CNN dedicates a half-hour special edition of World News Asia this Friday May 9 at 7 pm to take an in-depth look at the devastating impact of the Myanmar cyclone. The special program features live reports from Dan Rivers, one of the few international television correspondents inside the country, as he continues to witness the aftermath of cyclone Nargis. He tells of the toll on the country's infrastructure, environment and millions of people who have been hardest hit by the natural disaster. With the situation continuing to threaten the survivors, 'Deadly Cyclone' also features reports examining the state of international aid efforts, the possible political fallout from the crisis and more.

CNN International today announced that Samsonite will sponsor its new multi-platform feature series, ‘My City_My Life'; a program where celebrities show audiences the highlights of their favourite cities. The sponsorship takes effect from 3^rd May 2008, signals the premium travel brand's first television advertising campaign in four years and is a significant evolution of Samsonite's traditionally spot-driven association with CNN International.

Nandita Das has been called a film star ‘with a social conscience', more keen to talk about women's empowerment and human rights than participate in the glamour of Bollywood.  CNN's Anjali Rao catches up with Das in a sound studio as she is post-producing her directorial movie debut "In Such Times".  She tells Rao about her new film project, her controversial choice of film roles in "Fire" and "Bawandar", an emotional visit to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Tsunami, and the honor of being a juror at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour ventures inside North Korea as the New York Philharmonic makes a historic visit to one of the world's most closed societies. In NOTES FROM NORTH KOREA, Amanpour examines the tense standoff with the United States over nuclear weapons and reports on the long history of mistrust between the two nations.

On this weekend's TALK ASIA, renowned investor author Jim Rogers gives CNN's Andrew Stevens a look into his crystal ball as he explains his move to Asia, his China investment strategy and the current turmoil in the financial markets and the U.S. economy.