Former Beijing News Today

Fu pleads guilty to taking bribes worth almost US$15 million and hiding his brother’s alleged crimes.

Remarkable pictures out of north korea. its leader kim jong-un seen this weekend at a kpop concert. he was reportedly deeply moved, standing and clapping for the performance. heres how rare of an occurrence this is. south korean musicians havent been allowed to perform in north korea in over a decade. it is a first for k-pop. let me bring in the former beijing and seoul bureau chief for the los angeles times and author of "nothing to envy, ordinary lives in north korea." so nice to see you again...

Authorities may seek reasons for his life in north korea. so with me now, barbara, former beijing bureau chief for the los angeles times. barbara, so nice to meet you. i cannot get over the fact that in less than, whats it been, two months, talking about these two defections. prior to that time there had been four in five years. whats going on? >> well, its really crazy. we have never seen this kind of action across the dmz before. and i would just guess its a sign of how desperate these soldier...

Little political cover for their rigged economic policies as they are doing it in the interests of protecting stability in their own country. americas problems may not even be on the list. certainly not at the top of them. joining us now a man who literally wrote the book on china, richard mcgregor is the author of "the party." hes the former beijing bureau chief for the financial times and richard its a pleasure to welcome you. give me a sense of how we did in trying to envision the priority li...