Anak, North Korea News

The snow dusting this week of Changbaishan Nature Reserve, the mountain range with its crystal clear caldera lake that straddles the border between China and North Korea, reminds us of our attempt last year to scale the famous and still pristine environs of this northeast China mountain range .

Movie scriptwriters need not have writer's block, all they need to do is scan the papers for inspiration Yasmin Lee Arpon in Bangkok Asia News Network Publication Date : 09-03-2011 Reading the news headlines everyday is like idea-shopping for scriptwriters.

Damien Dematra, the writer and codirector of 'Obama Anak Menteng', poses with Ilham Anas, an Indonesian lookalike of President Barack Obama, at the movie's premiere in Jakarta enlarge An Indonesian film giving a fictionalised account of Barack Obama's time in the country as a child was premiered yesterday in Jakarta.

Leading local and foreign galleries will show quality works by their finest artists in Kuala Lumpur.