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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.
While North Korea is classified as a low-income country, the structure of North Korea's causes of death (2013) is unlike that of other low-income countries. [408] Instead, it is closer to worldwide averages, with non-communicable diseases—such as cardiovascular disease and cancers—accounting for 84 percent of the total deaths in 2016.
NK News is an American subscription-based news website that provides stories and analysis about North Korea.Established in 2011, it is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea with reporters in Washington, D.C., and London. [1]
It is planned to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea located in Chongjin's residential construction project. [37] Pohang Tower 2 Chongjin: 138 m (453 ft) 40 There are plans to build the tallest tower complex in North Korea, located in a housing project. Pohang Tower 3 Chongjin: 138 m (453 ft) 40
The alert follows a measure taken by the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in 2016, that identified North Korea as a jurisdiction of money laundering concern under the USA Patriot Act. [165] Apr 5: China arrests South Korean pastors for helping North Koreans flee the regime. [166]
In many pictures with Kim Jong-Un, his subjects look like they’re crying -- and a Korean Studies professor explains the reason for the display of emotion.
Naenara (Korean: 내나라; lit. my country) [1] is the official web portal of the North Korean government. [3] It was the first website in North Korea, and was created in 1996. [4]
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".