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

S Korea postpones rocket launch

Wednesday, June 9th 2010, 6:24
related countries: South Korea

South Korea delays the launch of a rocket to put a satellite into space due to fire safety problems, officials say.
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Three Chinese 'shot by N Korea'

Tuesday, June 8th 2010, 14:59
related countries: China

China says a guard from its ally North Korea shot and killed three people on the Chinese side of the border last week.
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N Korea in leadership reshuffle

Monday, June 7th 2010, 10:14

North Korea replaces its premier and promotes Kim Jong-il's brother-in-law at a special session of parliament.
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US mulls new North Korea measures

Sunday, June 6th 2010, 22:19
related countries: United States

The US says it is considering "additional options" to hold North Korea accountable for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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S Korea seeks UN help with North

Friday, June 4th 2010, 15:03

South Korea has referred North Korea to the UN Security Council over the sinking of its warship as relations between the two nations deteriorate.
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N Korea hails new 'anti-ageing super drink'

Friday, June 4th 2010, 11:15

North Korea announces the development of a "super drink" that, it says, can multiply brain cells and stop skin ageing.
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N Korea focus for security summit

Friday, June 4th 2010, 8:49
related countries: Singapore

The inter-Korean crisis over a sunken warship looks set to dominate a major security summit in Singapore.
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US senator cancels visit to Burma

Thursday, June 3rd 2010, 14:12
related countries: Burma, United States

US Senator Jim Webb cancels a visit to Burma over concerns it is working with North Korea on a nuclear programme.
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China 'backs N Korea sanctions'

Tuesday, June 1st 2010, 8:20
related countries: China, Japan

China and Japan have agreed to back financial sanctions against North Korea, the South's foreign minister tells the BBC.
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Secrets and lies

Tuesday, June 1st 2010, 4:57

BBC's rare glimpse of life inside North Korean bubble
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China's dilemma

Sunday, May 30th 2010, 19:56
related countries: China

Why Beijing is treading carefully on North Korea
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China non-committal over N Korea

Sunday, May 30th 2010, 17:48
related countries: China, South Korea
related places: Seoul

China resists pressure to censure North Korea over the sinking of a warship, at a summit in South Korea.
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Sanitised life

Saturday, May 29th 2010, 11:12

North Korea gives BBC a guided tour of its bizarre world
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Jail for Korea web-neglect father

Saturday, May 29th 2010, 6:06

A South Korean court jails a man whose baby daughter starved to death while he played an online game.
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China vow over Korea ship attack

Saturday, May 29th 2010, 5:38
related countries: China

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will not protect whoever was behind the sinking of a South Korean warship.
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UN says N Korea in nuclear trade

Friday, May 28th 2010, 9:26
related countries: Burma, Iran

North Korea is contravening a UN ban by trading in nuclear material and technology with Iran, Syria and Burma, a UN panel has found.
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China joins talks on Korea crisis

Friday, May 28th 2010, 8:58
related countries: China, South Korea
related places: Beijing, Seoul

China's premier visits South Korea as Seoul urges stronger action by Beijing against North Korea over the sinking of a warship.
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North Korea scraps S Korea pact

Thursday, May 27th 2010, 13:27

North Korea scraps an agreement on preventing naval clashes with the South, as tensions rise over the sinking of a warship.
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S Korea in anti-submarine drill

Thursday, May 27th 2010, 5:58
related countries: South Korea

South Korea holds an anti-submarine drill amid rising tensions over North Korea's sinking of the Cheonan warship.
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US seeks action over Korea crisis

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 15:20
related countries: South Korea, United States
related places: North

The international community must respond in the growing crisis over the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US says.
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Europe stocks slump amid global gloom

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 19:54

European stock markets close sharply lower after a day of continued global fears about eurozone debt problems.
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North Korea 'severs ties' with Seoul

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 16:22
related countries: South Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Seoul

North Korea is to sever all ties with the South as tensions escalate over the sinking of a South Korean ship.
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Utopian vision

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 8:24
related countries: Austria
related places: Vienna

Vienna hosts rare display of North Korean art
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US to conduct Korea navy exercises

Monday, May 24th 2010, 18:45
related countries: South Korea, United States
related places: Seoul

The US announces joint naval exercises with Seoul after a report blamed North Korea for the sinking of a Southern warship.
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US says Korea crisis 'precarious'

Monday, May 24th 2010, 16:36
related countries: United States

Hillary Clinton urges action to contain the "precarious situation" after a report blames North Korea for sinking a Southern warship.
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S Korea freezes trade with North

Monday, May 24th 2010, 9:34
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's president suspends trade with the North, after a report blamed Pyongyang for sinking a Southern warship.
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US warns North Korea over sinking

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 20:09
related countries: United States

There will "definitely be consequences" for North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US warns.
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Anger at North Korea over sinking

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 18:46
related countries: China

North Korea faces international anger after it is accused of sinking a South Korean navy ship - but China appeals for calm.
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No easy options

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 13:09

How can North Korea be punished for ship's sinking?
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'N Korean torpedo' sank navy ship

Thursday, May 20th 2010, 12:13

A North Korean torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship in March with the loss of 46 sailors, an international report finds.
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N Korea role in sinking 'obvious'

Wednesday, May 19th 2010, 15:31
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's foreign minister says it is "obvious" that North Korea sank a South Korean naval ship in March.
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N Korea calls parliament session

Tuesday, May 18th 2010, 13:50
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea is to hold a rare second parliamentary session next month, amid rising tensions with Seoul.
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Warning shots in Korea skirmish

Sunday, May 16th 2010, 5:50
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's navy fires warning shots at North Korean patrol boats, the most serious skirmish since a Southern ship was sunk.
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Row over North Korea 'Noah's Ark'

Friday, May 14th 2010, 11:29

Zimbabwe's reported plan to send wild animals including elephants, giraffes and rhinos to North Korea alarms conservationists.
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Brazil draw puts Portugal through

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 15:50
related countries: Brazil, Portugal

Portugal join Brazil in the last 16 after a lacklustre 0-0 draw between the sides in Durban while Ivory Coast are eliminated despite beating North Korea 3-0.
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Ivory Coast out despite easy win

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 15:49

Ivory Coast chase a hatful of goals against North Korea to keep their slim hopes alive of qualifying.
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Portugal hammer seven past N Korea

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 14:31
related countries: Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland

Portugal thump World Cup minnows North Korea 7-0 in Cape Town to get their World Cup campaign back on track.
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Brazil edge out resilient North Korea

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 14:09

Second-half goals from Maicon and Elano help Brazil overcome a spirited North Korea 2-1 in their opening game of the tournament.
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New Zealand snatch last-gasp draw

Thursday, May 13th 2010, 14:06
related countries: Brazil, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia

Winston Reid's injury-time header earns New Zealand a 1-1 draw against Slovakia.
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N Korea 'nuclear fusion success'

Wednesday, May 12th 2010, 7:09

North Korea says it has made significant progress towards the development of thermo-nuclear power.
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N Korea fans face Cup TV blackout

Tuesday, May 11th 2010, 9:03

A South Korean broadcaster says "strained relations" mean it may not broadcast World Cup football matches to the North.
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Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks

Friday, May 7th 2010, 4:40
related countries: China

North Korea's leader has told China's president he is committed to nuclear disarmament, Chinese state media reports.
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North Korea's Kim 'visits China'

Monday, May 3rd 2010, 10:45
related countries: China, South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is making a rare visit to China, reports and images from China and South Korea suggest.
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New Zealand racist killer jailed

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 8:00
related countries: New Zealand

A white supremacist is jailed for a minimum of 16 years in New Zealand for the 2003 murder of a South Korean hitchhiker.
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S Korea holds funeral for sailors

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 7:14

A mass funeral is held for 46 South Korean sailors who died when their warship sank after a mysterious explosion last month.
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Seoul searching

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 2:52
related countries: South Korea

What to do if North Korea did torpedo the Cheonan?
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High achiever?

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 17:19

Korean woman finds her climbing record in dispute
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South Korean woman claims 14 peaks climbing record

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 16:32

A South Korean scales Annapurna to claim the record for being the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks.
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'Close-up blast' sank Korea ship

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 6:40

Last month's sinking of a South Korean warship was due to a "close-range" explosion under the ship, an inquiry finds.
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Dispute over Korean woman's climb

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 17:21

The 2009 ascent of a Himalayan peak by a Korean climber is disputed as she attempts to claim a mountaineering world record.
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Rock solid?

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 11:09

Korean woman climber's record bid in dispute
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N Korea 'to seize resort assets'

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 9:15

North Korea is to seize five properties owned by the South at the Mount Kumgang tourist resort, reports say.
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N Korea 'plotted defector death'

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 7:44
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

Seoul says it has uncovered a North Korean plot to kill the most senior official ever to defect to the South.
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Women climbers neck and neck for top peaks prize

Monday, April 19th 2010, 11:12
related countries: Spain

Two top female climbers are tied in a race to scale the world's highest peaks - with just one to climb to go for each.
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North Korea denies warship attack

Saturday, April 17th 2010, 6:14

North Korea says it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship last month near their disputed sea border.
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'Outside blast' sank S Korea ship

Friday, April 16th 2010, 5:58

A South Korean naval vessel was probably sunk by an "external explosion" near North Korean waters, says an investigator.
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