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North Korea: new subway train a source of national pride

Why such crowds in the Pyongyang Metro? According to these images filmed by the official news agency, inhabitants of the North Korean capital took to

7 January 2016

North Korea

US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

6 January 2016

North Korea

North Korea's defiant steps toward nuclear weaponry

When Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il died in 2011, his dynastic inheritance of the presidential role came backed by North Korea’s atomic weapons

6 January 2016

North Korea

North Korea claims big nuclear breakthrough with H-bomb test

North Korea says it has successfully conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb. The test, the fourth time the isolated state has exploded a nuclear

6 January 2016

South Korea

UN Security Council to meet after North Korea claims H-bomb test

A chorus of international condemnation has followed North Korea’s claim to have successfully conducted its first H-bomb test. Chairing a National

6 January 2016

World News

Japan pledges firm response after North Korea H-bomb test claim

Addressing Japan’s parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned North Korea’s reported test of a hydrogen bomb as a threat to his country’s

6 January 2016

World News

North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test

North Korea claims to have carried out its first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. The announcement on North Korean state

6 January 2016

North Korea

North Korea: Kim Jong Un warns Seoul in New Year message

North Korean leader delivers New Year message Talks of “ruthless holy war” No mention of nuclear arms or programme The leader of North Korea has

1 January 2016

World News

First celebrations as the world welcomes in 2016

They always do it in style Down Under. And this New Year’s Eve was no exception with Sydney Harbour lit up by a huge fireworks extravaganza

31 December 2015

China

China-North Korea trade zone fails to get off the ground

It is supposed to be a key economic gateway to reclusive North Korea. But two months after its opening, business activity in a trade zone of the

30 December 2015

North Korea

Top aide to Kim Jong-un killed in car crash in N Korea

Analysts warn the death of a top North Korean negotiator could spark a possible deterioration in ties with its southern neighbour. Secretary of the

30 December 2015

World News

60-year-old pastor gets hard labour for life in North Korea

North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born Canadian pastor to hard labour for life for subversion, China’s official news agency

16 December 2015

Korea

Seoul officials meet with North Korean counterparts to improve relations

Senior officials from North and South Korea have met for talks, aimed at improving ties and resuming cooperation projects. They joined together at

11 December 2015

North Korea

North Korea develops hydrogen bomb, claims Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has claimed his country has developed a thermonuclear bomb — one step up from the less-powerful atomic bomb. But many

10 December 2015

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North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un

Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the

24 November 2015

Korea

Family reunions between the two Koreas continue after 20-month gap

For the first time since February 2014 South Koreans are being allowed into the North for family reunions. About 250 people were allowed to cross

24 October 2015

Korea

Tough farewells for North and South Korean families, reunited for just three days

Thursday marked the end of an emotional three-day reunion for hundreds of North and South Korean families separated since the 1950's civil war.

22 October 2015

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Emotional reunions for Korean families

These are the touching moments when hundreds of elderly South Koreans were reunited with relatives from North Korea. Many of those making the trip

21 October 2015

Korea

Poignant moments as Korean families wrenched by war meet again

Hundreds of elderly South Koreans have travelled to Mount Kumkang in North Korea to meet with relatives for a three day reunion. Many of those on the

20 October 2015

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Night parade in Pyongyang

11 October 2015