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North Korea celebrates 75th party anniversary amid economic woes

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of its ruling party with outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to take centrestage in a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang

Former N Korean ambassador to Italy living in South Korea, claims lawmaker

South Korea's spy agency earlier told lawmakers that Jo had left his official residence in Rome with his wife in November 2018

North Korea accuses South of intruding sea boundary to find dead official

Officials in Seoul have said the 47-year-old was likely attempting to defect before North Korean troops aboard a boat fatally shot him and burned his body

Japan PM Suga says ready to meet Kim Jong-un without any conditions

In his debut address to the UN General Assembly, Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "without any conditions".

North Korea's Kim Jong Un apologises for killing South Korean official

Kim's move will likely de-escalate tensions between the Koreas as it's expected to ease anti-North sentiments in South Korea

North Korea's Kim Jong-un apologises over shooting South Korean official

South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of a South Korea official

South Korea says North Korea killed its citizen, strongly condemns action

The 47-year-old man who worked for South Korea's fisheries ministry went missing Monday from his boat near Yeonpyeong Island

For North Korea, UN membership is a key connection to larger world

The United Nations makes a point of welcoming all nations, regardless of political persuasion. But in many ways, there''s a love-hate relationship between the North and the UN

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

Critics say Trump has used the military as a prop and purposefully undermined Pentagon efforts to remain apolitical

South Korea seeks United Nations' support for declaring end to Korean War

South Korean President Moon Jae-in reiterated the need for declaring the end to the decades-long Korean War and sought the United Nations'support

North Korea's Kim Jong-un urges quick recovery from typhoon damage

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for urgent efforts to rebuild thousands of homes and other structures destroyed by a typhoon that slammed the country's eastern region last week

Typhoon knocks out power in South Korean homes, barrels North Korea

A typhoon that grazed South Korea, ripping off roofs and knocking out power to more than 1,600 households, made landfall in North Korea early Thursday

North and South Korea brace for strong typhoon

Hundreds of flights were canceled in South Korea while North Korea's leader expressed concern about a potential loss of lives and crops as the countries braced for a fast-approaching typhoon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for readiness against virus, typhoon

Kim Jong Un held his third high-level political conference in as many weeks, where he raised alarm about the nation's coronavirus response and a typhoon forecast to hit the country early Thursday

North Korea's leader had big economic plans. He admits they've failed

Kim's blunt assessment led to a rare Workers' Party congress to chart a new course after the country was hammered by sanctions, floods, and the pandemic

North Korea to unveil new economic plans in January party meeting

Kim Jong Un will announce a new five-year plan to develop the country's dismal economy ravaged by US-led sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic

First-ever EU cyber sanctions hit Russian, Chinese, North Koreans

The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyberattacks, slapping them on alleged Russian military agents, Chinese cyber spies and organisations including a North Korean firm

EU prolongs nuclear sanctions against North Korea for one more year

The European Union prolonged sanctions against dozens of North Korean officials and agencies for a year over Pyongyang's continued efforts to develop nuclear missiles and other weapons of mass destruc

North Korea's Kim boasts of his nuclear weapons amid stalled talks with US

It shows he has no intention of abandoning his weapons as prospects dim for resuming diplomacy with the United States

North Korea declares state of emergency over suspected Covid-19 outbreak

The step was taken Friday afternoon after a person was found with suspected Covid-19 symptoms in the city