Washington
Kim’s aunt ‘runs’ dry-cleaner
The aunt of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un lives anonymously in the US, where she runs a dry-cleaning business after having defected in 1998, a media report has said. Ko Yong-Suk, who lives with her husband Ri Gang and their three children under assumed names, was the sister of Ko Yong-Hui, one of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s wives and mother of Kim Jong-Un. AFP
Islamabad
Pak bans contraceptive advts
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has issued a notice to all TV channels and radio stations across the country to immediately stop airing advertisements related to contraceptives and family planning products. ians
Beijing
China revises textbooks
China’s primary and secondary school Chinese language textbooks have been revised on popular demand to focus more on traditional culture which were largely destroyed in Mao era. PTI