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Timeline of events related to North Korea in 2016, as reported in contemporary international media

January - July edit

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  • December-31: Pyongyang's top negotiator with Seoul, Kim Yang-gon, is reportedly due to car crash.[1][2]
  • January 1: North Korea`s leader took a conciliatory tone in his New Year speech. Kim Jong-un focussed on Economy, praised efforts to improve inter-Korean relations, and made no mention of the country`s nuclear program.[3][4][5][6][7]
  • January 1: North Korea has opened a riverside passport-free, visa-free zone where Chinese tourists can shop duty-free.[8]
  • January 6: North Korea conducts in fourth nuclear test. NK annouced it was a Hydrogen bomb test, but experts were skeptical about that claim. A 5.1 magnitude earthquake near Sungjibaegam, North Korea, was suspected to be a nuclear explosion at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
  • January 8: N. Korea releases video footage of recent SLBM test[16]
  • January 9: North Korea cites Muammar Gaddafi's 'destruction' in nuclear test defence - Pyongyang says the fates of the late Libyan leader and Saddam Hussein show the need for a nuclear deterrent[17]
  • January 1: South Korea and China officially opened a military hotline that is setting new standards for security cooperation between the two countries.[18]
  • January 6:The UN Security Council held urgent consultations in reaction to the Nuclear Test, calling it a clear violation of several Security Council resolutions.[13] South Korea and U.S. also issue condemnations.[19][20]
  • January 7:South Korea Temporarily Halts Aid[21]
  • ??: House readies North Korea sanctions bill in response to nuke test. The House isn't waiting for confirmation of North Korea's hydrogen-bomb claim before voting on legislation that expands sanctions on Pyongyang and specifically seeks to deny the hard currency lawmakers say it needs for its weapons programs. [22]
  • January 7: South Korea resumes cross-border loudspeakers propaganda on DMZ.[21][23][24]


  • January 8': Stephen W. Bosworth, a former American ambassador to South Korea, and later President Obama’s special representative for North Korea policy, died.[25]
  • January 10: U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test[26]

UN sanctions threat over N. Korea nuclear test[27][28]



August edit

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  • August-23: North Korea Test-Fires Missile From Submarine (SLBM).[29][30][31]
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September edit

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In retrospective edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "North Korea's Kim Jong-un is emotional as he says goodbye to top aide". Dec 31, 2015. Archived from the original on Jan 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Kwon, K.J.; Ap, Tiffany (Dec 31, 2015). "Top aide to North Korean leader dies in car crash, state media say". CNN. Archived from the original on Jan 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  3. ^ VOA (Jan 1, 2016). "Kim Jong Un Focuses on Economy, Not Nukes, in New Year's Speech". Voice of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Firn, Mike. "Kim Jong-un offers olive branch to South Korea - North Korean leader adopts conciliatory tone in his New Year speech". Telepgraph. UK. Archived from the original on Jan 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Kim Jong-un Talks of Reconciliation in New Year's Speech". The New York Times. Jan 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Haggard, Stephan (January 2, 2016). "The New Year's Speech". Peterson Institute for International Economics. Archived from the original on Sep 15, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  7. ^ http://www.nkeconwatch.com/2016/01/10/kim-jong-uns-new-years-address/. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "N.Korea Opens New Passport-Free Tourism Zone for Chinese". Chosun Ilbo. Jan 1, 2016. Archived from the original on Jan 4, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  9. ^ (AFP via ABC News Australia)
  10. ^ (AP)
  11. ^ (Bloomberg)
  12. ^ (The Guardian)
  13. ^ a b "Security Council Press Statement on Nuclear Test Conducted by Democratic People's Republic of Korea (SC/12191-DC/3600)". United Nations. 6 JANUARY 2016. Archived from the original on Jan 9, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "North Korea 'H-bomb test': What do we know?". BBC. Jan 6, 2016. Archived from the original on Jan 7, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  15. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-seismic-idUSKBN0UM0KY20160108. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2016/01/08/0401000000AEN20160108011100315.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/12090658/North-Korea-cites-Muammar-Gaddafis-destruction-in-nuclear-test-defence.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Shim, Elizabeth (Dec 31, 2015). "South Korea, China establish military hotline". Archived from the original on Jan 1, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  19. ^ "South Korea 'strongly condemns' North Korea's nuclear test". Telegraph. UK. Jan 6, 2016. Archived from the original on Jan 9, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  20. ^ Chang, Jae-soon. "White House condemns any violation of U.N. resolution, vows never to accept N.K. as nuclear state". Yonhap. Korea. Archived from the original on Sep 15, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  21. ^ a b http://www.voanews.com/a/south-korea-halts-aid-inter-korean-exchanges-over-missile-test/3135782.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/01/07/house-readies-north-korea-sanctions-bill-in-response-to-nuke-test/. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35249620. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/01/113_195025.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/09/world/americas/stephen-w-bosworth-us-diplomat-who-helped-oust-ferdinand-marcos-dies-at-76.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0UO01I20160110. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ https://www.yahoo.com/news/un-security-council-prepare-further-measures-against-north-181206108.html?ref=gs. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2016/01/09/0401000000AEN20160109000351315.html. Retrieved September 14, 2016. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (August 23, 2016). "North Korea Test-Fires Missile From Submarine". The New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ Park, Ju-min; Kim, Jack (August 24, 2016). "North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile towards Japan". Reuters. Seoul. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  31. ^ Shim, Elizabeth (August 23, 2016). "North Korea fires SLBM as joint military exercises continue". UPI. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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