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Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.
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N. Korea's Kim decided troop deployment for Russia in August 2024
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un finalized his decision to deploy troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine on Aug. 28 last year, shortly after Kyiv launched a surprise offensive into Kursk, a video released by the North's state media showed Sunday.
The Korean Central Television recently released the music video of a song titled "Remember," featuring North Korean soldiers who fought in Russia's front-line region of Kursk.
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N. Korea's Kim inspects new missile-producing factory ahead of planned trip to China
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new munitions factory that produces missiles, state media reported Monday, ahead of his upcoming visit to Beijing to attend China's military parade.
Kim visited a major munitions enterprise the previous day to review the country's capability to produce missiles, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, without disclosing the location.
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N. Korea slams Seoul-Washington-Tokyo statement targeting its cyber threats
SEOUL -- North Korea on Monday denounced a recent joint statement by South Korea, the United States and Japan criticizing the regime's malicious cyber activities, calling it a "political farce."
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the criticism in a statement by the foreign ministry's press chief after the three countries voiced "serious concerns" in their joint statement last week over evolving malicious cyber activities by North Korean information technology (IT) workers.
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Documentary shows atrocities faced by N. Korean troops deployed to Russia
SEOUL -- A North Korean documentary revealed Monday that North Korean troops deployed to support Russia in the war against Ukraine had been subjected to battlefield atrocities, including death by suicide bombing.
North Korea's state-run Korean Central Television aired the documentary Sunday night, featuring images of battles involving its soldiers deployed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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N. Korea's Kim heads for Beijing by train to attend military parade with Putin, Xi
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed for Beijing by private train to attend a Chinese event marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender and the end of World War II, Pyongyang's state media said early Tuesday, in what will be his debut on the multilateral diplomatic stage.
Kim Chon-il, director of the North's foreign ministry's press and information department, confirmed his departure on Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, as the reclusive leader is expected to stand alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a military parade on Wednesday.
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N. Korea's Kim inspects lab for new solid-fuel ICBM engine
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a missile research institute for a new high-powered engine for solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), state media reported Tuesday.
Kim said the engine will be used for the next-generation Hwasong-20 ICBMs during his visit to a research institute affiliated with the Missile Administration on Monday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
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N. Korea likely eyes multiple-warhead missile technology with new ICBM
SEOUL -- North Korea appears to be working to secure multiple warhead missile capabilities, analysts said Tuesday, after the North unveiled leader Kim Jong-un's visit to a lab for a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under development.
Kim inspected the production of a new high-powered solid-fuel engine for ICBMs, saying it will be used for the next-generation Hwasong-20 ICBM during his visit to the institute affiliated with the Missile Administration on Monday, according to the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
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N. Korea's media domestically reports on Kim's arrival in Beijing, but no mention of daughter
SEOUL -- North Korea's state media on Wednesday domestically reported on leader Kim Jong-un's arrival in Beijing, but there was no mention that Kim's young daughter, Ju-ae, accompanied him.
The North's Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, a radio service, reported the news a day after Kim arrived in Beijing to attend a large-scale military parade at Tiananmen Square on Wednesday.
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N. Korea's Kim, Putin discuss 'long-term' plan for bilateral cooperation: KCNA
SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed "long-term" plans for cooperation between the two nations during their talks in Beijing on the sidelines of China's military parade, state media reported Thursday.
The summit took place hours after Kim and Putin attended China's large-scale military parade the previous day, together with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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N. Korean newspaper features Kim's presence at military parade with Xi, Putin on front page
SEOUL -- North Korea's top newspaper on Thursday featured leader Kim Jong-un's attendance at a Chinese military parade alongside the Chinese and Russian presidents on its front page.
The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's most widely read newspaper, devoted the first three pages of its Thursday issue to stories and photos of Kim's attendance at the military parade in Beijing the previous day.
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Vietnamese leader voices hope to meet N. Korea's Kim in congratulatory message
SEOUL -- Vietnamese President Luong Cuong has sent a congratulatory message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ahead of the country's national founding anniversary next week, expressing a wish to meet in person "as soon as possible," state media reported Friday.
The message was delivered the previous day, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, ahead of the North's 77th anniversary of its national founding on Sept. 9, 1948, by the current leader's grandfather, Kim Il-sung.
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