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In the year 2016, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests: one in January and the other in September. Additionally, the country conducted several missile tests. As consequence, the United Nations Security Council adopted three resolutions against North Korea. The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in May.
North Korea, [d] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [e] is a country in East Asia.It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
As of 2010, there are 65 North Korean-run and pro-North Korean websites blocked in South Korea. [1] A test conducted by OpenNet Initiative in 2010 found that most websites blocked in South Korea are related to North Korea. The number of blocked North Korean sites has increased in recent years. [2]
The 2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit, commonly known as the Hanoi Summit, was a two-day summit meeting between North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. president Donald Trump, [1] held at the French Colonial Hôtel Métropole in Hanoi, Vietnam, during February 27–28, 2019.
Continuing concerns about North Korea's development of nuclear missiles led in 2003 to the six-party talks that included North Korea, South Korea, the US, Russia, China, and Japan. [10] In 2006, however, North Korea resumed testing missiles and on October 9 conducted its first nuclear test. [11] A second inter-Korean summit was held in 2007. [12]
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According to a statement published on 11 September 2016, by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's official state media, the country's northeast has been affected by the "heaviest downpour" since 1945, with "tens of thousands" of buildings destroyed and people left homeless and "suffering from great hardship". [4]
Some famous Revolutionary Sites include Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, [9] and Jangjasan Revolutionary Site and Oun Revolutionary Site associated with the youth of Kim Jong Il. [8] The Mount Paektu area in particular hosts many sites. [10] South Koreans have criticized the sites for "wip[ing] out traditional culture ...