0208 GMT April 16, 2021
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North Korea’s Sports Ministry said on Tuesday that it will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics this year to protect its athletes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticized ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new US administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help bring peace, state news reported on Tuesday.
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North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic push to talks since mid-February by US President Joe Biden's administration, a senior Biden administration official said.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for increased military power and greater nuclear war deterrence, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, as a rare ruling party congress came to a close after eight days of policy discussions.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is "our biggest enemy," state media said on Saturday, presenting a stark challenge to US President-elect Joe Biden just days before he takes office.
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North Korea is building two new submarines, including one capable of firing ballistic missiles, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, following a closed-door briefing by the South’s National Intelligence Service.
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Seoul said North Korea expressed regret over the “unfortunate” and “unexpected” killing of a South Korean official for fear of carrying the coronavirus in the North’s territory this week.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in separate messages to Tajikistan’s president and North Korea’s leader called for promotion of bilateral relations.
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North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has "probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of its ballistic missiles," according to a confidential UN report.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said there will be no more war as the country's nuclear weapons guarantee its safety and future despite outside pressure and military threats, state media said on Tuesday.
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North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country's first suspected coronavirus case, state media reported Sunday.
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North Korea does not feel the need to have talks with the United States, which would be nothing more than "a political tool" for Washington, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a US envoy's visit to South Korea.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday accepted the resignation of the minister responsible for relations with North Korea, as tensions with Pyongyang rise over the activities of defectors in the South and stalled diplomacy.
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North Korea criticized Donald Trump in a stinging criticism of the US on Friday, the second anniversary of a landmark summit in Singapore where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong-un.
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A day after North Korea suspended communication hotlines with South Korea over defectors who send propaganda and contraband into the North, South Korea said it would take legal action against two organizations that conduct such operations.
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