednesday.
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A top North Korean official is visiting China for talks expected to focus on the North's nuclear programme.