BAN KI-MOON, the little-known South Korean who took over command of the United Nations this week from Kofi Annan, lobbied hard to get the job.One wonders why.

• 本周，世人知之甚少的韩国人潘基文从科菲安南手中接过联合国的帅印，这可是他辛辛苦苦不断游说才争取来的。