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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South says North Korea ready to carry out nuclear test
April 24th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- North Korea has finished preparations for a third nuclear test and is able to carry it out once it decides to do so, a spokesman for ... Read more...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-il says ready to resume six-party nuclear talks
August 26th, 2011 - 10:04 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Friday said during his visit to China that his government is ready to resume six-party nuclear talks without preconditions.
Kim arrived by train ... Read more...
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North Korea test-fires short-range missile
June 8th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its western coast last week, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. It is the first such launch in more than ... Read more...
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Starving North Korea’s heir-apparent building 100mn pounds luxury villa
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 2 (ANI): Kim Jong-un, North Korea's designated future leader, is building luxury offices and homes for himself worth over 100 million pounds while a huge number of population in the ... Read more...
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S. Korea on alert as N. Korean subs disappear in East Sea
May 26th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL (BNO NEWS) -- South Korea's military is attempting to track down four North Korean submarines which disappeared from their east coast base after conducting naval training in the East Sea earlier ... Read more...
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Japanese newspaper publishes rare photo of Kim Jong-il’s successor
April 20th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 20(ANI): A Japanese newspaper has published a rare photograph of a man, identified as Kim Jong-un, the youngest son and likely successor to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.The Mainichi newspaper ... Read more...
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N. Korea may carry out more nuke tests, says Moscow-based diplomat
May 25th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, May 25 (ANI): A senior North Korean diplomat in Moscow, Russia, has said that his country may carry out more nuclear tests unless the United States ends its "intimidation."The official ... Read more...
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