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North Korea mobilises military as suspected COVID outbreak surges

While it's clear COVID-19 is spreading at an alarming speed, there are questions about the accuracy of North Korea's fever tally.

16/05/2022

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North Korea declares first COVID-19 outbreak, imposes strict lockdown

Although the hermit state claimed it successfully kept the virus out for more than two years of the pandemic, experts widely doubt it.

12/05/2022

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Food shortages in North Korea turn office workers into farmers

Drought and floods have long posed a seasonal threat to North Korea, which lacks irrigation systems and other infrastructure.

04/05/2022

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North Korea vows to develop its nuclear arsenal 'at maximum speed’

North Korea has vowed to speed up the production of its nuclear arsenal, and officials from South Korea and the US are warning that there are signs that the country has started construction at its nuclear test site.

26/04/2022

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Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday

North Korea's Kim Jong Un attends parade honouring grandfather's birthday

16/04/2022

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North Korean youth dance to celebrate 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un in power

Students and youth wearing face masks dance in Pyongyang to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in power.

12/04/2022

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North Korea releases images of interballistic missile launch

The launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired the missiles at full range since 2017.

25/03/2022

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North Korea 'test-fired biggest intercontinental ballistic missile'

Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, vowed to expand North Korea's “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States.

25/03/2022

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward sea

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, its neighbours' militaries said.

24/03/2022

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North Korea testing new intercontinental missiles

American missile defence and reconnaissance forces in the Pacific have been placed in a state of “enhanced readiness” in preparation for a full-range test, a senior administration official said Thursday.

10/03/2022

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Kim at ground-breaking of Pyongyang housing project

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a new mammoth construction project in Pyongyang on Saturday, state media reported early on Sunday.

13/02/2022

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Kim Jong Un, wife and aunt at Lunar New Year concert

Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife attended a Lunar New Year’s Day concert in Pyongyang where he received thunderous cheers from audience members and artists who praised him for heralding a “new era” of national power, state media reported

02/02/2022

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North Korea tests most potent long-range missile in five years

The launch came three days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. The North also flight-tested a pair of purported long-range cruise missiles on Tuesday.

30/01/2022

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North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in 6th launch in 2022

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its sixth round of weapons launches this month, South Korea said.

27/01/2022

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North Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this year

North Korea has been ramping up tests in recent months of new, potentially nuclear-capable missiles designed to be maneuverable and fly at low altitudes.

17/01/2022

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North Korea fires missiles for third time this year after US sanctions

Pyongyang's third weapons launch this month is seen as a reprisal for fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration for its continuing missile tests.

14/01/2022

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US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test

The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile.

13/01/2022

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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

During Kim’s 10-year rule, North Korea has performed 62 rounds of ballistic missile tests, compared with nine rounds during his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung’s 46-year rule, and 22 rounds during Kim Jong Il’s 17-year rule.

05/01/2022

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North Korea calls for unity on anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

To mark the anniversary, citizens offered flowers and paid homage before giant bronze statues of Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at Pyongyang’s Mansu Hill.

17/12/2021

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Tensions revived as North Korea fires new ballistic missile into sea

Pyongyang resumed its weapons tests hours after the US reaffirmed its offer to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons programme.

19/10/2021

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Kim reviews powerful missiles at weapon convention

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday.

12/10/2021

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North Korea marks 76th year of ruling party

North Korea marked the 76th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sunday. The capital city Pyongyang was decorated with flags and placards with the Workers' Party emblem of a hammer, sickle, and brush.

10/10/2021

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North Korea says it test-fired anti-aircraft missile

In what may appear as a provocation, North Korea said it had test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile just hours before an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council was due to address Pyongyang's recent weapons firings.

01/10/2021

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Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session

Kim Jong Un attends North Korea parliament session

30/09/2021

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North Korea says it has successfully tested hypersonic missile

North Korea said on Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, which it implied was being developed as nuclear capable.

29/09/2021

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North Korea fires short-range missile to sea in latest test

It comes as North Korean Ambassador Kim Song used his speech on the last day of the U.N. General Assembly to justify his country’s development of a “war deterrent” to defend against U.S. threats.

28/09/2021