North Korea

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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. It borders China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers; it borders South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Its western border is formed by Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the country's capital and largest city.

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North, South Korea in talks over summit - sources North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit, three South Korean government sources with knowledge of the matter said. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:10Published 2 days ago

South, North Korea have restored once-severed hotline Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 00:22Published 3 days ago

North Korea & China vow greater cooperation against foreign hostility \| Oneindia News The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries,.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:39Published 3 weeks ago

Kim Jong Un scolds officials for pandemic lapse North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chastised top ruling party officials for failures in anti-epidemic work that led to an unspecified "great crisis" and put the safety of the country and people at risk,.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:28Published on June 30, 2021

Top unknown facts about Kim Jong Un \| North Korea \| Oneindia News North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong un is one of the most mysterious leaders of the modern times, not much is known about the man who time and again has threatened the world with nuclear attack.In.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 10:39Published on June 29, 2021

North Korean media airs unusual interview about Kim Jong Un's weight loss North Korean state television aired an unusual interview in which a Pyongyang resident said he and others living in the capital were “heartbroken” over Kim Jong Un’s weight loss. CNN’s Paula.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:20Published on June 28, 2021

Kim Jong-Un’s video after apparent weight loss goes viral, North Koreans worry \| Oneindia News A video of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gone viral on the social media for some apparent weight loss. Social media users were trying to guess the reason behind his weight loss, Several.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:01Published on June 28, 2021

N. Koreans worry over Kim's weight loss: State TV Before-and-after videos compiled by Reuters show that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may have noticeably thinned recently. On Sunday the country's tightly-controlled media offered rare public segment.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:13Published on June 27, 2021

U.S. envoy hopes for 'positive' N. Korea dialogue The United States' new top envoy for North Korea said on Monday in Seoul that he looks forward to a "positive response soon" on dialogue from North Korea. Gloria Tso reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:21Published on June 21, 2021

North Korea faces acute food shortage; Kim Jong-un claims typhoons as the main cause \| Oneindia News A massive food crisis has shot up the prices of commodities in North Korea. NK News, which gathers information from contacts within North Korea reports that 1 kg of bananas costs ₹3,336, a packet of.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:44Published on June 20, 2021

Kim Jong-un imposes 15-year penalty for seeing ‘vicious cancer’ K-Pop in North Korea \| Oneindia News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has termed K-Pop as a “vicious cancer” that is apparently corrupting the youth of the country. The New York Times produced the details of the secretive anti-K-pop.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:40Published on June 12, 2021

How Kim Jong Un's weight could have geopolitical consequences Kim Jong Un’s apparent weight loss prompts speculation over the North Korean leader’s health. CNN’s Will Ripley reports. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:23Published on June 11, 2021

North Korea's Kim Jong Un emerges \| Why does his health concern the world? \| Oneindia News The health of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has been the subject for speculation over the last year with his frequent disappearences. He again has emerged after an absence of a month. Why does his.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:43Published on June 5, 2021

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North Korea restores communications hotline with South after a year North and South Korea have restored a communications hotline that Pyongyang severed a year ago when relations between the two countries deteriorated. Sky News - Published 3 days ago
Young North Koreans ordered to stop speaking, dressing and dancing like South Koreans - or else Young North Koreans have been warned they must follow traditional lifestyles and adhere to the country's dialect. Sky News - Published 2 weeks ago
Kim Jong Un berates N Korea's top officials over 'great crisis' in COVID response North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has berated his country's top officials for creating a "great crisis" through failures in coronavirus prevention, according to state media. Sky News - Published on June 30, 2021

Kim Jong Un's 'emaciated' appearance leaves nation heartbroken, says report North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss which has left him "looking emaciated" is said to have broken the nation's heart "so much". Sky News - Published on June 28, 2021
Kim Jong-un Fears K-Pop Taking Over, Cracks Down on 'Vicious Cancer' BTS vs. The Dictator ... that's the new battlefront for Kim Jong-un, who reportedly sees the rise of K-Pop and its fans as a serious threat to North Korean socialism. Leaked documents from the North.. TMZ.com - Published on June 11, 2021
North Korea: Biden's words a 'big blunder' showing 'intent to enforce hostile policy' North Korea has reacted furiously to the US president's description of the country as a security threat, calling it a "big blunder". Sky News - Published on May 2, 2021

Kim Jong Un says North Korea is facing its 'worst-ever situation' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country is facing its "worst-ever situation" - as its economy struggles from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News - Published on April 7, 2021
North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics over COVID-19 fears North Korea won't compete in this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo due to fears over the coronavirus pandemic, officials have said. Sky News - Published on April 6, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: North Korea to skip Games over Covid-19 fears The announcement puts an end to Seoul's hopes of using the Games to engage with Pyongyang. BBC Sport - Published on April 6, 2021
North Korea fires 'projectile' into sea as Japan warns ships about fallen debris North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile off the east coast into the sea, South Korea says. Sky News - Published on March 24, 2021

US charges three North Korean hackers with $1.3bn theft The United States has charged three North Korean men with stealing and extorting more than $1.3bn (£940m) from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges around the world. Sky News - Published on February 17, 2021
North Korean leader's wife seen in public for the first time in more than a year The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been seen in public for the first time in more than a year. Sky News - Published on February 17, 2021
North Korean hackers 'tried to steal COVID vaccine details' North Korea has been accused of attempting to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. Sky News - Published on February 16, 2021	North Korea using cyber heists to fund nuclear programme, says UN A confidential UN report circulated among its Security Council members reportedly claims that North Korea has continued to maintain and develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes through.. Sky News - Published on February 9, 2021
North Korea - which is officially COVID-free - to receive 2m doses of Oxford vaccine North Korea, which has yet to record a single case of coronavirus, is expected to receive nearly two million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Sky News - Published on February 4, 2021	Senior North Korean diplomat 'defects to south' A North Korean diplomat who served as the country's acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to South Korea, according to legislators who were briefed by Seoul's spy agency. Sky News - Published on January 26, 2021
Kim Jong Un calls for more nuclear weapons to combat 'US hostility' Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand North Korea's arsenal of nuclear weapons and develop more sophisticated atomic weapons systems unless the US ends what he calls its "hostility" to his regime. Sky News - Published on January 8, 2021	Kim Jong Un admits his economic plan for North Korea has failed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has admitted his economic development plans for the country are a failure. Sky News - Published on January 6, 2021
Kim Jong-Un Takes Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine from China Kim Jong-Un is more like Donald Trump than we think, in that he's reportedly willing to take experimental coronavirus treatments ... including an unproven vaccine. A new report citing Japanese.. TMZ.com - Published on December 1, 2020	North Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 vaccine makers in India, says Microsoft The targets include leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers in Canada, France, India, South Korea and the US, and came from Russia, and North Korea. DNA - Published on November 14, 2020
Kim Jong-un's Wife Hasn't Been Seen in Public Since January Sure, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is alive and well, but the same can't be said right now for his wife ... who hasn't been seen in public since January. Ri Sol-ju was last with Kim for a public.. TMZ.com - Published on October 23, 2020	North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologises for 'unsavoury' killing of South Korean national The North said the "unidentified" man, who crossed the western sea border without authorization, did not respond sincerely to its verbal security checks aboard a floating material about 80 metres away. DNA - Published on September 25, 2020
Kim Jong-un issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent COVID-19 from entering North Korea: Report It is to be noted that North Korea has sealed its border with China in January in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 DNA - Published on September 11, 2020	Pakistan forced to jail three terrorists for financing Mumbai attacks, FATF blacklist deadline in September Pakistan may be put in the blacklist along with Iran and North Korea after this deadline. DNA - Published on August 29, 2020
Kim Jong-un Visits Cornfield Following Reports of Coma North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, is out and about visiting cornfields and assessing damage from storms ... just days after reports claiming he's on his death bed. The dictator held and ear of corn.. TMZ.com - Published on August 28, 2020	North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un Reportedly in a Coma North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is once again on his death bed ... that is, if you buy what some South Korean officials are saying about his mysterious health status. Chang Song-min -- a former aide.. TMZ.com - Published on August 23, 2020
Kim Jong-un ends rumours about ill health, attends ceremony to mark 26th death anniversary of his grandfather Interestingly, no North Korean leader has ever missed Kim Il Sung's death anniversary. DNA - Published on July 9, 2020	North Korea continues to present 'extraordinary' threat to region: Pentagon official North Korea's activities in recent days have shown that Pyongyang continues to pose an "extraordinary" threat to the Asia-Pacific region, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
South Korea's nuclear envoy visits U.S. as tensions flare with North Korea South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will hold talks with officials in Washington on Thursday amid flaring tensions with North Korea after Pyongyang blew up an inter-Korean liaison office and.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020	Defectors prepare packages to send to North Korea despite growing tensions A North Korean defector-led group on Thursday prepared hundreds of plastic bottles stuffed with rice which they plan to float into North Korea, despite a legal challenge from South Korean authorities.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
South Korea's Moon faces crisis in peace bid with North but has few options South Korea's President Moon Jae-in faces the biggest crisis yet in his bid to foster reconciliation with North Korea, as it lashes out with the destruction of a joint office and rolls back agreements,.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020Also reported by •Reuters India	North Korea rejects South's offer of envoys, vows to redeploy border troops North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected a South Korean offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tension over defiance by North Korean defectors and stalled reconciliation efforts, and it.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020Also reported by •Reuters India
South Korean unification minister offers to step down, Yonhap says South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, who oversees engagement with North Korea, offered on Tuesday to step down, saying he takes responsibility for a worsening in ties between the.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020	South Korea says will no longer accept unreasonable behavior by North Korea South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Wednesday that recent North Korean criticism of President Moon Jae-in was senseless and that it will no longer accept unreasonable behavior by the North. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020

North Korea

Country in East Asia

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