Democratic People's Republic of Korea


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Noun1.Democratic People's Republic of Korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean PeninsulaDemocratic People's Republic of Korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
D.P.R.K., DPRK, North Korea
Yalu River - a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook, Korea, Korean Peninsula - an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
capital of North Korea, Pyongyang - capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved"
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Yalu, Yalu River - river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
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On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that further sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is "useless" while adding that the socialist country would rather "eat grass than give up their nuclear programme," as reported by BBC.
Egypt calls on DPR Korea to cease nuclear violations
BEIRUT: The Foreign Ministry Monday slammed a nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over the weekend as a flagrant violation of international law.
Foreign Ministry condemns North Korea nuclear test
Sri Lanka condemned the firing of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 28 July and the series of recent similar hostile acts by DPRK in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions during the weekend.
Mystery Shrouds Over Foreign Ministry Statement On North Korea Missile
Malaysia also urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to desist from conducting further tests and to comply fully with the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, with a view to maintaining regional and international peace and security, according to Bernama.
Malaysia condemns DPRK's H-bomb testing
Muscat, Oct 4 (ONA) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has received a cable of thanks from Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of establishing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
HM The Sultan Receives Thanks Cable from First Secretary of Workers Party in Korea
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has also sent a cable of congratulations to Kim Jong-un, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army on the 66th founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
HM sends greetings
KCNA agency reported on Monday that Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle were accused of "committing hostile acts" on the territory of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRPK).
Two US citizens detained in North Korea to be put on trial
For decades, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has attempted to acquire chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.
The 501st CBRNE Company paves the way for the combined arms prosecution of WMD sites and facilities
Bae and grant him special amnesty on humanitarian grounds so that he can be reunited with his family and seek medical treatment," the department said in a statement, using the acronym of the official name of North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
U.S. human rights envoy to visit N. Korea
It calls itself the Democratic People's Republic of Korea yet there's nothing democratic about the dynasty headed by Kim Jong-un.
It's grim up North; VOICE OF THE
He examines the influence of Kim Il-sung, the history of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korean international relations, the transition from Kim Il-sung to Kim Jong-il, and nuclearization as a strategy of achieving autonomy.
No exit; North Korea, nuclear weapons, and international security
The flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
North and South Korean flags and emblems

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