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

N Korea demands defectors' return

Thursday, June 16th 2011, 10:42
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea is demanding the return of nine apparent North Korean defectors who crossed to the South by boat, Seoul officials say.
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US Navy 'halted North Korea ship'

Monday, June 13th 2011, 9:53
related countries: Burma, United States

The US Navy halted a North Korean cargo vessel bound for Burma two weeks ago over fears it was carrying weapons, US media report.
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North Korea pessimistic on talks

Thursday, June 9th 2011, 4:18
related countries: China, South Korea
related places: Beijing

North Korea says no talks are possible with South Korea, as the South's nuclear envoy starts talks in Beijing.
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US envoy in N Korea rights talks

Friday, June 3rd 2011, 5:09
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

The United States envoy for human rights in North Korea, Robert King, says Pyongyang discussed human rights and invited him back after his first trip there.
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S Korea army uses Kim picture for target practice

Wednesday, June 1st 2011, 6:55
related countries: South Korea

South Korea says it will tell its army training units to stop using photographs of North Korea's ruling family for target practice.
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North Korea releases US detainee

Saturday, May 28th 2011, 6:11
related countries: China, United States

A US man detained in North Korea for six months is released and leaves for China with a US government delegation.
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Somali pirates jailed in S Korea

Friday, May 27th 2011, 11:47
related countries: Somalia

A South Korean court jails four Somali pirates over the hijacking of a Korean ship and the attempted murder of its captain in the Arabian Sea.
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N Korea 'to release US citizen'

Friday, May 27th 2011, 8:40
related countries: United States

North Korea is to release a US citizen it has been holding for six months on unspecified charges on humanitarian grounds, state media report.
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N Korea leader's China trip ends

Friday, May 27th 2011, 4:48
related countries: China

Chinese and North Korean state media confirm that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, has been visiting China.
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Kim Jong-il 'in Beijing summit'

Wednesday, May 25th 2011, 10:17
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is reported to be in Beijing to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao, as the North faces a food shortage.
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S Korea police end Hyundai strike

Tuesday, May 24th 2011, 13:27

Thousands of South Korean riot police break up a sit-in protest at a car parts factory that was threatening production of Hyundai and Kia cars.
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US envoy in N Korea on food visit

Tuesday, May 24th 2011, 7:05
related countries: United States

The United States envoy for human rights in North Korea, Robert King, starts a rare visit to the North to assess possible food needs.
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VIDEO: Leaders meet Japan quake homeless

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 12:23
related countries: China, Japan
related places: Fukushima

Chinese and South Korean leaders have toured the area near Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, in a show of support for the quake-hit country.
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Leaders meet Japan quake victims

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 10:59
related countries: China, Japan
related places: Fukushima

The Chinese and South Korean leaders show support for Japan quake victims in the zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Leaders to visit Japan quake zone

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 3:13
related countries: China, Japan
related places: Fukushima

Chinese and South Korean leaders will start a visit to Japan by touring Fukushima prefecture, where a nuclear plant was damaged by the March earthquake and tsunami.
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N Korea heir Kim Jong-un in China

Friday, May 20th 2011, 4:05
related countries: China

The North Korean leader's youngest son, Kim Jong-un, is reported to be on a visit to China in what may be a further clue to the state's succession plans.
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China blocks N Korea-Iran report

Wednesday, May 18th 2011, 11:32
related countries: China, Iran

China blocks the release of a UN report accusing North Korea of sharing ballistic missile technology with Iran in violation of sanctions.
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China rejects N Korea-Iran claims

Tuesday, May 17th 2011, 11:48
related countries: China, Iran

China dismisses suggestions it has been a transit point for illegal shipments of ballistic missile technology between North Korea and Iran.
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US envoy starts South Korea talks

Tuesday, May 17th 2011, 4:33
related countries: South Korea, United States

The US special representative on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, is in the South Korean capital for talks on nuclear issues and food security for the North.
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N Korea in Iran 'technology swap'

Saturday, May 14th 2011, 22:56
related countries: Iran

A leaked UN report says Iran and North Korea have been exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of sanctions.
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N Korea 'abducted 180,000 people'

Friday, May 13th 2011, 9:53
related countries: United States

North Korea may have abducted 180,000 people over the last 60 years, says a new report by the US-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.
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VIDEO: North Korea's jail camps 'growing'

Wednesday, May 4th 2011, 12:29

An Amnesty International report says there are signs that a growing number of people are being sent to political prison camps in North Korea.
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North Korea jail camps 'growing'

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 21:16

Amnesty International publishes satellite images of what it says are North Korea's political prison camps, saying they appear to be growing in size.
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'Life of hard labour'

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 21:15

Surviving one of North Korea's political prison camps
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N Korea 'behind South bank hack'

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 8:06
related countries: South Korea

Prosecutors in South Korea say North Korean hackers were behind an attack that paralysed a leading bank last month.
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Police raid Google's Korea office

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 6:23
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

South Korean police visit Google's Seoul office on suspicion the internet search giant illegally collected data from users.
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Final okay for India Posco plant

Tuesday, May 3rd 2011, 4:24
related countries: India

India's environment ministry gives final clearance to South Korean firm Posco's plan to build a steel plant in the eastern state of Orissa.
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US 'not denying North Korea aid'

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 9:33
related countries: United States

US officials deny an accusation from former US President Jimmy Carter that the US is withholding food aid from North Korea.
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VIDEO: Carter urges food aid for North Korea

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 19:07
related countries: South Korea, United States

Former US president Jimmy Carter has accused the US and South Korea of human rights violations against North Koreans by withholding food aid.
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Carter urges North Korea food aid

Thursday, April 28th 2011, 12:39
related countries: South Korea, United States

Former US President Jimmy Carter accuses the US and South Korea of human rights violations against North Koreans by withholding food aid.
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Jimmy Carter arrives in N Korea

Tuesday, April 26th 2011, 7:03
related countries: United States
related places: Elders

Ex-US President Jimmy Carter arrives in North Korea as part of the group of elder statesmen to discuss nuclear weapons and human rights.
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Ex-leaders head for North Korea

Monday, April 25th 2011, 5:12
related countries: United States

Former global leaders, including ex-US President Jimmy Carter, are visiting North Korea to discuss food shortages and nuclear weapons
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N Korea confirms American arrest

Thursday, April 14th 2011, 6:46
related countries: United States

North Korea confirms that it arrested a US citizen last November, and is preparing to charge him with "committing a crime" against the country.
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US citizen 'detained in N Korea'

Wednesday, April 13th 2011, 4:09
related countries: South Korea, United States

The US calls for the release of a US citizen it says is being held in North Korea, days before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit South Korea.
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Huge cash stash found in South Korean garlic patch

Tuesday, April 12th 2011, 6:44

South Korean police find plastic containers bursting with bank notes buried in a garlic field in the south-west of the country.
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Bong to head debut director jury

Friday, April 8th 2011, 7:38

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho will preside over the jury that awards the Camera d'Or prize to the best first-time filmmaker.
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NK parliament 'ignores Kim's son'

Friday, April 8th 2011, 4:34

A rare North Korea parliamentary session makes no mention of either leader Kim Jong-il or Kim Jong-un, the son expected to succeed him.
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N Korea succession clues sought

Thursday, April 7th 2011, 9:23

A rare session of North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament is being watched for signs of the succession process featuring leader Kim Jong-il's son Kim Jong-un.
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Success story

Wednesday, March 30th 2011, 11:57
related countries: United States

Why Korean immigrants have done so well in the US
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Two Koreas hold volcano dialogue

Tuesday, March 29th 2011, 10:25

South and North Korea hold talks about volcanic activity on North Korea's Mount Paektu - after an earlier agreed repatriation of 27 border-crossers is completed.
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Starting anew

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 23:48

Bombed South Korean island slowly comes back to life
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S Korea criticised over Cheonan

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 4:39

South Korea issues a report criticising its lack readiness which allowed a North Korean attack on a warship one year ago.
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Koreas agree volcanic risk talks

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 5:36

South and North Korea agree to talk about volcanic activity on North Korea's Mount Paektu - as efforts to restart nuclear disarmament talks continue.
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India's Nehwal wins Swiss Open

Monday, March 21st 2011, 4:31
related countries: India, Switzerland

Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal wins the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold title with a victory over the Korean Ji Hyun Sung in Switzerland.
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Unemployment rises in South Korea

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 6:51
related countries: South Korea

South Korean unemployment rate rises to 4% in February, its highest level in a year, despite a spike in manufacturing jobs.
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N Korea agrees repatriation deal

Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 9:58
related countries: South Korea

North Korea agrees to accept the repatriation of 27 out of 31 of its citizens who drifted into South Korea last month, after four ask to stay.
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N Korea 'ready to talk nuclear'

Tuesday, March 15th 2011, 4:31

North Korea says it wants six-party disarmament talks to resume, unconditionally, and is willing to allow discussion of its nuclear enrichment plans.
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N Korea offers talks on refugees

Monday, March 7th 2011, 9:21
related countries: South Korea

North Korea calls for a meeting with South Korea to try to resolve a row over 31 North Koreans whose boat crossed the maritime border in thick fog last month.
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'China invite' to Kim Jong-il son

Saturday, March 5th 2011, 3:36
related countries: China

China formally invites Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of North Korea's leader and his likely heir, to visit, South Korean sources say.
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S Korea in refugee row with North

Friday, March 4th 2011, 7:03

South Korean officials say the North is blocking the return of 27 North Koreans who strayed across the border.
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Asia firms strike rare earth deal

Thursday, March 3rd 2011, 7:04
related countries: Botswana, Japan

A group of Japanese and South Korean firms are to buy a 15% stake in a Brazilian company that mines a rare earth metal.
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Hyundai targets company car market

Tuesday, March 1st 2011, 7:48

Korean carmaker Hyundai enters the company car market as a first step towards offering luxury cars for the masses.
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S Korea starts joint US exercises

Monday, February 28th 2011, 10:19
related countries: United States

Large-scale military exercises involving thousands of American and South Korean troops are under way despite a North Korea threat of "all-out war" in response.
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N Korea issues threat over drill

Sunday, February 27th 2011, 10:46
related countries: South Korea

North Korea threatens "all-out war" in response to military exercises by South Korean and US troops starting on Monday, which it says are a pretext for invasion.
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S Korea charges Somali 'pirates'

Friday, February 25th 2011, 9:42
related countries: Somalia

Five Somali men suspected of hijacking a South Korean cargo ship in the Arabian Sea face attempted murder charges.
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Warning on N Korea food shortages

Thursday, February 24th 2011, 8:01

Aid agency officials who have just returned from a trip to North Korea say they saw evidence of looming food shortages and alarming malnutrition.
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