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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a ceremony for the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea January 14, 2021 in this photo supplied by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTER
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North Korea's Kim cites 1990s famine in urging work to alleviate economic crises

“I made up my mind to ask the WPK organisations at all levels ... to wage another more difficult ‘Arduous March’ in order to relieve our people of the difficulty, even a little,” Kim said,...

The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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North Korea drops out of Tokyo Olympics citing Covid-19

FILE PHOTO: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong speaks during a joint announcement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, March 25, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
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S Korea minister expects China to play role in N Korea peacemaking

FILE PHOTO: North Korea's Sinuiju and the Broken Bridge over the Yalu river are seen from Dandong, Liaoning province, China March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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US, Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017/ Reuters
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China, South Korea vow cooperation on North Korea after top diplomat meeting

Residents hold US and North Korean flags while they wait for motorcade of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un en route to the Metropole Hotel for the second US- North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 February, 2019/ Reuters
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US to brief Japan, South Korea on North Korea review

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US to brief Japan, South Korea on North Korea review

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017/ Reuters
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US says any approach to North Korea will have to be in 'lockstep' with allies

FILE PHOTO: The flag of North Korea is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy
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Russian diplomats complain of acute shortages in North Korea causing foreign exodus

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019/Reuters
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N Korean leader's sister slams S Korea's Moon for criticism of recent missile test

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017/ Reuters
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N Korea accuses UNSC of 'double standard' over missile tests

Residents hold US and North Korean flags while they wait for motorcade of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un en route to the Metropole Hotel for the second US- North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 February, 2019/ Reuters
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North Korea says Biden administration took wrong first step over latest missile test

U.S. President Joe Biden holds his first formal news conference as president in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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North Korea, immigration, re-election top agenda at Biden's first White House news conference