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

A quiet revolution in North Korea

Wednesday, January 14th 2015, 21:17

Capitalism seems to be growing in North Korea
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S Korean arrest for 'praising' North

Wednesday, January 14th 2015, 15:23

South Korean police arrest an activist on allegations of praising North Korea, a charge that carries up to seven years in jail.
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Park 'open' to meeting with N Korea

Monday, January 12th 2015, 4:54

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye says she is willing to hold reunification talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without pre-conditions.
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Sony Pictures hackers 'got sloppy'

Wednesday, January 7th 2015, 20:51
related countries: United States

The US is confident that North Korea was behind the Sony Pictures cyber-attack because the hackers were "sloppy" enough to leave a trail, says the FBI.
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S Korea 'nut rage' woman is charged

Wednesday, January 7th 2015, 11:16
related countries: South Korea

Prosecutors in South Korea lay charges against former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, who delayed a plane over how nuts were served to her.
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Korea dropped from 2015 calendar

Tuesday, January 6th 2015, 19:59

The Korean Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2015 calendar, reducing the season to 20 races.
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North Korea 'killings' anger China

Monday, January 5th 2015, 12:02
related countries: China
related places: Pyongyang

China lodges a protest with North Korea after reports emerge that an army deserter killed four people in a Chinese border city.
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N Korea attacks 'hostile' US sanctions

Sunday, January 4th 2015, 10:10
related countries: United States

North Korea says sanctions imposed by the US in response to a cyber-attack against Sony Pictures are hostile and inflammatory.
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VIDEO: US sanctions North Korea over Sony

Saturday, January 3rd 2015, 8:22
related countries: United States

The US has imposed new sanctions on North Korea in response to a cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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US sanctions North Korea over Sony

Saturday, January 3rd 2015, 2:13
related countries: United States

The US imposes new sanctions on North Korea in response to a major cyber-attack against Sony Pictures.
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North Korean leader proposes summit

Thursday, January 1st 2015, 11:50
related countries: South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un offers to hold talks at the highest level with South Korea, which describes the move as "meaningful".
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China markets mixed on factory data

Wednesday, December 31st 2014, 2:28
related countries: Aruba, Japan

Chinese shares traded mixed in thin holiday trade on manufacturing data that painted an even weaker picture of the world's second largest economy.
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S Korea 'nut rage' woman detained

Tuesday, December 30th 2014, 17:07
related countries: South Korea

Prosecutors in South Korea detain former Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, who delayed a plane over how nuts were served to her.
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South Korea offers talks to North

Monday, December 29th 2014, 5:08
related countries: South Korea

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North Korea, including discussions of reunions for families separated by the Korean War.
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VIDEO: N Korea blames Obama for net outage

Saturday, December 27th 2014, 21:15
related countries: United States

North Korea blames the US for a second internet outage in the wake of the hacking of Sony Pictures and a film featuring a fictional plot to kill Kim Jong-un.
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North Korea berates Obama over film

Saturday, December 27th 2014, 15:39
related countries: United States

North Korea condemns US President Barack Obama over the release of the film The Interview, about a fictional plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-un.
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Arrest sought for 'nut rage' exec

Wednesday, December 24th 2014, 9:06
related countries: South Korea

Prosecutors in South Korea seek an arrest warrant for a Korean Air executive at the centre of a storm over how nuts were served to her on a plane.
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Obama hails The Interview screenings

Wednesday, December 24th 2014, 6:39
related countries: United States

The US president welcomes a decision by Sony to screen a comedy about North Korea - which had been pulled following a cyber-attack and threats - in some US cinemas.
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North Korea struggles to stay online

Tuesday, December 23rd 2014, 16:57

Internet services in North Korea continue to be unstable, with significant periods of downtime, according to reports.
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North Korea websites back online

Tuesday, December 23rd 2014, 11:46
related countries: United States

Internet services are restored in North Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage following a cyber security row with the US.
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UN discusses N Korea human rights

Monday, December 22nd 2014, 22:33
related countries: China, Russia

The UN Security Council begins a rare discussion of North Korea's human rights situation, amid reports of a large-scale internet outage in the country.
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US mulls putting NK on terror list

Sunday, December 21st 2014, 14:27
related countries: China, United States

The US is considering putting North Korea back on its terrorism sponsors list, President Barack Obama says, after a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures.
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US insists North Korea behind hack

Sunday, December 21st 2014, 8:27
related countries: United States

The US says North Korea must admit "culpability" for a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures after North Korea suggests a joint inquiry into the attack.
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N Korea proposes joint Sony probe

Saturday, December 20th 2014, 19:51
related countries: United States

North Korea proposes a joint inquiry with the US into a cyber-attack on Sony that led to the studio cancelling the release of the film The Interview.
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Obama vows response to Sony hack

Friday, December 19th 2014, 22:53

President Obama vows to respond to an alleged North Korean cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, but says cancelling a film release was "a mistake".
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S Korea Christians scrap border tree

Friday, December 19th 2014, 5:54

A South Korean Christian group cancels plans to put up a Christmas-tree shaped tower close to the border with the North, citing "jitters".
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UN seeks North Korea ICC charges

Thursday, December 18th 2014, 18:59

The UN General Assembly calls for North Korea to be referred to the International Criminal Court to face charges of crimes against humanity.
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Sony scraps The Interview worldwide

Thursday, December 18th 2014, 16:22

Sony confirms it has no plans to release the film comedy about North Korea internationally, in any form, following threats from hackers.
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VIDEO: Sony 'forced' to bow to film hackers

Thursday, December 18th 2014, 7:14

Sony cancels the release of The Interview, a film about a fictional plot to kill North Korea's leader, after major cinemas decide not to screen it.
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Sony cancels The Interview release

Thursday, December 18th 2014, 2:37

Sony cancels the release of The Interview, a film about a fictional plot to kill North Korea's leader, after major cinemas decide not to screen it.
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'Nut rage' exec faces criminal probe

Tuesday, December 16th 2014, 9:05
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's transport ministry says it will file a criminal probe against the Korean Air "nut rage" executive and take disciplinary measures against the airline.
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'Nut rage' woman visits air stewards

Sunday, December 14th 2014, 12:02

The former Korean Air executive who delayed a plane over how she was served nuts tries to apologise in person to the airline staff involved.
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'Nut rage' exec 'made man kneel'

Saturday, December 13th 2014, 17:02

A Korean Air cabin crew chief says he was forced to kneel and ask forgiveness by an airline executive who was furious that her nuts were served in a bag.
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VIDEO: Apology over S Korea 'nut rage'

Friday, December 12th 2014, 10:20

Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho has apologised for delaying a plane over a serving of nuts, in her first public appearance since the incident.
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'Nut rage' executive apologises

Friday, December 12th 2014, 8:20

The executive at the heart of the Korean Air "nut rage" furore and her father, the airline chairman, issue public apologies, amid a simmering backlash.
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VIDEO: Korean Air 'nut rage' official quits

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 22:30

A Korean Air executive who delayed a plane because she was angry with the way she had been served nuts by an air steward has resigned, the airline says.
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Korean Air 'nut rage' official quits

Tuesday, December 9th 2014, 10:46

A senior Korean Air executive resigns after delaying a plane's take-off because she was angry at how she had been served nuts.
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'Nut rage' delayed Korean Air plane

Monday, December 8th 2014, 11:52

Officials are investigating claims that a senior Korean Air executive delayed a flight after taking issue with the way she was served nuts.
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N Korea denies 'righteous' Sony hack

Sunday, December 7th 2014, 7:53

North Korea denies hacking into the computer system at Sony Pictures over a film depicting the country's leader - but praises the attack itself as "righteous".
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N Korea 'denies' Sony Pictures hack

Thursday, December 4th 2014, 12:17

A North Korean diplomat in New York says his country is not behind a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, according to reports.
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Gangnam Style 'broke' YouTube limit

Thursday, December 4th 2014, 7:21

YouTube says it had to rebuild its counter after South Korean singer Psy's Gangnam Style video exceeded the viewing limit of 2,147,483,647.
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21-race F1 season proposed for 2015

Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 17:51
related countries: Mexico

The FIA announces a provisional 21-race calendar for 2015, featuring the return of the Korean Grand Prix and a new race in Mexico.
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N Korea bans sharing of leader name

Wednesday, December 3rd 2014, 12:28

North Korea orders anyone who shares the name of leader Kim Jong-un to change it, in a 2011 directive only now made public.
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N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack

Tuesday, December 2nd 2014, 15:45

North Korea refuses to deny involvement in a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, ahead of the release of a film about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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Hope fades for missing S Korea ship

Tuesday, December 2nd 2014, 10:23
related countries: Russia

Hopes fade of finding 52 sailors missing from a South Korean trawler off Russia after at least one empty lifeboat is found.
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South Korea boat sinks off Russia

Monday, December 1st 2014, 10:55
related countries: Russia

One person has died and at least 52 are missing after a South Korean fishing boat sank off Russia's far eastern Chukotka peninsula, officials say.
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Japan reporter denies S Korea libel

Thursday, November 27th 2014, 11:25
related countries: Japan

A Japanese reporter denies defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye, at the start of a trial criticised by Japan and local journalists.
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Kim sister given senior N Korea role

Thursday, November 27th 2014, 5:03

The younger sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is referred to as a senior official for the first time by state media.
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Three years to study Kim Jong-un

Wednesday, November 26th 2014, 13:00

Secondary school students in North Korea will now have to complete an 81-hour course on the country's leader.
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Sewol ferry firm head imprisoned

Thursday, November 20th 2014, 8:29

The head of the operator of the South Korean Sewol ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people is sentenced to 10 years in jail.
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North Korea threatens nuclear test

Thursday, November 20th 2014, 4:44

North Korea threatens to conduct a nuclear test in response to a United Nations move towards a probe into the country's human rights violations.
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VIDEO: UN calls for N Korea rights probe

Wednesday, November 19th 2014, 8:00

A UN committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over its human rights record.
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UN calls for N Korea rights probe

Wednesday, November 19th 2014, 7:29

A UN committee adopts a motion urging the Security Council to refer North Korea over its human rights record to the International Criminal Court.
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Trying to get jailed in North Korea

Monday, November 17th 2014, 21:16
related countries: United States

The American who struggled to get jailed in North Korea
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Napoleon hat sells for 1.9m euros

Sunday, November 16th 2014, 17:32
related countries: France

A South Korean collector buys a hat worn by French Emperor Napoleon for 1.9m euros at auction, smashing its expected sale price.
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North Korea to send envoy to Russia

Friday, November 14th 2014, 6:03
related countries: Russia

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will send a special envoy to Russia, North Korean state media say, without stating the purpose of the trip.
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