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Japan's PM calls DPRK nuke test "intolerable," will lodge protest with Pyongyang

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan had confirmed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had conducted a nuclear test earlier in the day and described the latest move following a series of ballistic missile launches and fourth nuclear test in January as "intolerable."

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Roundup: S. Korea believes DPRK may have conducted its "most powerful" nuke test

​South Korea's military believed that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has conducted its "most powerful" nuclear test so far on Friday after the biggest-ever artificial earthquake was detected at a site where its fourth nuclear test was carried out earlier this year.

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DPRK's 5th and most powerful nuke test suspected

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) appeared to have conducted its fifth nuclear test after an artificial earthquake was detected at a site where its fourth nuclear test was carried out earlier this year, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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DPRK's nuke test suspected after artificial quake detected near test site

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s fifth nuclear test is being suspected after an artificial earthquake was detected at a site where its fourth nuclear test was conducted earlier this year, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

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Advance in DNA testing now can track distant blood relatives

Research in Japan now allows DNA analysis to match distant relatives rather than just immediate family, a development that could prove immensely useful in identifying victims in disaster situations.

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DPRK says top leader guides test-firing of ballistic rockets

​Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided the test- firing of ballistic rockets by the strategic force, the official news agency KCNA reported Tuesday.

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UN deeply troubled by DPRK's latest missile test firing

The United Nations was deeply troubled by the latest test firing of missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said a UN spokesperson here on Wednesday.

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DPRK top leader guides ballistic rocket test-firing

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a test firing of a ballistic rocket of the Hwasong artillery units of the strategic force of the military, the official news agency KCNA reported Wednesday.

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DPRK test-fires 3 short-range missiles in show of force

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles in a show of force against the decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korean soil.

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S.Korea warns of DPRK's readiness for nuke test amid activity in test site

South Korea on Monday warned of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s readiness for its fifth nuclear test amid worries about increased activity in its main nuclear test site.

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Taiwan "to test-fire missiles in US" in move

Taiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States in July, a defence source and media reports said on Monday.

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DPRK’s missiles can hit US bases in Pacific, says Kim Jong-un

DPRK’s leader Kim Jong-un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported on Thursday.

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DPRK claims successful test-launch of medium- and long-range strategic ballistic missile

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday announced that it has successfully test-launched a surface-to-surface medium- and long-range strategic ballistic missile Hwasong-10 and the top leader Kim Jong Un watched the launch on the site, according to state media KCNA.

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S. Korea denounces DPRK's Musudan missile launch as violation of UN resolutions

South Korea on Wednesday denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s test-launches of two missiles, which were believed to be intermediate-range Musudan ballistic missiles, as it violated UN Security Council resolutions banning any test of Pyongyang's ballistic missile technology.

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Exam cheating criminalized as China sits strictest gaokao

Students sitting China's college entrance examination entered exam halls on Tuesday morning knowing this is the first year when cheating will be treated as a criminal offense, punishable by up to seven years in prison.

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Gaokao cheaters face dire consequences

After passing through multiple checkpoints, including facial recognition, fingerprint verification and a metal detector, students will finally be granted access, not to a bank vault, but to a radio-shielded room where they will take the national college entrance exam.