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North Korea continued nuclear and missile programmes in 2020 thanks to cyber hacking money, UN says

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North Korea continued its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions and funded them with £220m ($300m) stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report.  Kim Jong-un’s regime ‘produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure’ while continuing to seek material and technology … Read more

Very needy panda Fu Bao refuses to let zookeeper go in South Korea

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I can’t bear to be alone! Very needy panda refuses to let zookeeper go and desperately clings to his leg Baby Fu Bao was filmed clinging to her keeper’s leg at Everland Zoo, South Korea The video has been watched 4 million times and received 7000 comments  Fu Bao was born last year to mother … Read more

North Korea rallies round Kim Jong-un as Parliament is set to rubber-stamp nuclear weapons expansion

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North Koreans appear to have rallied round leader Kim Jong-un as his Parliament prepares to rubber-stamp a plan to expand the country’s nuclear weapons programme, posing a threat to US allies and even the US mainland.  The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said deputies led by senior official Choe Ryong Hae, president of the … Read more

North Korea: Kim Jong un unveils huge ‘submarine-launched ballistic missiles’ during military parade

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Nuclear-armed North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, in a show of strength days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president. State media said Kim Jong Un took centre stage after the five-yearly congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, at which the North Korean leader … Read more

Thousands gather in ‘coronvirus free’ North Korea

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Thousands gather in ‘coronavirus free’ North Korea for New Year fireworks but Kim Jong-Un SKIPS his annual televised address and sends every citizen a card instead Kim Jong Un thanked North Koreans for supporting leadership in ‘difficult times’ Fireworks welcomed in new year along with dancing in the capital of Pyongyang Kim penned New Year … Read more

South Korea demonstrates flight of drone ‘taxis’ which could revolutionise public transport 

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South Korea offered a glimpse of a science-fiction future on Wednesday with a demonstration flight of a two-seat drone taxi in Seoul, as the government outlined ambitious plans to commercialise urban air travel by 2025. At an event held next to the Han River near Yeouido, a finance and banking district in the heart of … Read more

Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staffer had Covid

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Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends South Korea trade trip after staff member’s Covid diagnosis

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Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more

North Korea tells people to stay indoors over ‘yellow dust’ virus fears

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North Koreans are warned to stay indoors over fears ‘yellow dust cloud from China’ could infect the population with Covid-19 Kim Jong-un’s regime is urging people to stay inside and keep windows closed Stay-at-home message has also been passed to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang  The secretive kingdom claims it has never had a single case … Read more

North Korea tells people to stay indoors over ‘yellow dust’ virus fears

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North Koreans are warned to stay indoors over fears ‘yellow dust cloud from China’ could infect the population with Covid-19 Kim Jong-un’s regime is urging people to stay inside and keep windows closed Stay-at-home message has also been passed to foreign diplomats in Pyongyang  The secretive kingdom claims it has never had a single case … Read more