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North Korean Military Ramps Up COVID Response

North Korean military medics ramped up the distribution of medicines to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak, state media said on Tuesday, with the number of reported cases of "fever" nearing 1.5 million.Leader Kim Jong-un has ordered nationwide lockdowns to try and slow the spread of the disease through the unvaccinated population, and deployed the military after what he has called a botched response to the outbreak.Hundreds of personnel in camouflage uniforms from the Korean Peopl

17 May 2022
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N Korea Reports 15 More 'Fever' Deaths

North Korea on Sunday reported 15 additional deaths from "fever", days after officially confirming its first-ever COVID-19 cases and ordering nationwide lockdowns.The outbreak, which leader Kim Jong-un has said is causing "great upheaval", leaves a country with one of the world's worst healthcare systems on the edge of potential disaster.North Korea has no COVID vaccines, antiviral treatment drugs or mass-testing capacity.While it has maintained a rigid coronavirus bl

15 May 2022
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North Korea Says It Tested Hypersonic Missile

North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test by the nuclear-armed nation this year.This was the second reported North Korean test of a hypersonic gliding missile to date - following one in September last year - as Pyongyang looks to add the sophisticated weapon to its arsenal despite international sanctions and condemnation.Hypersonic missiles move far faster and are more agile than standard ones, making them much har

6 January 2022
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Trump, Kim summit ends with signing of joint declaration

All eyes were on the Capella Hotel in Singapore, the location of the historic summit between the President of the United States (US), Donald Trump and Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. The previously unimaginable encounter saw the leader of the free world shake the hand of a third-generation leader of a ruling dynasty, whom just months ago, he had an intense verbal exchange with and threatened to rain “fire and fury” if the latter endangered the US.

12 June 2018
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Singapore Summit: Trump, Kim arrive for historic meeting

Tuesday, 12 June 2018 will be a date etched in world history when Donald Trump meets Kim Jong Un as it will mark the first meeting between a sitting United States (US) President and a Supreme Leader of North Korea. Departing from the G7 Summit, Trump called his meeting with Kim a “one-time opportunity” which “will not be wasted” on Twitter.

11 June 2018
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Does it matter, who has the “bigger” nuclear button?

North Korean authoritarian leader, Kim Jong-Un, in a New Year address, warned that he had a “nuclear button” on his desk. In response, United States (US) President Donald Trump tweeted that he has his own nuclear button on his table that is “bigger and more powerful.”Does it really matter?Yes and no. Yes, it does matter that North Korea has nuclear weapons and if it will deploy those weapons against its enemies like the US or Japan.

3 January 2018
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Trump 'disappointed' in China over North Korea sanctions

US President Donald Trump – who has often hailed China's efforts to put pressure on North Korea – hit out at Beijing Thursday for failing to cut off Pyongyang's oil supply, saying such moves prevented a "friendly solution" of the crisis."Caught RED HANDED - very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea," Trump said on Twitter."There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!"Trump did

29 December 2017
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North Korea: Recent UN sanctions an ‘act of war’

North Korea has slammed recent sanctions over its missile tests as an “act of war” on Sunday, its first response to the latest diplomatic move to punish Pyongyang's ever-accelerating weapons drive. "We fully reject the latest UN sanctions...

25 December 2017
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Isolating the hermit kingdom

Pyongyang’s recent flurry of missile tests have sent shockwaves throughout the world. The recent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test is said to be able to reach the continental United States.The response of the international community has been a mix of shock and disdain towards the hermit kingdom.

15 December 2017
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North Korea tells UN envoy it wants to prevent war

A senior UN official returning from Pyongyang said Tuesday that North Korean officials had told him it was important to prevent war but offered no concrete proposal for talks."They agreed that it was important to prevent war," Jeffrey Feltman, the UN's political affairs chief, told reporters after briefing the Security Council on his trip.Feltman met with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho and Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong-Kuk during his visit to Pyongyang over th

13 December 2017
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Pyongyang tests ICBM that could put entire US in range

North Korea shattered a two-month period of relative quiet by test-firing a missile that analysts say may put the US east coast in range.Japan said the intercontinental ballistic missile flew for 53 minutes on a lofted trajectory and may have reached an altitude of more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) before landing in waters about 250 kilometers from its northwest coast.

29 November 2017
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N. Korea readies missile launch ahead of US-S. Korea drill

North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source.The US navy said Friday that a US aircraft carrier will lead the drill in the coming week, a fresh show of force against North Korea as tensions soar over the hermit state's weapons programme.The move will likely rile Pyongyang which has previously responded angrily to joint exercises.The Donga Ilbo

14 October 2017
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