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Train From North Korea To China Reaches Beijing After 6-Year Pause
The first train from North Korea to Beijing in nearly six years arrived on Friday morning after nearly a day's journey, China's railway authority said.
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Train Service Between China, North Korea Set To Resume After 6 Years
Passenger train service between China and North Korea is set to resume on Thursday, six years after it was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators told AFP.
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Russian Defence Minister To Vist Pyongyang For Korean War Anniversary
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea for Korean War armistice anniversary celebrations, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, a sign it appears to be reopening its borders to high-level visitors after pandemic closure.
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Chinese Diplomats To Attend Korean War Anniversary Event In Pyongyang
North Korea is planning a "grand" Korean War armistice anniversary celebration this week that will be attended by Chinese diplomats, the first known foreign visitors since Pyongyang's 2020 pandemic border closure.
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North Korea Spent The Pandemic Building A Huge Border Wall
For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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Kim Jong Un Asks Army To Distribute Medicines As Covid Cases Rise: Report
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid aid.
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In North Korea's Covid Outbreak, Over A Million Cases Of "Fever", 50 Dead
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of COVID-19.
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"Fully Support": China As North Korea Reports First Official Covid Case
China said Thursday it was ready to "fully support" North Korea in its pandemic prevention efforts after Pyongyang reported its first official Covid case and declared a national emergency.
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North Korea Confirms 1st Covid Case, Declares "Severe National Emergency"
North Korea on Thursday confirmed its first-ever case of Covid-19, with state media declaring it a "severe national emergency incident" after more than two years of purportedly keeping the pandemic at bay.
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Train From North Korea To China Reaches Beijing After 6-Year Pause
The first train from North Korea to Beijing in nearly six years arrived on Friday morning after nearly a day's journey, China's railway authority said.
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Train Service Between China, North Korea Set To Resume After 6 Years
Passenger train service between China and North Korea is set to resume on Thursday, six years after it was suspended in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, travel operators told AFP.
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Russian Defence Minister To Vist Pyongyang For Korean War Anniversary
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will visit North Korea for Korean War armistice anniversary celebrations, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, a sign it appears to be reopening its borders to high-level visitors after pandemic closure.
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Chinese Diplomats To Attend Korean War Anniversary Event In Pyongyang
North Korea is planning a "grand" Korean War armistice anniversary celebration this week that will be attended by Chinese diplomats, the first known foreign visitors since Pyongyang's 2020 pandemic border closure.
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North Korea Spent The Pandemic Building A Huge Border Wall
For North Koreans, the country's northern frontier long offered rare access to outside information, trade opportunities, and the best option for those seeking to flee.
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North Korea's Weapons Programme Defies Covid Outbreak
North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.
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Kim Jong Un Asks Army To Distribute Medicines As Covid Cases Rise: Report
North Korea's Kim Jong Un criticised "irresponsible" officials over the country's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said on Monday, as Seoul offered Covid aid.
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In North Korea's Covid Outbreak, Over A Million Cases Of "Fever", 50 Dead
Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of COVID-19.
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"Fully Support": China As North Korea Reports First Official Covid Case
China said Thursday it was ready to "fully support" North Korea in its pandemic prevention efforts after Pyongyang reported its first official Covid case and declared a national emergency.
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North Korea Confirms 1st Covid Case, Declares "Severe National Emergency"
North Korea on Thursday confirmed its first-ever case of Covid-19, with state media declaring it a "severe national emergency incident" after more than two years of purportedly keeping the pandemic at bay.
