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Words over weapons: North and South Korea discuss border tensions

North and South Korea choose words over weapons in an attempt to diffuse mounting tensions on the border.

22/08/2015

Korea

North Korea says it is ready for all-out war

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have escalated with the North saying it is ready for an all-out war, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry

21/08/2015

Korea

Points scoring or potential crisis? Two Koreas trade border accusations

The North says South Korea started this latest shouting match with propaganda loudspeakers resuming broadcasts stopped for more than a decade. The

21/08/2015

North Korea

Stop propaganda or come under fire, Pyongyang warns Seoul

Pyongyang issues Seoul with an ultimatum: stop making anti-North Korea broadcasts or face military action.

21/08/2015

North Korea

North Korea moves to war footing over Seoul's border broadcasts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared the country’s front-line troops on a war footing, after tensions with South Korea soared following

21/08/2015

Korea

Korea military tension: Pyongyang and Seoul exchange fire

South Korea fired towards North Korea after Pyongyang allegedly launched shells to protest against giant propaganda loudspeakers pumping out Seoul’s

20/08/2015

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Marking the end of WWII in North Korea

15/08/2015

North Korea

North Korea turns clocks back as it announces new time zone

North Korea now has its own new time tone. The country turned its clock back by 30 minutes on Friday to mark its liberation from the Japanese at the

15/08/2015

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North Korea remembers its history

28/07/2015

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Local elections in North Korea draw 99.97%

20/07/2015

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North Korea marks 21st anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death

08/07/2015

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North Korea celebrates new airport

02/07/2015

North Korea

Stimulus package to boost MERS-hit South Korean economy

South Korea has announced a stimulus package to boost its sluggish economy which has been hit by an outbreak of the MERS virus. Twelve billion euros

25/06/2015

North Korea

North Korean teenage soldier defects to the South

A North Korean soldier has defected to the South via the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone. He’s thought to be of the lower ranks and in his late

17/06/2015

Korea

Peace activists cross the demilitarized zone that separates South and North Korea

A group of 30 woman have crossed the demilitarized zone, which separates South and North Korea in a march for peace. The activists made the gesture

24/05/2015

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North Korea marks 'Child Health Day'

22/05/2015

North Korea

North Korea cancels Ban Ki-moon visit

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a rare visit to North Korea has been cancelled because Pyongyang has retracted its approval

20/05/2015

South Korea

US considering further sanctions over North Korea's nuclear programme

The United States is considering further sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme. The warning came after talks between the

18/05/2015

North Korea

North Korea executes defence minister for 'dozing off'

North Korea has executed its defence chief for treason according to South Korea’s spy agency. Leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15

13/05/2015

North Korea

N Korea claims successful ballistic missile launch from submarine

North Korea has released images purporting to show the successful test-fire of a ballistic missile from one of its submarines. If authentic the

09/05/2015