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N.Korea reports six more dead from 'fever' amid Covid outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 06:53 AM

North Korea on Tuesday reported six additional deaths from "fever," days after announcing its first Covid case. Read more »

North Korea test-fires long-range cruise missile -KCNA

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 13 06:10 AM

SEOUL - North Korea carried out successful long-range cruise missile tests over the weekend, its state media, KCNA, said on Monday, amid a protracted standoff with the United States over denuclearization. Read more »

US general says N. Korea might flight test new ICBM design 'in the near future'

Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 06:16 PM

The warning by Air Force General Glen VanHerck appeared based on North Korea's October unveiling at a parade of what would be its largest ICBM yet, and not specific intelligence about an imminent launch.   Read more »

N. Korea unveils submarine-launched missile at parade: KCNA

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 07:59 AM

SEOUL - Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden's inauguration as US president. Read more »

North Korea prohibits smoking in public spaces

Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 07:15 AM

SEOUL - North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," state media KCNA reported on Thursday.   Read more »

Kim Jong Un pledges thousands of new homes as economic push begins

Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 14 10:37 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to build at least 25,000 homes over the next five years as citizens begin an 80-day campaign to achieve economic goals despite growing crises, state media said on Wednesday. Read more »

N. Korea warns of naval tensions during search for slain S. Korean

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Sep 27 09:35 AM

North Korea said it was searching for the body a South Korean man killed by its troops, but warned that South Korean naval operations in the area threatened to raise tensions, state media reported on Sunday.   Read more »

N.Korea's Kim vows to further bolster nuclear war deterrence - KCNA

Reuters
Posted at May 24 10:10 AM

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country's nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Sunday. Read more »

NKorea's Kim sends 'verbal message' to China's Xi

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 07:00 AM

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's Kim Jong Un has sent a "verbal message" to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, state media KCNA reported Friday, after weeks of speculation about his health. Read more »

North Korea's Kim opens huge mountain development

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 12:19 PM

SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened a flagship construction project close to Mount Paektu, a symbol of the Korean nation and the supposed birthplace of his father and predecessor, state media reported Tuesday. Read more »

N.Korea fires projectiles, rejects S.Korea's dialogue pledge

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 09:26 AM

SEOUL - North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over. Read more »