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DPRK top leader reviews work as 8th Party Congress opens
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Kim Jong-un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), delivered a report on the work of the seventh Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the first day of the Eighth Party Congress on Tuesday, said offi
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DPRK celebrates New Year with performance in central Pyongyang
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A New Year performance was given at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Thursday night with tens of thousands of people standing in the cold to embrace the New Year.
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North Korea ramps up border restrictions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 29 (ANI): North Korea has enforced stricter control measures at state borders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has stepped up virus control measures along the inter-Korean border and at sea, Yonhap News citing state media reported on Sund
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N Korea bans smoking in public places, asks businesses to save resources
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], November 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has enacted two new laws banning smoking in public places and asking businesses to take on extra land, energy, and cost-saving practices, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday.
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South Korea reports 76 more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Pyongyang [South Korea], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 76 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight on Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 25,275.
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Not one N Korean fell victim to COVID-19, says Kim Jong-un
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 11 (ANI): As North Korea marked its 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers' Party on Saturday, its leader Kim Jong Un addressed the audience at a military parade that he wanted to thank the people of his country for their good health and fo
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Intend to develop, consolidate China-Korea ties, says President Xi Jinping
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 11 (ANI): China President Xi Jinping has congratulated Kim Jong Un on the founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party and said that he intends to defend, consolidate and develop ties with Pyongyang and support the socialist cause of the two countrie
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North Korea's military buildup deterrent in Nature: Kim Jong-un
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 10 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea is building up its war capacity purely as a deterrent and will only strike in retaliation, leader Kim Jong Un said at a massive military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the ruling Workers' Party.
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In a 'first', Kim Jong-un wishes Trump quick recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 3 (ANI): North Korea leader Kim Jong-un on Friday wished US President Donald Trump quick recovery from COVID-19 after he was admitted to Walter Reed hospital in Washington.
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Pyongyang has an effective war deterrent and will now focus on economy, No
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 30 (ANI): North Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song on Tuesday said that Pyongyang has a "reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defence" and will now focus on developing its sanctions-hit economy.
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North Korea warns South against violating border to search for official's
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 27 (ANI): North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday to refrain from violating its sea border amid search for the body of the fisheries official killed in North Korea waters.
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North Korean leader holds CMC meeting, discusses 'war deterrence'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], July 19 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "the key issues of further bolstering a war deterrent of the country," Yonhap reported citing state media.
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