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A North Korean merchant ship loaded with coal, seized by the United States in the East China Sea for suspected sanctions violation, arrives in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
2019-05-11

The Red Cross warns that North Korea faces a "major, complex disaster" after recent floods kill scores of people and leave more than 100,000 homeless.
2016-09-13

Coca-Cola says that it will start doing business in Burma after sixty years as soon as the U.S. government issues a license allowing American companies to make such investments.
2012-06-14

Burma signs an agreement with the International Labour Organization to end forced labour by 2015.
2012-03-17

Diplomatic cable leaks by Wikileaks reveal that China regarded North Korea as a "spoilt child" and the view of Korean reunification under South Korean leadership is "gaining ground".
2010-11-29

A United Nations report suggests North Korea has supplied Burma, Iran and Syria with nuclear technology, in violation of United Nations sanctions. China had previously blocked the report from reaching the UN Security Council.
2010-11-9

North Korean foreign minister Pak Ui-chun arrives in Burma in the first visit since the two countries restored ties in 2007, amid worries over nuclear cooperation.
2010-07-29

A leaked United Nations report states that North Korea is exporting nuclear technology to Burma, Iran and Syria.
2010-05-28

Two Burmese whistleblowers are sentenced to death for leaking details of secret government visits to North Korea.
2010-01-8

A Burmese court sentences two officials to death and one to imprisonment for leaking details of secret government visits to North Korea and Russia.
2010-01-7