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Russian Delegation In North Korea In Fresh Signs Of Border Reopening
Pyongyang celebrates the 75th anniversary of the country's founding day on September 9 and the nuclear-armed state has previously indicated it will hold a "militia parade" to mark the event.
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Russian Defence Minister To Vist Pyongyang For Korean War Anniversary
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea for Korean War armistice anniversary celebrations, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, a sign it appears to be reopening its borders to high-level visitors after pandemic closure.
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Chinese Diplomats To Attend Korean War Anniversary Event In Pyongyang
North Korea is planning a "grand" Korean War armistice anniversary celebration this week that will be attended by Chinese diplomats, the first known foreign visitors since Pyongyang's 2020 pandemic border closure.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
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Low-Key Celebrations For North Korea's Founder Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures.
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North Korea Celebrates 70th Birthday. But Without Controversial Missiles
Thousands of North Korean troops paraded through Pyongyang Sunday as the nuclear-armed country celebrated its 70th birthday, followed by artillery and tanks, but it refrained from displaying the intercontinental ballistic missiles that have seen it hit with sanctions.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Defiant North Korea Celebrates Latest Ballistic Missile Test
North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of fireworks and dancing in public squares.
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South Korea Probes North Korea Celebrity Who 'Returned Home'
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently appeared on Pyongyang television to claim she had returned home from the "hell" of the capitalist South.
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Explosions In Sky As North Korea Celebrates ICBM Launch
Fireworks lit up the sky over Pyongyang's Juche Tower as North Korea celebrated its launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a milestone in its decades-long weapons drive.
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North Korea Could Launch Missile Test in October: Envoy
A North Korean ambassador said in New York on Tuesday that Pyongyang might launch a new missile test in October.
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Fireworks and Promotions Mark Late North Korea Leader's Birthday
North Korea celebrated the birthday of late ruler Kim Jong-Il Monday with mass fireworks, high-ranking military promotions and a rally by senior officials to pledge loyalty to current leader Kim Jong-Un.
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Defiant North Korea celebrates founder Kim Il-Sung's anniversary
North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday with no signs of tension easing on the peninsula after it rejected talks with South Korea aimed at normalising ties and re-opening a joint industrial park.
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North Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch
North Korea kept the world on edge Thursday over an expected missile launch while turning its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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North Korea crisis: South Korea and US remain on missile watch
South Korea and the United States remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war.
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Russian Delegation In North Korea In Fresh Signs Of Border Reopening
Pyongyang celebrates the 75th anniversary of the country's founding day on September 9 and the nuclear-armed state has previously indicated it will hold a "militia parade" to mark the event.
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Russian Defence Minister To Vist Pyongyang For Korean War Anniversary
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea for Korean War armistice anniversary celebrations, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, a sign it appears to be reopening its borders to high-level visitors after pandemic closure.
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Chinese Diplomats To Attend Korean War Anniversary Event In Pyongyang
North Korea is planning a "grand" Korean War armistice anniversary celebration this week that will be attended by Chinese diplomats, the first known foreign visitors since Pyongyang's 2020 pandemic border closure.
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Tens Of Thousands Isolating In North Korea After Super-Spreader Parade
Thousands of people unmasked and not socially distanced packed into Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung square to watch the massive military parade on April 25 to celebrate the founding anniversary of the army.
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Low-Key Celebrations For North Korea's Founder Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
North Korea marked the anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il Sung in subdued fashion Wednesday, with mask-wearing citizens placing flowers before his statue in Pyongyang as the country imposes strict anti-coronavirus measures.
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North Korea Celebrates 70th Birthday. But Without Controversial Missiles
Thousands of North Korean troops paraded through Pyongyang Sunday as the nuclear-armed country celebrated its 70th birthday, followed by artillery and tanks, but it refrained from displaying the intercontinental ballistic missiles that have seen it hit with sanctions.
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2 Months After Trump-Kim Jong Un Handshake, Xi To Visit North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang next month at the invitation of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to attend the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's founding, Singapore's Straits Times newspaper reported.
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Defiant North Korea Celebrates Latest Ballistic Missile Test
North Korea held mass celebrations for its latest successful long-range missile test, Pyongyang's state media said Saturday, with a propaganda-filled display of fireworks and dancing in public squares.
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South Korea Probes North Korea Celebrity Who 'Returned Home'
South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently appeared on Pyongyang television to claim she had returned home from the "hell" of the capitalist South.
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Explosions In Sky As North Korea Celebrates ICBM Launch
Fireworks lit up the sky over Pyongyang's Juche Tower as North Korea celebrated its launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a milestone in its decades-long weapons drive.
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North Korea Could Launch Missile Test in October: Envoy
A North Korean ambassador said in New York on Tuesday that Pyongyang might launch a new missile test in October.
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Fireworks and Promotions Mark Late North Korea Leader's Birthday
North Korea celebrated the birthday of late ruler Kim Jong-Il Monday with mass fireworks, high-ranking military promotions and a rally by senior officials to pledge loyalty to current leader Kim Jong-Un.
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Defiant North Korea celebrates founder Kim Il-Sung's anniversary
North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder's birth on Monday with no signs of tension easing on the peninsula after it rejected talks with South Korea aimed at normalising ties and re-opening a joint industrial park.
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North Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch
North Korea kept the world on edge Thursday over an expected missile launch while turning its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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North Korea crisis: South Korea and US remain on missile watch
South Korea and the United States remained on high alert for any North Korean missile launch on Thursday as the hermit kingdom turned its attention to celebrating its ruling Kim dynasty and appeared to dial down rhetoric of impending war.
