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Pyongyang-bound plane at Beijing airport

Passengers prepare to board an Air Koryo plane bound for Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2023, as North Korea recently resumed international passenger flights, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Former N. Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong

Ji Jae Ryong, North Korea's ambassador to China between 2010 and 2021, is pictured arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2023. Ji was among those who headed home aboard the flight by North Korea's state-run Air Koryo as the country resumed international passenger flights the same day, marking the end of a suspension since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

An Air Koryo passenger plane flies out of Beijing Capital International Airport to Pyongyang on Aug. 22, 2023. North Korea resumed the same day international passenger flights following their suspension in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N. Korea resumes int'l passenger flights after COVID hiatus

An Air Koryo passenger plane (back) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 22, 2023. North Korea resumed the same day international passenger flights following their suspension in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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1st post-COVID int'l commercial flight from Pyongyang cancelled

A sign at Beijing Capital International Airport indicates that an Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (3rd from top) was cancelled on Aug. 21, 2023. The North Korean flag carrier was set to make its first international commercial flight in more than three years since the border closure in early 2020 due to COVID-19.

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North Korea's Air Koryo Facebook page hacked

SEOUL, South Korea - The Facebook page of North Korea's sole airline Air Koryo appears hacked, allegedly by Cyber Caliphate, a hacker group claiming association with the Islamic State militant group, as shown in this photo taken on Jan. 14, 2015.

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Koryo wins spring invitation final

KOSHIEN, Japan - Koryo High School team members toss their manager Tetsuyuki Nakai shoulder-high in the air after pounding Yokohama High School 15-3 in the final of the 75th national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 3.

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Separated N. Korean family members arrive in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a North Korean delegation wave at well-wishers as they arrive in Seoul on Aug. 15 aboard a North Korean Air Koryo aircraft for four days of reunion with their long-lost family members in South Korea.

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Ex-NBA Star Rodman Arrives in N. Korea to "open door"

PYONGYANG, North Korea, -June 13: Former U.S. basketball superstar Dennis Rodman　on Tuesday arrived in North Korea, saying he will try to "open the door"　at a time when regional tensions remain high over Pyongyang's nuclear　and missile programs. Dennis Rodman, who is known to have close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman, wearing a baseball cap and T-shirt advertising a digital currency for legalized marijuana, flew by North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo to Pyongyang, where he was received by Son Kwang Ho, one of the vice ministers of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports. This is the first time since January 2014 for Rodman to be in North Korea, and the main purpose of the visit is said to be promoting sports exchanges.

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Separated N. Korean family members arrive in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a North Korean delegation wave at well-wishers as they arrive in Seoul on Aug. 15 aboard a North Korean Air Koryo aircraft for four days of reunion with their long-lost family members in South Korea.

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New coronavirus

Photo taken March 9, 2020, shows passengers at Pyongyang International Airport as they wait for a special flight on North Korea's state-run carrier Air Koryo to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok. North Korea had cut off traffic to and from China and Russia in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken March 9, 2020, shows passengers at Pyongyang International Airport as they wait for a special flight on North Korea's state-run carrier Air Koryo to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok. North Korea had cut off traffic to and from China and Russia in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken March 9, 2020, shows passengers at Pyongyang International Airport as they wait for a special flight on North Korea's state-run carrier Air Koryo to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok. North Korea had cut off traffic to and from China and Russia in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken March 9, 2020, shows passengers at Pyongyang International Airport as they wait for a special flight on North Korea's state-run carrier Air Koryo to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok. North Korea had cut off traffic to and from China and Russia in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

An official in protective gear checks the temperature of a passenger at Pyongyang International Airport on March 9, 2020. North Korea's state-run carrier Air Koryo provided a special flight to Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok the same day after Pyongyang had cut off traffic to and from China and Russia in the wake of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's expected visit to Russia

An airplane of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo arrives at the Vladivostok International Airport on April 23, 2019, ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to the Far Eastern Russian city for talks with President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's expected visit to Russia

An airplane of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo arrives at the Vladivostok International Airport on April 23, 2019, ahead of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to the Far Eastern Russian city for talks with President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's scheduled visit to Russia

Media crews film as a North Korean Air Koryo airplane arrives at Vladivostok's international airport on April 23, 2019, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's scheduled visit to the Far Eastern Russian city for talks with President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Un's scheduled visit to Russia

An airplane belonging to Air Koryo, North Korea's national airline, prepares to land at Vladivostok's international airport on April 23, 2019, a day before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's scheduled visit to the Far Eastern Russian city for talks with President Vladimir Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China-N. Korea talks

An Air Koryo cargo plane arrives at Beijing airport on June 19, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-N. Korea summit

Photo shows a vehicle, believed to be used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, being unloaded from an Air Koryo plane at Singapore Changi Airport on June 10, 2018, ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S.-N. Korea summit

Photo shows a vehicle, believed to be used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Singapore Changi Airport on June 10, 2018, after being unloaded from an Air Koryo plane ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Air Koryo airplane in China

An airplane belonging to Air Koryo, North Korea's national airline, lands at Dalian airport in China on May 8, 2018. Ramped-up security in the northeastern port city since May 7 has sparked speculation about a visit by a high-ranking North Korean official. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrives at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. Kim, linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam, headed back to Pyongyang later with the remains of the estranged brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Hyon Kwang Song (R), second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrive at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. The two men linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam headed back to Pyongyang later with his remains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim Jong Nam's body returned to N. Korea with men linked to murder

Hyon Kwang Song (R), second secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national carrier Air Koryo, arrive at an international airport in Beijing on March 31, 2017. The two men linked to the murder of Kim Jong Nam headed back to Pyongyang later with his remains. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

A man believed to be Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national airline Air Koryo, enters the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on March 31, 2017. Kim and another North Korean man linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing earlier in the day from Malaysia on a flight believed to be transporting Kim Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans linked to Kim Jong Nam's murder arrive in Beijing

A man believed to be Kim Uk Il, an employee of North Korea's national airline Air Koryo, is pictured on a plane ahead of its departure from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing on March 30, 2017. Kim and another North Korean man linked to the apparent assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, arrived in Beijing in the early hours of March 31 from Malaysia on a flight believed to be transporting Jong Nam's body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koryo wins spring invitation final

KOSHIEN, Japan - Koryo High School team members toss their manager Tetsuyuki Nakai shoulder-high in the air after pounding Yokohama High School 15-3 in the final of the 75th national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 3. (Kyodo)