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‘Noisy loudspeaker’ row escalates into exchange of fire over Korean border
What do you do when your neighbor has the radio on too loud? Ask them politely to turn it down? Maybe bang on the wall? For North Korea it was an excuse...
North Korea winds back the clock 30 minutes to create its own time zone
North Korea has announced that it is winding its clocks back by 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” — breaking from a time standard...
North Korea: Why the hermit kingdom has established its own time zone
North Korea has announced that it is winding its clocks back by 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” — breaking from a time standard...
North Korea winds back its clocks to make ‘Pyongyang time’
North Korea has announced that it is winding its clocks back by 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” - breaking from a time standard...
North Korea builds ‘taller’ missile tower for possible October launch
North Korea has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base, possibly in preparation for firing a long-range rocket to mark an important national...
North Korea says ‘not interested’ in Iran-like nuclear talks with U.S.
North Korea is not interested in an Iran-like dialogue with the United States to give up its nuclear capabilities, the isolated country’s foreign...
‘Nazi propaganda’: North Korea angrily denies South’s execution claims
North Korea responded angrily Thursday to reports in the South Korean media about a recent spate of high-level defections and executions, calling them...
Teenage North Korean soldier crosses DMZ to defect to the south
A North Korean soldier has made a rare bid to defect to South Korea by crossing the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two countries. The teenager...
Wish you were here? North Korea looks to tempt Western tourists
If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda...
Holiday in socialist fairyland? North Korea woos tourists
If you’re still looking for somewhere exotic to go this summer and don’t mind a vacation that comes with a heavy dose of socialist propaganda...
Isolated and nuclear-armed, dictator Kim Jong-un keeps world on edge
Amid claims and counterclaims between North Korea and the Pentagon about whether the regime can miniaturize nuclear weapons to fit atop a missile, North...
N. Korea uses anti-aircraft gun to execute defense chief for treason: Report
North Korea has executed its defense chief on treason charges by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul’s National...
N Korea executes defence chief with anti-aircraft gun for ‘falling asleep’
North Korea has executed its defence chief on treason charges by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul’s National...
North Korea executes defense chief for treason using an anti-aircraft gun
North Korea has executed its defense chief on treason charges by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul’s National...
South Korea expresses concern over North’s submarine missile test
North Korea’s recent test-firing of a ballistic missile from a submarine was “very serious and concerning”, South Korea said on Monday,...
N. Korea claims successful test of underwater ballistic missile
North Korea announced Saturday the successful test-firing of a submarine-based ballistic missile – a technology that would offer the nuclear-armed...
North Korea claims to have test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea announced Saturday the successful test-firing of a submarine-based ballistic missile – a technology that would offer the nuclear-armed...
N. Korea says successfully test-fired underwater ballistic missile
North Korea announced Saturday the successful test-firing of a submarine-based ballistic missile – a technology that would offer the nuclear-armed...
UN launches $111 million aid appeal for starving North Korea
The United Nations on Wednesday launched an appeal for $111 million dollars to help 70 percent of North Korea’s population now facing a food crisis.
North Korea’s ballistic missiles threaten Asia, but not yet a direct threat to U.S.
Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to...
U.S. researchers: Hundreds of NKorea missiles threaten Asia
Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to...
North Korea threatens attack on U.N. rights office in Seoul
North Korea has threatened “merciless punishment” against South Korea if it goes ahead with plans to open a U.N.
North Korea threatens strike against UN rights office in Seoul
North Korea has threatened “merciless punishment” against South Korea if it goes ahead with plans to open a UN field office in Seoul for monitoring...
North Korea warns against airdropping DVDs of ‘The Interview’
North Korea’s military on Sunday threatened to blow up balloons that South Korean activists plan to send over the heavily-militarized border carrying...
'We are prepared': North Korea ready to fire nuclear missiles anytime
North Korea has the ability to fire a nuclear weapon and would use a nuclear missile in retaliation if it is attacked, the country’s ambassador to...
North Korea UK ambassador brands defectors ‘animals and scum’
North Korean defectors are “scum” and “animals” the country’s Ambassador to the UK has told Sky News. In a rare interview,...
Pyongyang grocery chain aims to boost living standards
At a time when the world’s biggest grocery chains are struggling to perform, a new chain of stores in North Korea aims to mimic their success.
North Korea fires missiles, vows ‘merciless’ strikes against South Korea, U.S.
North Korea fired missiles into the sea Monday and vowed “merciless strikes” against the U.S.
North Korea fires missiles in anger as South-U.S. drills begin
North Korea fired missiles into the sea Monday and vowed “merciless strikes” against the U.S.
'Prepare for war': North Korea's Kim appeal to nation ahead of U.S. drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged his army to prepare for war with the United States and its allies, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang ramps...
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