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A Five-Star Hotel Room Behind Director's officeBy BoxunFeb 8, 2007 - 4:12:32 PM Leaders in China work so hard, but they have luxurious hotel rooms in their office. So they work day and night, many times with pretty girls. This is Mr. Shi's office, who is the director of Real Estate Bureau of Changsha City. It is a common practice that government officials have luxurious bedrooms in their offices. On Feb. 8, 2007 (Beijing Time), a group of home owners came to Mr. Shi's office to complain for not being able to claim back their property. Mr. Shi was...

/begin my translation   N. Korea Ordered 300 Volkswagen Cars, Including a Luxury Sedan   by Kim Jong-ho Recently, N. Korea purchased about 300 passenger cars from Volkswagen, including top-class luxury model Phaeton, and mid-size model Passat in Europe. A source from Volkswagen Korea said on (Jan.) 28th, "We heard from an executive from the headquarter who visited here recently that N. Koreans came to Volkswagen headquarter in Germany, and placed orders for 300 Passats, mid-size car, and 5 Phaetons, a top-class luxury sedan." N. Koreans first placed orders for 300 Passats (engine displacement: 1,800~2,000 cc(cubic centimeter)), airlifted one Phaeton with 6-cylinder engine(engine displacement 6,000cc) to Pyongyang, and...