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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea says Putin could visit at an 'early date' amid US tensions The Asian nation has also stressed their alignment with Russia against the US and criticised the UN Security Council for calling an emergency meeting over the country’s latest ballistic tests. 21/01/2024
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile It’s thought that the Asian nation’s new weapons will be able to reach distant US bases. 14/01/2024
Now playing Next Travel News North Korea to welcome first tourists since the pandemic The four-day trip will take place in February and features a stop in Pyongyang before skiing at North Korea's most modern resort. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next North Korea Russia-North Korea relationship on a 'new level,' says Sergei Lavrov Sergei Lavrov thanked North Korea for its strong support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, claiming the bilateral relationship has reached a "new strategic level" 19/10/2023
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of war materiel to Russia The US believes Pyongyang wants sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munitions, to boost their military and nuclear program. 14/10/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un returns after historic Russia trip During his visit to Russia, the highlight was the topic of possible North Korean weapons being supplied to the Kremlin's military operations in Ukraine. 20/09/2023
Now playing Next North Korea China's VP to visit North Korea shortly after Kim due to meet Putin A Chinese delegation will visit the reclusive communist state soon after its president is expected to have made a rare trip to Russia to meet Putin. 07/09/2023
Now playing Next No Comment Watch: North Korean leader visits Navy headquarters with daughter North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited his Navy headquarters, with state media reports emphasising his daughter's involvement and nuclear preparedness. 29/08/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea said Travis King defected to escape mistreatment in the US The country's official news agency said the defecting soldier had become disillusioned with American "unequal society." Fews in the US believe this account. 16/08/2023
Now playing Next Culture news North Korea bans shorts - but only for women The Asian nation is well known for their bans, but the forbidding of shorts might be the oddest one yet - especially during a heatwave. 15/08/2023
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea shows off new weapons to Russia and China Concerns that China is supplying Russia in its war on Ukraine dovetail with alarm at North Korean missile escalations 28/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea silent about apparent detention of the US soldier North Korea was silent about the highly unusual entry of an American soldier across the Koreas' heavily fortified border although it test-fired short-range missiles Wednesday in its latest weapons display. 19/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea US soldier arrested in North Korea after crossing border from South A US soldier is being held in North Korea after crossing the heavily fortified border from the South 18/07/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korean spy satellite crashes into the sea after failed launch A North Korean spy satellite crashed into the sea after its unsuccessful launch, causing alerts to be issued in neighbouring Japan and South Korea. 31/05/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires 'solid-fuel' intercontinental ballistic missile The Korean Central News Agency says the launch of the Hwasong-18 missile, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, is the most powerful weapon in his nuclear stock that would enhance counterattack abilities in the face of external 'threats' 14/04/2023
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Now playing Next North Korea North Korea ramps up weapons testing State media in North Korea claims its military has tested a nuclear underwater drone that could release a 'radioactive tsunami' 24/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires missiles as South Korea-US military drills begin The Washington-Seoul joint military drills begin against a backdrop of increased tension in the peninsula after Pyongyang carries out latest weapons test. 13/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea Kim Jong Un supervises North Korean troops simulating attack on South North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a drill simulating an attack on South, a day after Seoul detected the North firing at least one short-range ballistic missile toward the sea. 10/03/2023
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires ballistic missiles and threathens neighbours It is the second launch carried out by the North Korean regime since Saturday and according to Pyongyang, it is in retaliation to the joint military operations being carried out by South Korea and the United States. 20/02/2023