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Scene in Pyongyang

People read a copy of North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on Jan. 22, 2025.

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Scene in Pyongyang

A copy of North Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, reporting Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president, is on display at a subway station in Pyongyang on Jan. 22, 2025.

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N. Koreas says Kim Jong Un ordered launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Dec. 14, 2012, edition of the Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries a photo on its front page of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (top) ordering the launch of a "satellite" on Dec. 12 as well as a photo of his handwriting that says the party leadership "approves a satellite launch."

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N. Korean general's sacking linked to standing position

SEOUL, South Korea - The front page of The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, dated July 8, 2012, shows Ri Yong Ho (3rd from R, front row), then chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, standing along the white line on the floor at the same forefront position as the country's leader Kim Jong Un next to him. A South Korean source well versed in North Korean situations says the photo could have been the reason or could have been used as the reason for his sudden removal from all his posts in the party later in July.

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.''

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country.

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Koizumi-Kim joint declaration gets prominent coverage+

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The daily Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, gives prominent coverage Sept. 18 to the joint declaration signed between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But the daily mentions nothing about North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea's launch of Hwasong-17 ICBM

North Korean citizens read the Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's newspaper, in Pyongyang on March 25, 2022. The newspaper reported on the previous day's launch by North Korea of a new "Hwasong-17" intercontinental ballistic missile.

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Congress of North Korea's ruling party

A man reads the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling party, on May 8, 2016 in Pyongyang. The newspaper reported the party's congress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Congress of North Korea's ruling party

Photo shows the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea, North Korea's ruling party, dated May 8, 2016, reporting the party's congress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Pyongyang

Photo taken Jan. 12, 2016, in Pyongyang shows the office of Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans relieved over end of military standoff with south

Two men read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper at a subway station in Pyongyang on Aug. 25, 2015, the day North and South Korea agreed on steps to ease tensions and averted military confrontation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean media reports leader's visits to military units

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Rodong Sinmun, the newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, carries in its Nov. 5 edition a picture of the country's leader, Kim Jong Il (C in front line), taken with military personnel. The newspaper said Kim inspected two military units. The visit marked his second reported public appearance in less than a week even as speculation of his ill health lingers outside the country. (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Un visit

BEIJING, China - This photo printed in the Dec. 22, 2010 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows a sign at a factory in North Korea's Chagang Province indicating the country's leader-in-waiting visited there together with Kim Jong Il. The sign reads, ''A production facility visited by the venerable comrade Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2009.'' (Kyodo)

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Flood warning in North Korea

Officials of North Korea's weather agency at work in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

Officials of North Korea's weather agency at work in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

A car makes a big splash as heavy rain falls in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

People walk in the rain in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Flood warning in North Korea

A person rides a bicycle in the rain in Pyongyang on Aug. 5, 2020. A flood warning has been issued for places such as Pyongyang, according to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper.

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Inter-Korean tensions

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 17, 2020, that reported the previous day's demolition of a joint liaison office by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's newspaper criticizes bill distributing

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 6, 2020, that accuses the South Korean government of giving tacit approval to flyer distribution by North Korean defectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea's newspaper criticizes bill distributing

People read a Rodong Sinmun newspaper article in Pyongyang on June 6, 2020, that accuses the South Korean government of giving tacit approval to flyer distribution by North Korean defectors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Koreans celebrate 20th anniv. of Kim Jong Il

This photo printed in the Oct. 8, 2017 edition of the Rodong Sinmun shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Photo courtesy of Korea Media)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans read newspaper report on missile launch

A citizen of Pyongyang looks at the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on May 15, 2017. The leading newspaper of North Korea reported that the country successfully tested a new type of ballistic missile the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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North Koreans read newspaper report on missile launch

Citizens of Pyongyang look at the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on May 15, 2017. The leading newspaper of North Korea reported that the country successfully tested a new type of ballistic missile the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koizumi-Kim joint declaration gets prominent coverage+

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The daily Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, gives prominent coverage Sept. 18 to the joint declaration signed between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. But the daily mentions nothing about North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Il meets South Korean t

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (center) poses with Chung Ju Yung (2nd from left), founder and honorary chairman of the South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, and his family during a meeting in Pyongyang on Oct. 30. The picture was published on the front page of Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of North Korea's ruling Workers Party, on Oct. 31.