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In escalating tensions over the past week, North Korea accuses the United States of double standards when it comes to condemning missile tests, saying that the U.S. only condemned North Korea the same day that South Korea also tested missiles. North Korean state media cited its chief as saying that the American response was a "vivid revelation of the American-style double-dealing attitude" and also says that unless "the U.S. drops its hostile policies towards North Korea, denuclearization can never be put on the table" of negotiations.
2021-09-17

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches. Both South Korea and Japan condemn the launching.
2020-03-29

Yonhap News Agency reports that North Korea has fired two projectiles from Pyongan Province into the Sea of Japan.
2020-03-21

According to multiple sources, North Korea has fired its top three military officials and replaced them with younger loyalists. One of the three new appointees, general Ri Yong-gil, was inaccurately "reported" in 2016 as having been executed.
2018-06-4

North Korea warns that it cannot protect their embassies in Pyongyang as of April 10. It is advised that all foreign countries consider asking the staff of their embassies to leave.
2013-04-5

Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrate the successful launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 satellite in Pyongyang's Kim Il-Sung Square.
2012-12-14

North Korea's state-run television broadcasts its first Western film, "Bend It Like Beckham".
2010-12-30

South Korea's presidential office claims that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China for the second time this year.
2010-08-26

China says it will "not protect" whoever sank the ROKS "Cheonan" in March.
2010-05-28

North Korea says any attempt by South Korea to launch pre-emptive strikes against its nuclear facilities will be considered a declaration of war.
2010-01-24