News: North Korea

We have started to collect the most important news related to North Korea in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to North Korea – overview

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• November 10th 2009 – September 23rd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – August 11th 2009
• August 10th 2009 – July 4th 2009
• July 4th 2009 – June 7th 2009
• June 7th 2009 – April 25th 2009
• April 25th 2009 – April 5th 2009
• April 5th 2009 – March 11th 2009
• March 10th 2009 – January 24th 2009
• January 23rd 2009 – November 12th 2008
• November 12th 2008 – October 3rd 2008
• October 2nd 2008 – August 9th 2008
• August 3rd 2008 – June 26th 2008
• June 26th 2008 – April 16th 2008
• April 16th 2008 – February 1st 2008
• January 31st 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 3rd 2007 – September 18th 2007
• September 11th 2007 – August 6th 2007
• August 3rd 2007 – July 12th 2007
• July 11th 2007 – May 26th 2007
• May 25th 2007 – March 30th 2007
• March 28th 2007 – February 15th 2007
• February 14th 2007 – December 11th 2006
• December 8th 2006 – October 23rd 2006
• October 22nd 2006 – October 9th 2006
• October 9th 2006 – August 15th 2006
• August 7th 2006 – July 4th 2006
• July 4th 2006 – May 11th 2006
• May 7th 2006 – January 26th 2006
• January 18th 2006 – November 11th 2005

North Korea: news

Korean naval ships clash at sea

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 10:45
related countries: South Korea

A South Korean warship has exchanged fire with a North Korean naval vessel, reports from both countries say.
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S Korean woman passes driving test exam on 950th attempt

Friday, November 6th 2009, 15:34

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt.
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N Korea 'produces weapons plutonium'

Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, 10:02

North Korea completes the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods to extract weapons-grade plutonium, state media say.
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N Korea urges US nuclear talks

Monday, November 2nd 2009, 8:19

North Korea has said it is ready for direct talks with the US on its nuclear programme but will "go its own way" if refused.
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Defector 'fleeing S Korea charge'

Wednesday, October 28th 2009, 4:41

A South Korean pig farmer who defected to North Korea was fleeing an assault charge, South Korean officials say.
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S Korea clone scientist convicted

Monday, October 26th 2009, 14:42

A South Korean court convicts disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk of embezzlement over his stem cell research.
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S Korea offers food aid to North

Monday, October 26th 2009, 5:20
related countries: South Korea

South Korea offers a small amount of food aid for the first time in almost two years to impoverished North Korea.
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N Korean and US envoys meet in NY

Saturday, October 24th 2009, 21:19
related countries: United States
related places: New York

A senior North Korean diplomat holds face-to-face talks on denuclearisation with a US counterpart in New York.
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N Korea human rights 'abysmal'

Friday, October 23rd 2009, 9:24

A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry.
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North Korea gulags 'hold 150,000'

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 14:40

North Korea holds more than 150,000 political prisoners in six prison camps across the country, a South Korean MP says.
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North Korean diplomat to visit US

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 4:07
related countries: United States

A senior North Korean diplomat is to be allowed a rare visit to the US later this month, officials say, with "informal" meetings planned.
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North Korea warns of naval clash

Thursday, October 15th 2009, 11:15
related countries: South Korea

North Korea's navy accuses South Korea of sending warships across their disputed maritime border to stir tensions.
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Thousands wed in Korean ceremony

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 9:22
related countries: South Korea

Thousands of couples tie the knot in South Korea in a mass wedding organised by the Unification Church, its biggest in a decade.
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Koreas in talks after dam deaths

Wednesday, October 14th 2009, 6:11

North and South Korea open talks on preventing floods along a cross-border river, following a deadly dam accident.
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'Nuclear threat' to power grids

Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 16:33
related countries: Iran

Scientists warn that Iran and North Korea may develop a bomb that could paralyse western electricity grids.
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N Korea 'test-fires five rockets'

Monday, October 12th 2009, 14:38
related countries: South Korea

North Korea test-fires five short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
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Honour for South Korean actress

Saturday, October 10th 2009, 16:41
related countries: France

South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country.
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Nations urge early N Korea talks

Saturday, October 10th 2009, 5:03
related countries: China, Japan
related places: Beijing

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan call for an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme.
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'No aid' unless N Korea disarms

Friday, October 9th 2009, 7:16
related countries: Japan, South Korea

The leaders of Japan and South Korea say North Korea should not be offered aid until it dismantles its nuclear programme.
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Prevailing joy?

Wednesday, October 7th 2009, 4:19

The reality of North Korea restrictive rule
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North Korea 'may return to talks'

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 8:21
related countries: China

North Korea tells China it is willing to return to six-party nuclear talks, dependent on bilateral negotiations with the US.
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China visit sparks N Korea hopes

Monday, October 5th 2009, 10:06
related countries: China

North Korea indicates it may be ready to restart nuclear talks, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spends a second day in the country.
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Chinese premier in North Korea visit

Sunday, October 4th 2009, 13:40
related countries: China
related places: Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il makes a rare appearance to greet visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, ahead of nuclear talks.
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China's premier to visit N Korea

Monday, September 28th 2009, 8:10

China's Premier Wen Jiabao is to visit North Korea as international pressure mounts on North Korea to resume nuclear talks.
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Korean families in rare reunion

Saturday, September 26th 2009, 10:01

A group of elderly South Koreans makes a rare journey across the border to visit long-lost relatives in the North.
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Separated by war

Saturday, September 26th 2009, 1:27

Korean centenarian to be reunited with long-lost daughter
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N Korea focus to East Asia summit

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 9:22
related countries: China, Japan

A upcoming summit of Japan, South Korea and China is to focus on North Korea's nuclear programme, officials say.
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Korean war rifles sold back to US

Wednesday, September 23rd 2009, 14:18
related countries: United States

South Korea is boosting its defence budget by selling a vast stockpile of old Korean-war rifles to collectors in the US.
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