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		+	* North Korea's Ri Song-gum won gold in the women’s 49kg (108lbs) weightlifting at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.
	* North Korea won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Women’s Championship by defeating South Korea 2-0 in the final in Chonburi, Thailand on 23 September 2017.<ref>http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2017/m=9/news=trio-through-to-uruguay-as-korea-dpr-retain-title-2909036.html</ref>		* North Korea won the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Women’s Championship by defeating South Korea 2-0 in the final in Chonburi, Thailand on 23 September 2017.<ref>http://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/y=2017/m=9/news=trio-through-to-uruguay-as-korea-dpr-retain-title-2909036.html</ref>

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		+	* North Korea and Russia on 7 September 2026 opened their first road bridge across their shared border, linking the two countries over the Tumen River.
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		+	* North Korea and China reopened passenger train service between Pyongyang and Beijing on 12 March 2026, six years after the international rail service was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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		+	* North Korea won a record third Women's Football World Cup at under-17 level following a penalty shoot-out victory, 1-1 (4-3), over two-time defending champions Spain in Santo Domingo on 3 November 2024.<ref>https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/dominican-republic-2024/articles/korea-dpr-spain-match-report-highlights</ref>
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		+	* North Korea on 22 November 2023 successfully placed a spy satellite into orbit with its third launch attempt this year.
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		+	* North Korea launched its first domestically built operational tactical nuclear attack submarine — named Hero Kim Kun Ok — on 6 September 2023.
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		+	* North Korea appointed veteran diplomat Choe Son-hui as its first female foreign minister, North Korean state media reported on 11 June 2022.
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-* Since 7 January 2013 foreign visitors to North Korea are for the first time being allowed to take their own mobile phones with them into the country. Visitors can now buy a SIM card at the airport, which will let them make international calls. But they cannot make local calls or go online.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21115983#TWEET539556</ref>
+* Since 7 January 2013 foreign visitors to North Korea are for the first time being allowed to take their own mobile phones with them into the country. Visitors can now buy a SIM card at the airport, which will let them make international calls. But they cannot make local calls or go online.
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-* North Korea opened up mobile Internet access to visiting foreigners from 25 February 2013.<ref>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-02/25/c_132191596.htm</ref>
+* North Korea opened up mobile Internet access to visiting foreigners from 25 February 2013.
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-* An online commercial service system, called Okryu, was launched in North Korea, as announced on 2 April 2015 by its official news agency KCNA.<ref>http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2015/201504/news02/20150402-13ee.html</ref>
+* An online commercial service system, called Okryu, was launched in North Korea, as announced on 2 April 2015 by its official news agency KCNA.
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 * North Korea's economy grew at its fastest pace in 17 years due to a jump in exports and increased production in mining and other industries. Gross domestic product grew by 3.9% in 2016 compared with the previous year, according to the official figures revealed on 21 July 2017.
-* North Korea beat South Korea 2-1 in an inter-Korean football showdown at the Women's East Asian Cup on 21 July 2013. The match took place against a backdrop of lingering tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.<ref>http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2013/report/02.html</ref>
+* North Korea beat South Korea 2-1 in an inter-Korean football showdown at the Women's East Asian Cup on 21 July 2013. The match took place against a backdrop of lingering tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.
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-* Jong Sim Rim of North Korea won gold in Women's 75kg Weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.<ref>https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-womens-75kg-2</ref>
+* Jong Sim Rim of North Korea won gold in Women's 75kg Weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.
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-* RI Se Gwang of North Korea won the Men's Vault Artistic Gymnastics gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.<ref>https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-mens-vault</ref>
+* RI Se Gwang of North Korea won the Men's Vault Artistic Gymnastics gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.
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-* Ri Ssong Gum of North Korea won gold in Women's 48kg Weightlifting at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 20 August 2018.<ref>https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/weightlifting/event/weightlifting-women-48kg/phase/wlw048100/</ref>
+* Ri Ssong Gum of North Korea won gold in Women's 48kg Weightlifting at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 20 August 2018.
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-* North Korean shooter Pak Myong-won won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter running target mixed competition at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 25 August 2018.<ref>https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/shooting/event/shooting-10m-running-target-mixed/</ref>
+* North Korean shooter Pak Myong-won won the gold medal in the men's 10-meter running target mixed competition at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia on 25 August 2018.
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-* Officials from Japan and North Korea held their first government-to-government talks in four years on 29 August 2012. The talks are being held at the Japanese Embassy in China for preliminary discussions to pave the way for full-fledged talks in the future covering a broader agenda. It is a significant milestone as the countries currently do not have formal diplomatic relations.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-north-korea-hold-talks-years-17101394#.UD35N9YgcrM</ref>
+* Officials from Japan and North Korea held their first government-to-government talks in four years on 29 August 2012. The talks are being held at the Japanese Embassy in China for preliminary discussions to pave the way for full-fledged talks in the future covering a broader agenda. It is a significant milestone as the countries currently do not have formal diplomatic relations.
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-* North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol created a new world record in the clean and jerk, lifting 170 kilograms in the men's 56-kilogram class at the 2014 Asian Games.<ref>http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/WL/Result?RSC=WLM056A01&lang=ko</ref>
+* North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol created a new world record in the clean and jerk, lifting 170 kilograms in the men's 56-kilogram class at the 2014 Asian Games.
 * Pyongyang International Film Festival, the only chance to see a wide array of foreign films on the big screen — from Britain, Germany and elsewhere – in North Korea, was opened on 20 September 2012. The festival is held in every two years and under the current political situation, it's the only time foreigners are allowed into North Korean theaters to watch movies alongside locals.<ref>http://www.pyongyanginternationalfilmfestival.com/</ref>
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-* North Korea won the silver medal in the women's team artistic gymnastics at the Incheon Asian Games on 22 September 2014.<ref>http://www.incheon2014ag.org/news/press/newsLetter/view?articlId=AEN20140922008651315&langCd=EN</ref>
+* North Korea won the silver medal in the women's team artistic gymnastics at the Incheon Asian Games on 22 September 2014.
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-* North Korea and China on 15 October 2015 opened a border trade zone, the latest effort to boost economic ties between the countries. Chinese people living within 20   kilometers of the trade zone in Dandong can buy North Korean goods without paying import tax if they spend less than 8,000 yuan (US$1,250) per day.<ref>http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/15/c_134717510.htm</ref>
+* North Korea and China on 15 October 2015 opened a border trade zone, the latest effort to boost economic ties between the countries. Chinese people living within 20   kilometers of the trade zone in Dandong can buy North Korean goods without paying import tax if they spend less than 8,000 yuan (US$1,250) per day.
 * The Munsu Water Park, a water amusement park in Pyongyang that has been under construction since early 2013, opened with a ceremony on 15 October 2013.<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com.au/north-koreas-new-pyongyang-water-park-2013-10</ref>