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Thinner Kim steals spotlight at North Korean parade

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressSeptember 9, 2021

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has held a parade showcasing military dogs and virus workers in orange hazmat suits, but leader Kim Jong Un still managed to seize the spotlight by looking thinner and more energetic than he has in years.During the…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, talks with Scott Pleus, Deputy Commander of the United States Forces Korea on his arrival at Osan Air Base Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. After Tokyo, President Joe Biden’s top diplomat and defense chief are traveling to South Korea after North Korea made sure it had their attention by warning the United States to refrain from causing trouble amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations.(Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)

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Top US diplomat slams North Korea’s rights condition

by Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press, and Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressMarch 17, 2021

Political party members in support of the recovery efforts from typhoon damage parade at the plaza of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. A powerful typhoon damaged buildings and flooded roads in North Korea on Monday, the fourth spell of strong wind and rain to hit the country in just over a month. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

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North Korea’s Kim urges quick recovery from typhoon damage

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressSeptember 9, 2020

A South Korean army soldier passes by a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Kim suspended his military's plans to take unspecified retaliatory action against South Korea, state media said Wednesday, possibly slowing a pressure campaign against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. The Korean letters read: "Strengthening...

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North: Kim suspended action against South for Korean impasse

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressJune 24, 2020

A South Korean Confucian scholar wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus has his temperature checked upon his arrival to cast his vote for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Nonsan, South Korea, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. South Korean voters wore masks and moved slowly between lines of tape at polling stations on Wednesday to elect lawmakers in the shadows of the spreading coronavirus. (Kang Jong-min/Newsis via AP)

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High turnout in South Korean election despite virus fears

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressApril 15, 2020

Workers wearing face masks spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in front of Myungsung Church in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. The number of new virus infections in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military reported its first case among its soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP)

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Globe battles virus as cases multiply outside China

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press, and Matt Sedensky Associated PressFebruary 26, 2020

Workers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. China and South Korea on Tuesday reported more cases of a new viral illness that has been concentrated in North Asia but is causing global worry as clusters grow in the Middle East and Europe. (Jin Yeon-soo/Yonhap via AP)

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Desperate to stop virus’ spread, countries limit travel

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press, and Matt Sedensky Associated PressFebruary 25, 2020

A man wearing a sanitary mask walks past the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Italy has been scrambling to check the spread of Europe's first major outbreak of the new viral disease amid rapidly rising numbers of infections and calling off the popular Venice Carnival, scrapping major league soccer matches in the stricken area and shuttering theaters, including Milan's legendary La Scala. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press, and Matt Sedensky Associated PressFebruary 24, 2020

REMOVES REFERENCE TO NUMBER OF VIRAL INFECTIONS - Visitors wearing face masks walk near the Gwanghwamun, the main gate of the 14th-century Gyeongbok Palace, and one of South Korea's well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. South Korea's Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip says the outbreak has entered a serious new phase but expressed cautious optimism that it can be contained to the region surrounding Daegu, where the first case was reported on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressFebruary 22, 2020

FILE - In this March 6, 2019, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing an image of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea on Saturday, Dec. 14, says it successfully performed another "crucial test" as its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its "reliable strategic nuclear deterrent."The signs read: " North's Tongchang-ri launch site." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

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North Korea conducts another test at long-range rocket site

by Kim Tong-Hyung Associated PressDecember 14, 2019