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.

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North Korea: news

When sparks fly

Thursday, January 19th 2017, 0:01

Korean Air is believed to be the only major airline that routinely carries electric stun guns on its planes.
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Gangman style

Monday, January 9th 2017, 10:37

As a young child, Sungju Lee dreamed of becoming an officer in the North Korean army. But by the time he was a teenager, he was fighting for survival in a street gang.
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South Korea scandal: Choi and Park cases in court

Thursday, January 5th 2017, 11:24

The trial of Choi Soon-sil and the impeachment hearing for President Park begin in South Korea.
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Deciphering Donald

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017, 16:31

What does Donald Trump's tweet on North Korea mean?
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Trump: North Korea intercontinental missile 'won't happen'

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017, 8:58
related countries: United States

Donald Trump says a North Korean intercontinental missile capable of reaching the US "won't happen".
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South Korean leader Park absent as impeachment hearing begins

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017, 8:10

South Korean President Park Geun-hye fails to attend the first court hearing on her impeachment.
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North Korea 'close to testing long-range missiles'

Sunday, January 1st 2017, 7:31

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un says it is close to testing nuclear-capable long-range missiles.
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Five years of Kim Jong-un in charge of North Korea

Friday, December 30th 2016, 13:20

A look back at the first five years of Kim Jong-un's leadership. How have things changed?
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North Korean diplomat has 'no regrets' over defection

Tuesday, December 27th 2016, 10:53
related countries: South Korea

A high-profile North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea tells the BBC's Stephen Evans that he has no regrets.
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Korean Air crew to 'use more force' with unruly passengers

Tuesday, December 27th 2016, 6:36
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's national airline says it will revise crew guidelines on handling of unruly passengers.
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Martyred in Korea

Monday, December 26th 2016, 2:08

How a Victorian Welshman became a Christian martyr in what is now North Korea
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Singer Richard Marx 'restrains unruly man' on Korean Air flight

Wednesday, December 21st 2016, 7:45
related countries: United States

American singer Richard Marx says he had to restrain a fellow passenger on a Korean Air flight.
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North Korean high-profile defector fled 'slavery'

Monday, December 19th 2016, 12:18

A high-level North Korean defector tells of conditions amounting to "slavery" under Kim Jong-un.
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South Korea returns stranded fishermen to North Korea

Monday, December 19th 2016, 7:43

South Korea repatriates eight North Korean fishermen rescued drifting at sea last week.
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'Drone plot' to destroy North Korean statues

Thursday, December 15th 2016, 10:48

North Korean propaganda outlet says defector group planned to use exploding drones to hurt country's "highest dignity".
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Dog slaughter banned in South Korean market

Tuesday, December 13th 2016, 11:59

Vendors to be helped to change trade after complaints from locals and pressure groups.
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Park Geun-hye: South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach leader

Friday, December 9th 2016, 10:37

South Korea's parliament impeaches President Park Geun-hye who steps down amid a corruption scandal.
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Korean President Park Geun-hye faces impeachment vote

Friday, December 9th 2016, 6:35

South Korean lawmakers are voting on whether President Park Geun-hye should be impeached.
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Samsung tells South Korea corruption inquiry of 'gift horse'

Tuesday, December 6th 2016, 13:46

Samsung admits giving a horse to the daughter of a woman at the centre of a S Korea corruption probe.
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North Korea 'hacks South's military cyber command'

Tuesday, December 6th 2016, 9:50

A South Korean military unit set up to prevent hacking appears to have been breached by the North.
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Scandal at the top

Friday, December 2nd 2016, 1:01

Could Park Geun-hye become the first South Korean president to be removed from office?
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North Korea sanctions: UN curbs lucrative coal trade with China

Wednesday, November 30th 2016, 16:16
related countries: China

New UN sanctions restrict North Korea's valuable coal exports to China over its nuclear programme.
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Long-distance storytelling

Wednesday, November 30th 2016, 6:46

The story of how a Korean man learned Instagram to show his love to his distant grandchildren.
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Viagra found in South Korean presidential offices

Wednesday, November 23rd 2016, 10:57

South Korean authorities found a stash of Viagra in the offices of President Park Geun-hye.
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South Korean authorities raid Samsung in Park Geun-hye probe

Wednesday, November 23rd 2016, 5:21

Prosecutors have raided Samsung and the national pension fund as part of a corruption probe.
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Korea agrees to share intelligence directly with Japan

Tuesday, November 22nd 2016, 8:25
related countries: Japan

South Korea's parliament approves a deal to share intelligence on North Korea directly with Japan.
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What will Trump do about North Korea?

Thursday, November 17th 2016, 0:45
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

Will the next US president be able to reach a rapprochement with the controversial Asian state?
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Weight watching

Wednesday, November 16th 2016, 18:07
related countries: China

After - unverified - reports of a direct request by North Korea to China to stamp out nicknames referring to Kim Jong-un's weight, social media users are trying to get around the censors.
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South Korean prosecutors to question President Park Geun-hye

Sunday, November 13th 2016, 11:47
related countries: South Korea

South Korea prosecutors are set to question President Park over allegations of political corruption.
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Seoul protest targets South Korean President Park Geun-hye

Saturday, November 12th 2016, 8:49
related countries: South Korea

Hundreds of thousands of protesters rally in Seoul to demand the president's resignation.
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How might Trump tackle North Korea?

Friday, November 11th 2016, 0:09

As Trump prepares for leadership, how will he deal with one of the world's most unpredictable nations?
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Samsung raided in political corruption probe

Tuesday, November 8th 2016, 1:46

South Korean prosecutors have raided the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of an investigation into the political scandal over President Park Geun-hye.
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South Korea issues arrest warrants for presidential aides

Sunday, November 6th 2016, 5:22

South Korean prosecutors issue arrest warrants for two former aides of President Park Geun-hye.
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North Korea: Goalkeeper and manager of U16 team fined and banned by AFC

Friday, November 4th 2016, 16:44

A North Korean keeper is fined and suspended for deliberately letting in a goal that helped his side gain an easier knockout tie.
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Did golfers 'blag' their way into N Korea?

Friday, November 4th 2016, 9:15

Two Australians who said they conned their way into a N Korean golf tournament may simply have been with a tour group.
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South Korea's Park denies following cult as scandal continues

Friday, November 4th 2016, 8:12

The South Korean president denies following a cult as scandal threatens to engulf her leadership.
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South Korea scandal: President Park's friend Choi arrested

Thursday, November 3rd 2016, 15:35

A South Korean court approves an arrest warrant for a long-time friend of President Park Geun-hye.
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Australian impostors play official golf tournament in North Korea

Thursday, November 3rd 2016, 7:09
related countries: Aruba

Two Australians pose as world-class golfers to blag their way into a North Korean tournament.
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Chinese fishing boats fired on by South Korean coastguard

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016, 15:31
related countries: China, South Korea

South Korea's coastguard fires shots at Chinese fishing trawlers said to be fishing illegally in South Korean waters.
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Arrest sought for President Park's friend Choi in S Korea corruption row

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016, 9:48
related countries: South Korea

South Korean prosecutors request the arrest of a friend of the president over corruption claims.
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S Korean scandal: President Park's friend Choi returns to Seoul

Sunday, October 30th 2016, 8:24
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

Choi Soon-sil, suspected of exploiting her links with President Park Geun-hye for financial gain, returns to the country to face the accusations.
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Scandal-hit S Korean President Park Geun-hye urged to quit

Saturday, October 29th 2016, 13:15

Thousands of people rally in Seoul, seeking the resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
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North Korea nuclear: US intelligence chief says disarmament unlikely

Wednesday, October 26th 2016, 6:05
related countries: United States

US intelligence chief James Clapper says the policy to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme is "probably a lost cause".
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South Korean bosses apologise after embezzlement accusations

Tuesday, October 25th 2016, 8:54

Lotte's Chairman Shin Dong-bin bowed with his directors and gave a public apology.
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North Korea carries out second failed missile launch - South

Thursday, October 20th 2016, 3:46

North Korea has carried out its second failed missile launch in less than a week, according to the South Korean military.
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North Korea: US says it detected failed missile test

Sunday, October 16th 2016, 3:26
related countries: United States

North Korea has conducted an unsuccessful launch of an intermediate ballistic missile, the US military says.
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Don't panic!

Saturday, October 8th 2016, 23:34
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

Which presents the greater threat to South Korean daily life - North Korean missiles or Seoul's bus drivers?
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Distinct vibrations

Saturday, October 8th 2016, 23:23

Ten years ago an earthquake detected in North Korea turned out to be the country's first ever nuclear test. Seismologist Mika McKinnon explains how scientists tell the difference.
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Barbed wit

Saturday, October 8th 2016, 0:15
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A salon in west London attracts customers from all over the world, thanks to a poster of the North Korean president that went viral two years ago.
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South Korea launches earthquake text alerts

Thursday, October 6th 2016, 10:15

People near earthquakes receive warnings sent directly to their phones, but only if they speak Korean.
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North Korea: Red Cross footage shows flood devastation

Monday, October 3rd 2016, 15:32

New footage from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies shows how North Korea floods caused widespread damage last month.
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S Korean leader urges defectors: Come to 'bosom of freedom'

Saturday, October 1st 2016, 13:34
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's president urges North Koreans to defect, just days after a soldier from the North defected across the heavily policed Demilitarized Zone.
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Chinese fishermen killed in S Korea coastguard clash

Friday, September 30th 2016, 10:26
related countries: China

Three Chinese fishermen die in a fire after South Korean coastguard officers boarded their boat and threw "flashbang" grenades into the wheel-house.
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North Korean soldier crosses DMZ to defect to South

Thursday, September 29th 2016, 6:53
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

A North Korean soldier has defect to South Korea by walking across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders, say officials in Seoul.
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US hits Chinese firm with sanctions over North Korea ties

Tuesday, September 27th 2016, 0:55
related countries: China, United States

The US puts sanctions on a Chinese company and four executives alleged to have helped North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Recipes and missiles

Wednesday, September 21st 2016, 10:42

North Korea notoriously restricts access to the internet for its own citizens, but the full list of its websites visible to the outside world have apparently been revealed for the first time.
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