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North Korea Reports COVID-19 Cases Surging To 350,000 From 1 In Single Day Ahead Of Biden Asia Visit

At least six people have died due to COVID-19, and more than 350,000 are infected in North Korea as an "explosive" coronavirus outbreak takes a toll on the isolated nation, the country's state media KCNA confirmed, according to CNN.

Benzinga

North Korea says six dead after admitting Covid outbreak for first time

Regime has said it is imposing ‘maximum emergency measures’ and 187,800 people are being ‘isolated and treated’ after showing signs of fever

The Guardian - UK

Kim Jong-un tests new missile - just how dangerous is the situation in North Korea?

Kim Jong-un tested North Korea’s weapons just days before South Korea inaugurated a new president, raising concerns in the international community over increased tensions

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North Korea fires ballistic missile in second test launch in a week

The Japanese Coast Guard and the South Korean Military have said that a ballistic missile was fired off the east coast of North Korea, two weeks after Kim Jong-un warned of his country's fire power

Daily Mirror

North Korea orders strict lockdown after first official Covid case

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered a strict national lockdown after the country reported its first official Covid cases.

Evening Standard

North Korea Reports First-Ever COVID-19 Case 2 Years Into Pandemic, Kim Jong-un Orders 'Serious Emergency'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "serious emergency" and ordered lockdowns across the country after confirming the first-ever Covid-19 case in the country on Thursday.

Benzinga

New South Korean president touts "audacious plan" for North Korea if it drops nuclear program

Yoon Suk-yeol also wants closer relations with the U.S.

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South Korea’s new president offers North economic plan in return for denuclearisation

Elected in a tight contest in March, Yoon Suk-yeol proposes ‘audacious’ plan for Pyongyang at his inauguration in Seoul

The Guardian - AU

North Korea fires unidentified projectile off its east coast, says South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff (old)

North Korea fires unidentified projectile

The Independent UK

North Korea Cracks Down on ‘Capitalist’ Pop Culture

An increase in the scale of prison and labor camps in North Korea suggests more people are falling foul of the regime’s rules on deviation from the socialist norm, analysts say.

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North Korea bans tight pants and trendy haircuts as fashion cops launch crackdown

North Korean young people are being stopped and checked by authorities who have launched a crackdown on Western popular culture including fashion, music and videos

Daily Mirror

North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ eastward, says South Korea

Kim Jong Un has vowed to build up his nuclear weapons arsenal ‘at a fast pace’

Evening Standard

Inside Kim Jong-un’s new ballistic missile plans as North Korea parades weapons

In a speech at a military parade on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear force was tasked with potentially carrying out strikes against anyone who violates the North's "fundamental interests"

Daily Mirror

North Koreans to face labour camps for removing surveillance tools from phones

Kim Jong-un’s vice-like grip on North Korea includes special phones that can’t reach the outside world – but a new hack from China is enabling users to bypass state controls completely

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Satellite images show North Korea ready for army parade - but it's mysteriously delayed

North Korea were set to host their military parade where they showcase their huge weapons and thousands of soldiers march through central Pyongyang but the event did not go ahead

Daily Mirror

Mysterious woman spotted in public shadowing North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un

The woman, who's been tentatively identified as Kim Sol-song the dictator's half sister, was filmed watching over North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un at several recent engagements

Daily Mirror

North Korea tests new nuclear-boosting weapon as Kim Jong-un 'gives instructions'

Tensions have ramped up between North Korea and neighbour South Korea, whose military claim they detected two projectiles fired from the city of Hamhung on Saturday night

The Independent UK

US official warns to expect imminent North Korea nuclear test

North Korea is prioritising ballistic missile programmes at expense of its citizens, US special envoy says

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The Guardian - AU

North Korea would ‘annihilate’ South if provoked, warns Kim Jong-un’s sister

Warning points to a rise in tensions on the peninsula after the North conducted its first intercontinental ballistic missile test in five years

Daily Mirror

North Korea threatens to DESTROY major targets as Kim Jong-un's sister lashes out

Tensions have ramped up following a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests - and now Kim Jong-un's influential little sister Kim Yo-jong has lashed out

The New Daily

Top videos: More goose than Maverick, Kim Jong-un’s bizarre Top Gun impersonation

A look back on the week's biggest moments. From Kim Jong-un's bizarre Tom Cruise impersonation to that shocking Oscar moment, we have it all.

The Guardian - AU

Testing times: why North Korea’s missile launches should worry the west

The recent test of an ICBM is a show of strength by Kim Jong-un and a reminder that he will have to be treated as an equal by the US in future talks

Daily Mirror

Kim Jong-un in chilling threat about North Korea's 'formidable striking capabilities'

Kim Jong-un made the statement when meeting with North Korean officials, scientists, technicians and workers who contributed to a missile launch on Thursday

Salon

Does Trump know what "smart" means?

On Saturday the former president called Putin smart for the second time in a month

The Guardian - AU

North Korea may be preparing for nuclear test soon – report

‘Shortcut’ tunnel at Punggye-ri nuclear testing centre could see it operational within a month, sources tell South Korean news agency

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