China’s state-run CCTV news sent a Xinhua News correspondent to Seoul on Friday to cover the funeral ceremony for late former president Roh Moo-hyun.

Included in CCTV’s coverage of the service was a ten-minute documentary focusing on the life of the leader, starting with his childhood and working its way into his presidency and the latest bribery scandal.

Xinhua also posted news of the funeral on its Web site's main page.

China's largest Internet portals, Sina and Sohu, have created separate exclusive pages detailing the former Korean president's life and accomplishments.