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South Korea will foot the North's £1.9m Olympic bill using unification funds
The bill, which will come to approximately 2.86bn Korean won (£1.9m, $2.64m), will be paid from the South's Ministry of Unification budget.
Lazarus: North Korean hackers resurface with aggressive HaoBao campaign against banks, Bitcoin users
Widely believed to be linked to the North Korean regime, Lazarus Group has been linked to the 2014 Sony hack and the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 among others.
North Korea warms to dialogue after Olympic 'charm offensive' but US remains wary
Kim Jong-un has called for "livening up of the warm climate of reconciliation" between the two Koreas after the successful visit of a Northern delegation to the Winter Olympics.
CNN slammed over 'whitewash' of Kim Yo-jong's visit to the Winter Olympics
CNN slammed by leading public figures for its praise of North Korean diplomat's visit to South Korea.
Winter Olympics: North Korean cheerleaders in 'propaganda' mask row
The North Korean cheerleaders attending the Winter Olympics have sparked a row by donning face masks appearing to represent the first leader of North Korea.
Winter Olympics hit by cyberattack during opening ceremony but officials refuse to say who did it
"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
Kim Jong-un invites South Korean president for summit but will Moon Jae-in accept the invitation?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has extended a historic invitation to South Korea's president Moon Jae-in for an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang.
North Korean hackers ordered to make $100,000 a year for the regime - or else
A group of North Korean hackers were sent to China and required to make up to $100,000 a year for the reclusive regime by any means, or face "severe" consequences.
Mike Pence refuses to look North Korean leader in the eye
US vice-president briefly meets Kim Yong-nam at reception in South Korea before Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
North Korean defector and father of Otto Warmbier embrace in emotional meeting with Mike Pence
The vice president is leading a delegation to South Korea ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Photos: New missile system unveiled at North Korea's military parade, satellite images reveal
North Korea's military parade was conducted to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army.
China is developing next-gen sea-based anti-missile systems that could soon be deployed in warships
Experts reportedly claim that Beijing's mid-course anti-missile system can shoot down missiles from North Korea and India.
Hackers behind $530m cryptocurrency heist 'flog coins on the dark web with 15% off'
Sources said that the Coincheck hackers are using the anonymity provided by the dark web to help launder the stolen cryptocurrency, which is known as NEM.
North and South Korean ice skaters show unity in selfie ahead of Winter Olympics
Skaters Kam Alex Kang Chan and Kim Ju-sik make light work of easing decades of rising diplomatic tensions on Korean peninsula.
Olympic village in norovirus shutdown as officials battle outbreak on eve of games
Soldiers drafted in to replace sick security guards as complaints mount about food hygiene and officials struggle to contain outbreak of norovirus
Who is Kim Yo-jong? Kim Jong-un's sister attending Olympics opening ceremony in South Korea
Power in pariah state of North Korea is a family affair as Kim's little sister moves further into world spotlight at Winter Olympics.
US will hit North Korea with the 'toughest sanctions ever', promises Vice President Pence
Washington will soon unveil its "toughest and most aggressive sanctions" against North Korea, said US Vice President Mike Pence.
North Korean Olympians may not get their Samsung Galaxy 8 phone like everyone else
An Olympian question for Pyeongchang Winter Games organisers to wrestle with: to give or not to give the Galaxy phone to 22 North Korean athletes.
North Korea builds new assault hovercraft bases to deploy troops within hours, satellite images show
Satellite images show ongoing construction at North Korea's Yonbong-ni base, which when completed will be able to house 54 hovercrafts.
North Korea calls anti-Olympic protesters in Seoul 'spasm of psychopaths' and 'human scum'
Pyongyang blasts South Korean protesters for being "accustomed to sycophancy toward the US".
North Korea 'only months away' from US nuclear strike, claims diplomat
Washington and Pyongyang swap nuclear warnings again as they accuse each other of ratcheting up tensions on Korean peninsula.
China conducts missile interception test amid North Korea tensions
This is the third time China has publicly acknowledged its mid-course interception test with the earlier ones taking place in 2010 and 2013.
Inside an eerie, abandoned ski resort near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) in South Korea
The Alps Ski Resort was one of South Korea's first winter sports destinations, attracting tens of thousands of skiers every year, until it abruptly shut in 2006.
Who is Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state chosen to lead the Olympics delegation?
Kim Yong-nam, a veteran diplomat, now presides over North Korea's parliament.
Kim Jong-un and his wife conduct trial run of trolleybus in Pyongyang
In a separate development, North Korean foreign ministry spokesman blasts President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
North Korea's Berlin embassy used to acquire nuclear technology, spy chief says
An investigation by Germany's intelligence agency saw signs North Korea was trying to procure equipment and technology in 2016 and 2017.
South Korea ready for drone terrorist attacks at Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Intensive training under way for police and soldiers to beat terror threats from air and land at XXIII Winter Olympic games.
US is pushing the whole world towards 'nuclear war' North Korea tells UN
North Korean foreign minister warns Washington is "intentionally" destabilising the Korean peninsula to jeopardise improving inter-Korea relations.
Protesters in Seoul burn North Korean flag ahead of Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
North Korean flag raised in coastal Olympic village of Gangneung but in Seoul protesters set fire to it.
North Korea accuses Trump of human rights atrocities against American people
State-run news agency responds to State of the Union onslaught on regime with claims of US corruption, racism and divisive policies.