Death toll from Typhoon Bolaven in North Korea reaches 59
September 6th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll as a result of Typhoon Bolaven, which made landfall in North Korea late last month, has risen to at least 59 while dozens ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms mystery woman is leader’s wife
July 26th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, is married, state-run media confirmed on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation about a young woman who accompanied the world's ... Read more...
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North Korea vows to continue satellite launches
April 21st, 2012 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will continue satellite launches for peaceful purposes, an official said a week after a failed launch."The DPRK's (North Korea) satellites for peaceful purposes ... Read more...
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North Korea vows to go ahead with space programme
April 18th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea will continue further development of its aerospace technologies, including a satellite programme, despite the UN Security Council condemnation, the Korean Central News Agency ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to bury enemies at sea
April 5th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has threatened "to bury enemies at sea" if there are any attempts to hinder Pyongyang's long-range rocket launch, which is ... Read more...
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South Korea, US launch joint military exercise
February 27th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) South Korean and US forces launched their annual military exercise Monday despite a warning by North Korea that it is "ready to fight a war".Exercise "Key ... Read more...
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies of heart attack
December 19th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- Kim Jong-il, the mysterious Communist leader who ruled North Korea for more than seventeen years, died of a massive heart attack on early Saturday morning, the government announced ... Read more...
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At least 2 killed, 2 missing after ships collide off Taiwan
October 28th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (BNO NEWS) -- At least two people were confirmed dead while two others remain missing after two ships collided on Friday off the western coast of Taiwan, officials said.The collision, ... Read more...
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Typhoon Muifa kills at least 10 in North Korea
August 10th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- Typhoon Muifa has destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least ten people in southern parts of North Korea in recent days, state-run media reported on Wednesday.The Korean ... Read more...
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North Korea releases U.S. citizen after more than 6 months
May 27th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- North Korean state media on Friday reported that American citizen Young-su Jun, who is also known as Eddie Jun, has been released on humanitarian grounds after more than ... Read more...
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Russian delegation meets Kim Jong-il
May 18th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A delegation of Russian diplomats led by the country's Foreign Intelligence Service head has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, the ... Read more...
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Blaze at night club in central Taiwan kills nine
March 6th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by BNO News
TAIPEI (BNO NEWS) -- Nine people were killed on early Sunday morning when a fire broke out during a performance at a night club in central Taiwan, state-run media reported.The state-run Central ... Read more...
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N. Korea gets gender wrong while calling US politician ‘human scum’
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Dec. 23 (ANI): North Korea got the gender wrong while labeling the incoming head of the United States' House Foreign Affairs Committee as "human scum" and an "anti-communist fanatic".In a blistering ... Read more...
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North Korea says US ‘bringing Korean peninsula to brink of war’
November 26th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Nov.26 (ANI): North Korea on Friday accused the United States of s bringing the Korean peninsula "to the brink of war" by agreeing to participate in a four-day joint war game ... Read more...
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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il tries hand at restaurant designing
October 23rd, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 23 (ANI): North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il has bolstered his CV with a new skill - restaurant design.The 68-year-old Kim personally provided "on-site guidance" during the construction of a new ... Read more...
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China offers to open talks on military issues with Taiwan
October 14th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): China has offered to open talks on military issues with Taiwan in due course."We advocate conducting contacts and exchanges on military issues, including the cross-Straits military deployment ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-il likely to announce youngest son as political heir on September 28
September 21st, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 21 (ANI): North Korea's ruling Worker's Party (WPK) would reportedly hold its first conference in 30 years in Pyongyang on September 28, where its leader Kim Jong-il is expected to ... Read more...
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North Korea proposes restarting family reunions
September 11th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Sep 11 (DPA) South Korea is considering a North Korean proposal to restart reunions of divided families, a news report said Saturday.
An official from the unification ministry in Seoul confirmed that ... Read more...
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Jimmy Carter leaves North Korea with freed US man (Lead)
August 27th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 27 (DPA) Former US president Jimmy Carter left North Korea Friday after achieving the release of a US man who had been imprisoned there, the state-run Korean Central News Agency ... Read more...
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Jimmy Carter leaves North Korea with freed US man
August 27th, 2010 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 27 (DPA) Former US president Jimmy Carter left North Korea Friday after achieving the release of a US man who had been imprisoned there, the state-run Korean Central News Agency ... Read more...
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North Korea agrees with China on return to talks
August 20th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 20 (DPA) North Korea said it is in agreement with China that the six-nation talks on its nuclear weapons programme should be resumed.
Those talks as well as the denuclearisation of ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms seizing South Korean boat
August 19th, 2010 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Aug 19 (IANS) North Korea confirmed Thursday, 11 days after a South Korean boat with seven people on board had gone missing, that it had seized the fishing trawler.
According to a ... Read more...
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N. Korea threatens “physical counter-attack” against S. Korea’s naval drill
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, August 3 (ANI): North Korea has threatened to launch a "physical counter-attack" against a South Korean naval exercise set to start on Thursday, this week in the Yellow Sea, according to ... Read more...
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North Korea to probe truth behind “Cheonan” warship case
July 31st, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): North Korea has said that its people and army would probe the truth behind the March 26, 2010 "Cheonan" warship sinking case "to the end."The official Korean ... Read more...
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North Korea demands own probe into ‘Cheonan’ sinking
July 17th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 17 (ANI): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) military has demanded that it be allowed to conduct its own investigation into the March sinking of a South Korean warship ... Read more...
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North Korea shows readiness to resume nuclear talks
July 10th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 10 (DPA) North Korea Saturday vowed to continue its efforts for denuclearisation through international talks, but warned of "retaliation" if provoked.
The state-run Korean Central News Agency report came hours after ... Read more...
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DPRK to strengthen nuclear deterrent to cope with US’ hostile policy
June 28th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
June 28 (ANI): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would strengthen its nuclear deterrent in a new way to cope with the U.S'. hostile policy and its military threat to the ... Read more...
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North Korea to enhance nuclear deterrence
June 28th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 28 (DPA) North Korea announced Monday it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in a "newly developed way" in response to perceived US hostility, reports said.
Tensions have been rising on ... Read more...
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North Korea may see power transfer from Kim Jong Il to 3rd son
June 27th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jun 27 (ANI): A rare meeting has been called by North Korea that would see the rise of Kim Jong Un, a son of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il, as ... Read more...
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PMO spent Rs.1.2 million on newspapers in 2009-10
June 15th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) spent around Rs.1.2 million during 2009-10 on newspapers and periodicals that it subscribes to for its officials.
The disclosure was made by the ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens to destroy South’s ‘propaganda’ loudspeakers
June 12th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 12 (DPA) North Korea Saturday said it would destroy loudspeakers spreading South Korean propaganda and threatened to turn the capital Seoul into a "sea of flame", a media report said.
Earlier ... Read more...
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North Korea replaces prime minister
June 7th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 7 (DPA) North Korea Monday replaced its Prime Minister Kim Yong Il with Choe Yong Rim, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said, quoting North Korean state radio.
Choe is chief secretary ... Read more...
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US, S Korea postpone joint naval drill
June 4th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 4 (DPA) The United States and South Korea Friday postponed a joint naval drill scheduled for next week, citing the need for more preparation on the part of the US ... Read more...
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North Korea rejects South’s apology demand
May 25th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): North Korea has rejected a demand by South Korea on Monday that Pyongyang apologise for the sinking of its warship in March this year.South Korean President Lee ... Read more...
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North Korea claims to have carried out nuclear fusion
May 12th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 12 (DPA) North Korea has successfully carried out a nuclear fusion reaction, its official news agency said Wednesday.
The breakthrough announced by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) would be a ... Read more...
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