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

Drills begin amid Korea tensions

Monday, March 11th 2013, 5:41
related countries: South Korea, United States

The US and South Korea begin annual military exercises amid high tensions with North Korea in the wake of a UN sanctions vote.
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VIDEO: N Korea threatens over sanctions

Friday, March 8th 2013, 18:51
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea has announced it has scrapped all of its peace pacts with South Korea, cutting off the hotline between the nations' capital cities.
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How potent are North Korea's threats?

Friday, March 8th 2013, 17:07

How potent are North Korea's threats?
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China warns against Korea escalation

Friday, March 8th 2013, 12:25
related countries: China, South Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Seoul

China urges both Koreas and their allies to remain calm, after Pyongyang said it had torn up all peace deals with Seoul and threatened nuclear strikes.
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N Korea ends peace pacts with South

Friday, March 8th 2013, 9:51
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline and a border crossing, hours after the UN passed new sanctions.
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UN backs tough new N Korea sanctions

Thursday, March 7th 2013, 17:11
related places: Pyongyang

The UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test last month.
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N Korea ramps up nuclear rhetoric

Thursday, March 7th 2013, 10:18
related countries: Australia
related places: Canberra

North Korea vows to exercise its "right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike" against the US, as the UN prepares to vote on fresh sanctions.
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South Korea warns on North threat

Wednesday, March 6th 2013, 7:48
related countries: South Korea
related places: Pyongyang

South Korea's military warns it will respond to any provocation from North Korea, after Pyongyang's threat to scrap the Korean War armistice.
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VIDEO: US seeks 'toughest' N Korea sanctions

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 21:45
related countries: China, United States

The US has tabled a UN resolution - agreed with China - for sanctions that would target North Korea's diplomats and cash transfers.
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US seeks 'tough' N Korea sanctions

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 17:58
related countries: China, United States

The US has tabled a UN resolution - agreed with China - for sanctions that would target North Korea's diplomats and cash transfers.
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China and US 'reach N Korea deal'

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 13:12
related countries: China, United States

The US and China reach a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, UN diplomats say.
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VIDEO: Rodman: Kim is 'a friend for life'

Friday, March 1st 2013, 11:17
related countries: United States

North Korea has released photographs of its leader Kim Jong-un meeting retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman.
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N Korea's Kim meets Dennis Rodman

Friday, March 1st 2013, 10:17
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang, Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman at a game in Pyongyang.
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Dennis Rodman visits North Korea

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 11:57
related countries: United States

Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman, known for his flamboyant "bad boy" image, arrives in North Korea to film a TV programme.
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North Korea to launch mobile internet

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 12:06

The new data service is due to launch in March but will not be available to North Korean citizens
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S Korea 'face-lift embezzler' held

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 9:30

South Korean police arrest an accountant who they say embezzled millions from his employer and underwent cosmetic surgery to avoid capture.
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Ko, 15, third in Australian Open

Sunday, February 17th 2013, 12:02
related countries: Aruba

New Zealander Lydia Ko comes third at the Australian Women's Open as South Korean Jiyai Shin claims victory.
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N Korea 'upgrading rocket site'

Friday, February 15th 2013, 4:24
related countries: United States

North Korea appears to be upgrading one of its two rocket launch sites, US experts say, perhaps in a move to test bigger rockets.
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VIDEO: Life inside N Korea's secret state

Friday, February 15th 2013, 4:14
related places: Pyongyang

President Obama has threatened to take firm action against the government in Pyongyang.
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'No radiation' from N Korea test

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 8:29

South Korean experts say they have not detected any radioactive isotopes from North Korea's nuclear test, hampering efforts to assess the device.
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China's delicate balancing act with North Korea

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 13:50
related countries: China

What if China breaks ties with North Korea?
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Test 'isolates North Korea further'

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 6:15

North Korea's actions only isolate it further, US President Barack Obama warns, hours after the UN Security Council condemned its nuclear test.
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Time for heftier sticks for North Korea

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 0:25

International community must target Kim family purse
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VIDEO: UN condemns N Korea nuclear test

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 23:12

North Korea says it has successfully carried out its third underground nuclear test, a move which the United Nations has strongly condemned.
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North Korea a 'serious threat' to US

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 18:51

North Korea's military ambitions pose a "serious threat" to the US, outgoing Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says, after Pyongyang's third nuclear test.
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Uranium concern at North Korea test

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 18:43

What might North Korea's nuclear test reveal about its nuclear aims?
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North Korea tests nuclear device

Tuesday, February 12th 2013, 11:43
related countries: South Korea, United States

North Korea carries out its third, most powerful nuclear test despite UN warnings, and says "even stronger" action may follow.
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VIDEO: Culinary tribute to 'Dear Leader'

Friday, February 8th 2013, 19:52
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea has often been associated with famine and food shortages, but country's state news agency has released pictures of a national food competition held in the capital Pyongyang.
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South Korean 'Les Mis' a YouTube hit

Friday, February 8th 2013, 1:16

A South Korean YouTube parody of Les Miserables - featuring snow-shovelling airmen, a cruel senior officer and a love struck conscript - becomes an online hit.
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Activision claim thwarts North Korea

Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 13:02

A video posted by North Korea is taken offline after games maker Activision makes a copyright claim over use of footage from Call of Duty.
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'Multiple' N Korea tests warning

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 10:25
related countries: South Korea, United States

US and South Korea warn North Korea not to carry out another nuclear test, as South Korea's president suggests more than one test could be planned.
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QPR sign Yun and close on Crouch

Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 11:23

QPR sign South Korean Yun Suk-Young from Chunnam Dragons, with the left-back signing a three-and-a-half year contract.
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Analysis: What is driving North Korea's nuclear test plan?

Wednesday, January 30th 2013, 1:19

What is driving North Korea's nuclear test plan?
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Google in N Korea mapping push

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 14:18

Google publishes detailed maps of North Korea for the first time, labelling key landmarks including some of the country's notorious prison camps.
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VIDEO: Google in North Korea map push

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 14:12

Google has puts its first detailed maps online of North Korea, a country that has so far been mostly blank on the search giant's popular maps website.
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VIDEO: 24 hours at the last Cold War frontier

Monday, January 28th 2013, 0:17

The BBC's Lucy Williamson spends a day with South Korean soldiers patrolling the demilitarised zone set up after the Korean War in 1953.
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N Korea vows 'important' measures

Sunday, January 27th 2013, 4:29

North Korea warns of "substantial and high-profile important state measures", days after announcing plans for a third nuclear test.
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N Korea warns South on sanctions

Friday, January 25th 2013, 10:54
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea issues another warning - this time to Seoul - a day after announcing plans for a third nuclear test.
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North Korea 'plans nuclear test'

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 14:13

North Korea says it is proceeding with plans for a third nuclear test, two days after the UN Security Council condemned its rocket launch.
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Hyundai profit hit by strong won

Thursday, January 24th 2013, 8:29

Hyundai Motors reports a dip in profits, despite a jump in sales, as a strong South Korean won hits its overseas earnings.
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N Korea nuclear vow after UN acts

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 3:22

North Korea reacts angrily to a UN resolution condemning its rocket launch and expanding sanctions, pledging to strengthen nuclear capabilities.
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UN extends North Korea sanctions

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 22:00

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution condemning North Korea's recent rocket launch and tightening sanctions, diplomats say.
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