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Now playing Next no comment North Korean youth dance to celebrate 10th anniversary of Kim Jong Un in power Students and youth wearing face masks dance in Pyongyang to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in power. 12/04/2022
Now playing Next no comment North Korea releases images of interballistic missile launch The launch was the first time Pyongyang has fired the missiles at full range since 2017. 25/03/2022
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Now playing Next no comment North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth North Korea marks anniversary of Kim Jong Il's birth 16/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Kim at ground-breaking of Pyongyang housing project North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a new mammoth construction project in Pyongyang on Saturday, state media reported early on Sunday. 13/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Kim Jong Un, wife and aunt at Lunar New Year concert Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife attended a Lunar New Year’s Day concert in Pyongyang where he received thunderous cheers from audience members and artists who praised him for heralding a “new era” of national power, state media reported 02/02/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea tests most potent long-range missile in five years The launch came three days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea. The North also flight-tested a pair of purported long-range cruise missiles on Tuesday. 30/01/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires short-range missiles in 4th launch this year North Korea has been ramping up tests in recent months of new, potentially nuclear-capable missiles designed to be maneuverable and fly at low altitudes. 17/01/2022
Now playing Next North Korea US hits North Korean officials with sanctions after missile test The US Treasury says sanctions are being imposed on five officials, hours after Pyongyang said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. 13/01/2022
Now playing Next North Korea North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea During Kim’s 10-year rule, North Korea has performed 62 rounds of ballistic missile tests, compared with nine rounds during his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung’s 46-year rule, and 22 rounds during Kim Jong Il’s 17-year rule. 05/01/2022