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N. Korea's World Cup-winning footballers get heroes' welcome home

N. Korea's World Cup-winning footballers get heroes' welcome home

North Korea's Under-17 Women's World Cup-winning footballers received a heroes' welcome back in the capital Pyongyang, AFP footage showed on Sunday, with hundreds of people on the streets to celebrate their success.
Which Asian team achieved best result at a World Cup?

Which Asian team achieved best result at a World Cup?

Son Heung-min stars in South Korea's World Cup qualifier win against Oman

Son Heung-min stars in South Korea's World Cup qualifier win against Oman

Thousands hit by flooding in North Korea

Thousands hit by flooding in North Korea

More than 5,000 people isolated by flooding in northwest North Korea were rescued in airlifts and other evacuation work supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Monday.
July 29, 2024 | 03:32 pm PT
N. Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

N. Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defence agreement on Wednesday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.
June 19, 2024 | 06:15 am PT
Vietnam dip, Thailand enter FIFA top 100 after World Cup qualifiers

Vietnam dip, Thailand enter FIFA top 100 after World Cup qualifiers

Vietnam are expected to move down one place, while Thailand will climb two spots to enter the top 100 of the FIFA rankings, following the last two matches of the 2026 World Cup second qualifying round.
June 13, 2024 | 02:00 am PT
18 teams in third round of World Cup Asian qualifiers revealed

18 teams in third round of World Cup Asian qualifiers revealed

Indonesia and Palestine will be in the third Asian qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup for the first time, alongside familiar names such as Japan, South Korea and Iran.
June 12, 2024 | 03:23 pm PT
North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

North Korea test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific.
April 1, 2024 | 08:01 pm PT
Vietnamese bags gold at Weightlifting World Cup

Vietnamese bags gold at Weightlifting World Cup

Vietnam's Lai Gia Thanh won a gold medal at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup on the second day of competition.
April 1, 2024 | 06:38 pm PT
North Korea's Kim Jong-un receives car as gift from Putin: KCNA

North Korea's Kim Jong-un receives car as gift from Putin: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a car from Russia's President Vladimir Putin as a gift "for his personal use", official media reported on Tuesday, in what could be a violation of U.N. ban that Moscow had agreed to adopt against Pyongyang.
February 19, 2024 | 11:20 pm PT
North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020

North Korea poised to admit first known tourists since 2020

A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from Russian provincial authorities and a Western tour guide.
January 11, 2024 | 11:16 pm PT
North Korea fires 60 rounds of artillery near South Korean border island

North Korea fires 60 rounds of artillery near South Korean border island

North Korea's military fired over 60 artillery rounds near Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, Seoul's military said, a day after both sides staged live-fire drills in the same area near their contested maritime border.
January 6, 2024 | 05:02 am PT
S.Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

S.Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tense maritime border with South Korea, a military official said, while residents of two South Korean islands were ordered to seek shelter due to an unspecified "situation."
January 4, 2024 | 11:02 pm PT
North Korea Kim Jong Un, China's Xi exchange message vowing closer ties

North Korea Kim Jong Un, China's Xi exchange message vowing closer ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to further develop relationship of cooperation between the two countries, in New Year messages exchanged on Monday, South Korea's Yonhap news reported citing the North's state radio.
December 31, 2023 | 07:21 pm PT
N. Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024: KCNA

N. Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024: KCNA

North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 as part of efforts to ramp up its military, state media reported Sunday.
December 30, 2023 | 07:07 pm PT
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