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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
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"Special Personal Ties": Putin Gifts North Korea's Kim Russia-Made Car
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use," official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyan
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North Korean Officials Attend Year-End Meeting In Luxury Sedans Despite UN Sanctions
Top North Korean officials hosted an expensive year-end meeting this week to gather the country's elites.
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Explained: Why North Korea Is Developing More Solid Fuel Missiles
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) powered by solid fuel on Monday, South Korean officials said, in what would be the third such test this year to boost capabilities for launching with little preparation.
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Drones And Bulletproof Vest: What Kim Jong Un Received As Gifts In Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received five explosive drones, a reconnaissance drone and a bulletproof vest as gifts from a regional governor on his visit to Russia, official TASS news agency said Sunday.
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Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin Shake Hands As Weapons Summit Begins In Russia
Accompanied by an entourage that suggested a strong military focus for the summit, the North Korean leader has travelled overland to Russia in his bullet-proof train, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
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Kim Jong Un Slams "Irresponsible" Officials As Storm Ravages North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated "irresponsible" officials for failing to prevent damage from a tropical storm that swept through the Korean peninsula last week, state media said Monday.
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Ahead Of Storm, North Koreans Ordered To Protect Kim Dynasty Portraits
North Koreans must prioritise safeguarding propaganda portraits of their leaders, the country's official newspaper said, as a tropical storm made landfall on the Korean peninsula on Thursday.
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US Soldier Detained In North Korea Has Served Time In South Korean Jail
A US soldier who served around two months in a South Korean jail on assault charges was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the heavily fortified border without authorisation, officials said.
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Man Who Entered N Korea Is US Soldier Facing Disciplinary Action: Report
A U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, U.S. officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington.
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North Korea Claims 1.4 Million Young People Joined Army This Week
North Korean state media on Wednesday said around 1.4 million young people including students and youth league officials joined or returned to the army this week.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Kim Jong Un Deploys 250 Ballistic Missiles On North Korea's South Border
The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported. The missile launchers were an "up-to-date tactical attack weapon" said Kim.
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North Korean Trash Balloons Fly Into South Korea President's Office
Trash-carrying balloons sent by North Korea hit the South Korean presidential compound Wednesday, security officials told AFP, prompting Seoul to mobilise chemical response teams in the escalating tit-for-tat propaganda war.
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North Korean Officials Wear Pins With "Friendly Father" Kim Jong Un's Face
North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by state media on Sunday, the latest step in the development of a cult of personality about the leader.
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North Korean Propaganda Chief Who Served All Three Leaders Dies
Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials who served all 3 generations of its leaders cementing their political legitimacy and heading the propaganda apparatus for the dynastic state, has died, official media said on Wednesday.
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"Special Personal Ties": Putin Gifts North Korea's Kim Russia-Made Car
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use," official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had joined to adopt against Pyongyan
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North Korean Officials Attend Year-End Meeting In Luxury Sedans Despite UN Sanctions
Top North Korean officials hosted an expensive year-end meeting this week to gather the country's elites.
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Explained: Why North Korea Is Developing More Solid Fuel Missiles
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) powered by solid fuel on Monday, South Korean officials said, in what would be the third such test this year to boost capabilities for launching with little preparation.
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Drones And Bulletproof Vest: What Kim Jong Un Received As Gifts In Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received five explosive drones, a reconnaissance drone and a bulletproof vest as gifts from a regional governor on his visit to Russia, official TASS news agency said Sunday.
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Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin Shake Hands As Weapons Summit Begins In Russia
Accompanied by an entourage that suggested a strong military focus for the summit, the North Korean leader has travelled overland to Russia in his bullet-proof train, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
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Kim Jong Un Slams "Irresponsible" Officials As Storm Ravages North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated "irresponsible" officials for failing to prevent damage from a tropical storm that swept through the Korean peninsula last week, state media said Monday.
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Ahead Of Storm, North Koreans Ordered To Protect Kim Dynasty Portraits
North Koreans must prioritise safeguarding propaganda portraits of their leaders, the country's official newspaper said, as a tropical storm made landfall on the Korean peninsula on Thursday.
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US Soldier Detained In North Korea Has Served Time In South Korean Jail
A US soldier who served around two months in a South Korean jail on assault charges was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the heavily fortified border without authorisation, officials said.
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Man Who Entered N Korea Is US Soldier Facing Disciplinary Action: Report
A U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Tuesday and was believed to be in North Korean custody, U.S. officials said, creating a fresh crisis for Washington.
