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N.Korea’s Kim calls for preventing natural disasters and COVID-19 outbreaks
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged efforts to prevent natural disasters or coronavirus outbreaks from damaging the economy as he convened a meeting of the ruling…
Renewed activity at N. Korea nuclear reactor ‘deeply troubling’, IAEA says
2021-08-30T053534Z_1_LOV000N6HIKAD_RTRMADV_STREAM-8256-16X9-MP4_NORTHKOREA-NUCLEAR-IAEA By Francois Murphy and Josh Smith VIENNA/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea appears to have restarted a nuclear reactor that is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons, the…
S.Korea says it is developing more powerful missiles to deter N.Korea
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is in the final stages of developing a ballistic missile that can carry a warhead of up to 3 tons, Yonhap news…
Satellite imagery shows North Korean troops preparing for military parade – reports
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean troops have been spotted in commercial satellite imagery preparing for a likely military parade, according to two organisations that track the country.…
S Korea hopes to restart talks with North Korea amid nuclear concerns: Official
Seoul [South Korea], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): A report by the UN nuclear watchdog suggesting that North Korea has restarted nuclear operations adds to the urgency of resuming talks with it,…
North Korea nuclear activity ‘deeply troubling’: UN atomic agency
Vienna [Austria], August 31 (ANI): North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the UN atomic agency said. The 5-megawatt…
North blasts South Korea over joint drills with US, warns of retaliation
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) slammed South Korea on Wednesday for pushing ahead with planned military drills with the United States and…
Kim’s sister calls US-South Korea drills ‘rehearsal’ of nuclear war
Seoul [South Korea], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The upcoming joint drills of the United States and South Korea are a "rehearsal" of nuclear war, Kim Yo Jong, the deputy department director…
North Korean leader Kim’s head bandage fuels speculation over his health
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 3 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was recently photographed with a large green spot on the back of his head, fuelling speculation about his…
North slams US-South Korea military drills, casts doubt on North-South summit
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday night urged South Korea to cancel its regular joint military exercises with the United States…
North, South Korea agree to restore severed communication links
Seoul [South Korea], July 27 (ANI): North and South Korea restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential office said on…
China, N Korea exchange congratulatory messages on treaty anniversary
Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): The leaders of North Korea and China have exchanged messages pledging to strengthen cooperation on the 60th anniversary of the signing of their Treaty of…
