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 proposes unconditional dialogue with South Korea
January 6th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Jan 6(ANI): North Korea has reportedly proposed unconditional dialogue with South Korea as soon as possible.According to Xinhua news agency, the North Korean government issued a statement on ... Read more...
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North Korea says South’s “childish play with fire not worth responding to”
December 21st, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Dec 21(ANI): North Korea has said that it "was not worth reacting" to the latest "military provocation" by South Korea.Air raid bunkers in Yeonpyeong shook during the live-fire ... Read more...
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US wants North Korea to show commitment to denuclearisation
September 13th, 2010 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Sep 13 (DPA) A US envoy Monday urged North Korea to demonstrate its commitment to denuclearisation by taking concrete steps to show progress could be made in any talks.
"The US is ... Read more...
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North Korea Condemned For Alleged Torpedo Attack
May 20th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Pyongyang, North Korea, May 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) North Korea is being condemned internationally following the release of evidence that strongly pointed fingers at the country regarding the torpedoing of the ... Read more...
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North Korea confirms Kim Jong Il’s unofficial visit to China
May 7th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), May 7 (ANI): North Korea's official KCNA news agency confirmed Friday that the country's leader Kim Jong Il paid an unofficial visit to China from May 3 to 7.It ... Read more...
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North Korea sentences Boston man to 8 years of hard labor for border incursion
April 7th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- A Boston man in North Korea was sentenced to eight years of hard labor for alleged illegal border incursion and hostile acts, the official Korean Central News Agency ... Read more...
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North Korean official executed for failed currency reform
March 19th, 2010 - 2:26 am ICT by BNO News
By Michael van Poppel
Seoul, Mar 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) -- A North Korean official was executed last week for the country's failed currency reform that further devastated its national economy, which is already ... Read more...
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North Korean Supreme Leader’s secret four billion dollar ‘emergency fund’ revealed
March 15th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Mar 15(ANI): The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, reportedly has a four billion dollar 'emergency fund' hidden in European banks' secret accounts to utilize if he has ... Read more...
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Thai court detains crew of aircraft carrying weapons
December 14th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 14 (DPA) A Thai court Monday ordered a 12-day detention period without bail for one Belarus national and four Kazakh citizens who landed a cargo plane with 35 tonnes ... Read more...
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Thailand to charge crew of aircraft carrying weapons
December 13th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Dec 13 (DPA) Thailand will charge five Kazakhstan and Belarus crew members who landed a cargo plane with 35 tonnes of weapons at a Bangkok airport on the weekend, the ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier pushes for nuclear-free Korean peninsula
October 5th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Oct.5 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for talks with top leader Kim Jong-il Sunday and said that he would be ... Read more...
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N.Korea willing to hold talks with the US
August 14th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Aug.14 (ANI): A senior North Korean diplomat has said that his country's government is willing to hold talks with Washington.Kim Yong-il, a vice minister in the North's Foreign Ministry, ... Read more...
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Clinton’s ‘rock star status’ helped release US journalists in North Korea
August 5th, 2009 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Aug. 5 (ANI): Former U.S. president Bill Clinton's ` rock star status' has helped to secure the release of two American journalists from the clutches of the North ... Read more...
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US journalists get 12 years in North Korean labour camp
June 8th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 8 (DPA) Two US journalists were sentenced Monday to 12 years in a North Korean labour camp after being found guilty of a "grave crime" and illegal entry into the ... Read more...
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Unusual earthquake activity in North Korea nuclear test area
May 25th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by admin
Pyongyang, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- Unusual earthquake activity was reported in North Korea's nuclear test area on Monday morning, the United States Geological Survey reported. The agency said the earthquake, which ... Read more...
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North Korea says US journalists face five years or more in a labour camp
April 25th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Apr.25 (ANI): The North Korean Government has that the two female American journalists it has arrested for allegedly crossing the Stalinist state's border with China face five years or ... Read more...
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International Atomic Energy Agency statement
April 15th, 2009 - 12:46 am ICT by admin
Pyongyang, NORTH KOREA (BNO NEWS) -- Following is a statement to the media by IAEA Spokesperson Marc Vidricaire on the situation in the DPRK:"The Democratic People´s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has today ... Read more...
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N. Korea may use detained US journalists as bargaining chips
March 26th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.26 (ANI): The North Korean Government is likely to use the two American journalists it has detained as bargaining chips in its feuds with the outside world, analysts and politicians in ... Read more...
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North Korea readying intercontinental missile launch: Reports
February 3rd, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 3 (DPA) North Korea is preparing to test-fire an intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, South Korean media reports said Tuesday.Intelligence agencies in South Korea and the US ... Read more...
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North Korea to suspend rail links with South
November 24th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 24 (DPA) North Korea Monday said it will suspend cross-border rail service, effectively closing the land border with the South, and expel South Korean personnel from an industrial complex just ... Read more...
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N. Korean leader Kim inspects army unit after two months
October 11th, 2008 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Oct. 11 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspected a womens army unit on Saturday. A local newspaper reported the leader''s inspection of the battery of the ... Read more...
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US shows proof of North Korea-Syria n-cooperation
April 25th, 2008 - 7:05 am ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, April 24 (DPA) US intelligence officials were on Capitol Hill Thursday to present lawmakers with evidence that North Korea assisted Syria in the construction of the nuclear reactor destroyed by ... Read more...
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