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/ 19 February 2009
North Korea said on Thursday it was ready for war with the South, just hours before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to arrive in Seoul.
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/ 16 February 2009
North Korea said on Monday it had the right to launch its longest-range missile, raising tensions hours before Hillary Clinton arrives in the region.
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/ 15 February 2009
The moon over hermit North Korea gave off a mysterious glow and citizens pledged undying loyalty to leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday.
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/ 13 November 2008
North Korea may be hoping to squeeze concessions from the international community, the South’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
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/ 16 October 2008
Destitute North Korea on Thursday threatened to end all relations with South Korea, a major source of aid and cash.
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/ 10 September 2008
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is not seriously ill, a top official in the secretive state was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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/ 9 September 2008
North Korea celebrated its 60th birthday with a military parade on Tuesday just as the state appears to be backing away from a disarmament deal.
Once dubbed by Esquire magazine as ”the worst building in the history of mankind”, the North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction.
North Korea toppled the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor on Friday in a symbolic move to show its commitment to a nuclear deal.
North Koreans waved flags, plastic flowers and danced in the streets of Pyongyang to welcome the Olympic torch on Monday after the destitute state had promised its main benefactor China an ”astonishing” show. The global torch relay ahead of the Beijing Games in August has prompted protests against China’s rights record in Tibet.