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North Korea conducts its fifth and largest nuclear test

Ttate television said the test elevated the country's nuclear arsenal and was part of its response to international sanctions following its earlier nuclear test and long-range rocket launch in January

09/09/2016

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North Korea guilty of "maniacal recklessness" - Seoul

International reaction to news of North Korea's suspected fifth nuclear test, the largest to date, has been swift and condemnatory.

09/09/2016

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North Korea suspected of conducting fifth nuclear test

North Korea is suspected of conducting its fifth nuclear bomb test after a huge seismic shock was detected near the country’s Punggye-Ri atomic site.

09/09/2016

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Japan strongly condemns latest North Korean missile launch

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to the South Korean military.

05/09/2016

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North Korea minister executed 'for showing lack of respect'

One of North Korea’s top ministers has been executed after showing a lack of respect at a meeting chaired by leader Kim Jong Un, the South said on Wednesday.

31/08/2016

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North Korean leader attends torchlit parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a huge celebration of the country’s youth league on Sunday night in Pyongyang.

29/08/2016

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Senior North Korean diplomat defects in London and turns up in Seoul

The highest ranking North Korean official ever to defect is confirmed in Seoul along with his family after disappearing from his job in the London embassy several weeks ago.

17/08/2016

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South Korea warns of 'growing' security threat after North launches more missiles

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.

19/07/2016

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North Korea marks anniversary of start of Korean war

Tens of thousands of North Koreans gathered in the centre of Pyongyang to witness spectacular celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the start of the Korean…

25/06/2016

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North Korea missile launch 'threat to global community' - Japan

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a second mid-range missile on Wednesday.

22/06/2016

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North Korea trumps support for the Donald

It’s not an endorsement many prospective US presidents would ask for, but North Korea, the demagogic pariah state and sworn enemy of the USA, is backing Donald Trump, according to state media in the…

01/06/2016

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Blinded by the light

North Korea holds a torchlight parade and mass dance party in Pyongyang to celebrate the end of the Seventh Workers’ Party Congress.

12/05/2016

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Kim launches his TV Korea

North Korea’s state-run television KRT has shown a video of leader Kim Jong Un attending the Workers’ Party congress on Sunday (May 8) in Pyongyang. }

10/05/2016

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North Korea stages mass rally in Pyongyang

North Korea has marked the end of its first ruling party congress in 36-years with a mass rally in Pyongyang. There were extraordinary scenes in

10/05/2016

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North Korea says it continues to develop its nuclear weapons capability

Seoul dismisses the suggestion of military talks from Pyongang as "meaningless" amid speculation about a fifth nuclear test.

09/05/2016

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North Korea talks of nuclear restraint and better relations with other countries

North Korea’s leader has reportedly said the country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others. According to state

08/05/2016

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Kim Jong Un addresses North Korea party congress

North Korea on Friday opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 with leader Kim Jong Un speaking behind closed doors to thousands

07/05/2016

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North Korea kicks off congress, but foreign invitees refused entry

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un praised the country’s nuclear success as he opened a rare party congress. Thousands of delegates applauded the leader as he

06/05/2016

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North Korea: US citizen given 10 years of hard labour for spying

North Korea sentenced a naturalised US citizen to 10 years of hard labour on Friday for spying and subversion. China’s Xinhua news agency reported

29/04/2016

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North Korea raises tensions with two missile launches

North Korea has reportedly launched two missiles. On Thursday South Korea’s defence ministry said its neighbour had fired what appeared to have been

28/04/2016

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North Korea fails another missile launch, says Seoul

South Korea says the intermediate-range ballistic missile crashed seconds after the test launch.

28/04/2016

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A rare glimpse into Pyongyang's underground metro system

It’s the deepest underground rail system in the world as well as perhaps the least used by tourists. But Australian travel writer and photographer

20/04/2016

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North Korea's 'failed' missile test is potential blow for Kim Jong-un

North Korea's missile test may have failed, but China is unhappy, nonetheless.

15/04/2016

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North Korea says long-range missile engine could reach United States

North Korea claims to have successfully tested a long-range missile engine, giving it the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the United States

09/04/2016

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Keeping the nuclear genie in the bottle and away from terrorists

Since the end of the Cold War and despite the close attention of the IAEA and governments, nuclear material has gone astray in vast quantities, and the technology to make bombs with it has spread. Has

31/03/2016

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North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea

At least one ballistic missile was reportedly fired by North Korea on Friday in a further sign of defiance by its leader Kim Jong Un in the face of

18/03/2016