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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• December 17th 2009 – October 28th 2009
• October 26th 2009 – September 12th 2009
• September 8th 2009 – August 6th 2009
• August 5th 2009 – July 1st 2009
• July 1st 2009 – June 2nd 2009
• June 1st 2009 – April 22nd 2009
• April 22nd 2009 – April 2nd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – March 6th 2009
• March 5th 2009 – January 12th 2009
• January 3rd 2009 – November 6th 2008
• November 2nd 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – July 24th 2008
• July 23rd 2008 – June 19th 2008
• June 19th 2008 – April 9th 2008
• April 8th 2008 – January 21st 2008
• January 18th 2008 – November 23rd 2007
• November 16th 2007 – September 2nd 2007
• September 1st 2007 – July 31st 2007
• July 31st 2007 – July 6th 2007
• July 6th 2007 – May 8th 2007
• May 3rd 2007 – March 21st 2007
• March 20th 2007 – February 12th 2007
• February 11th 2007 – November 28th 2006
• November 25th 2006 – October 20th 2006
• October 19th 2006 – October 7th 2006
• October 6th 2006 – August 3rd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 22nd 2006 – April 24th 2006
• April 13th 2006 – January 2nd 2006
• December 30th 2005 – November 11th 2005

North Korea: news

S Korean MPs scuffle with guards

Saturday, January 3rd 2009, 10:48
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's opposition lawmakers scuffle with security guards, who have tried to end their blockade of parliament.
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Burma frees North Korean refugees

Thursday, January 1st 2009, 11:24
related countries: Burma, Thailand

Burma releases 19 North Korean refugees at the border with Thailand, a South Korean diplomat says.
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Firms to pipe Burma gas to China

Monday, December 29th 2008, 10:27
related countries: Burma, China, India

Burma signs a deal with Korean and Indian firms to pipe gas to China, despite complaints from rights activists.
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South Korea 'believes' Kim well

Monday, December 22nd 2008, 9:23
related countries: United States
related places: Kim

N Korean leader Kim Jong-il's personal train has reportedly made several recent trips - the latest indication of his recovery.
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Last S Korean troops leave Iraq

Friday, December 19th 2008, 5:13
related countries: Iraq

South Korea withdraws the last of its troops from Iraq, ending what was once the third-largest mission there.
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Korean adultery actress sentenced

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 11:08

Famous South Korean actress Ok So-ri is given a suspended prison sentence of eight months for adultery.
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N Korea leader 'visits library'

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 3:41

North Korea releases more undated photos of leader Kim Jong-il as speculation continues about his health.
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N Korea launches 3G phone network

Monday, December 15th 2008, 17:26
related countries: Egypt

A giant Egyptian telecommunications company launches North Korea's first hi-tech mobile phone network.
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S Korea parents fined over rape

Sunday, December 14th 2008, 10:58

A South Korean court fines the parents of a teenage rapist more than $60,000 for failing to supervise their son.
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Asian giants agree economic plan

Saturday, December 13th 2008, 10:00
related countries: China, Japan

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea vow closer economic co-operation to lessen the impact of the financial crisis.
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US to 'rethink' N Korea strategy

Thursday, December 11th 2008, 17:47
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The US is to reconsider its policy on North Korea, after the collapse of the latest round of six-party talks, says the White House.
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North Korea talks reach stalemate

Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 13:07
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A senior US envoy says talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme have failed to make progress.
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N Korea 'to shun' Japan at talks

Saturday, December 6th 2008, 8:54
related countries: Japan

North Korea says it will not recognise Japan as a member of six-nation nuclear disarmament talks due to resume on Monday.
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N Korea increases border controls

Monday, December 1st 2008, 5:06
related countries: South Korea

North Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".
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Border closure

Monday, December 1st 2008, 0:46

Glimpse of life in North Korea slips out of view
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Korean cross-border train halted

Friday, November 28th 2008, 8:51
related countries: South Korea

North Korea suspends cross-border rail links with South Korea, in a sign of worsening ties between the countries.
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Korean adulterer faces jail term

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 16:29

South Korean prosecutors demand a jail term for a popular actress who admitted breaking the country's strict adultery laws.
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N Korea leader 'visits factories'

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 11:52

North Korea releases undated photos of Kim Jong-il visiting two factories, amid continuing speculation about the leader's health.
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Balloon campaign assails N Korea

Thursday, November 20th 2008, 10:19
related places: Pyongyang

South Korean activists send thousands of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, amid fury in Pyongyang.
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Daewoo leases Madagascar land

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 13:16
related countries: Madagascar

South Korean firm Daewoo says it is leasing a vast tract of land in Madagascar, which will produce half of its corn supply by 2023.
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Kim 'makes new public appearance'

Sunday, November 16th 2008, 15:29

North Korea says reclusive leader Kim Jong-il has made another public appearance, amid speculation that he has been ill.
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Japanese ship 'seized by pirates'

Sunday, November 16th 2008, 7:22
related countries: Somalia

South Korean officials say pirates have hijacked a Japanese cargo ship off Somalia carrying 23 crew, including five South Koreans.
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North Korea to cut S Korea links

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 15:49
related countries: South Korea

North Korea tells South Korea to halt traffic across the land border from 1 December due to "confrontation".
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N Korea rejects nuclear sampling

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 14:49
related countries: United States

North Korea says it will not allow inspectors to take samples from nuclear sites, apparently contradicting US statements.
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Word power

Monday, November 10th 2008, 17:34

North Korea irked by subversive balloons
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New hopes for Japan missing

Monday, November 10th 2008, 10:44
related countries: Japan

Japan's government is investigating reports that a woman missing for 30 years may be alive in North Korea.
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'Fake photo' revives rumours over health of North Korea's leader

Friday, November 7th 2008, 13:33

Suggestions that a recently released image of North Korea's leader may have been faked revive suspicions he may be seriously ill.
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Kim schedule 'returns to normal'

Thursday, November 6th 2008, 6:51

New images and reports of North Korea's Kim Jong-il suggest a return to normal activity, Seoul says, after a suspected illness.
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