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Kim Jong-un unveils new residential district in North Korean capital | South China Morning Post

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the inauguration ceremony of a new district in the capital Pyongyang on April 16, 2023. State media reported that the new Hwasong district, located in the Pyongyang suburbs, will house 10,000 new flats. The district lies near the burial site of the country’s founding father K…

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South Korean pop star Moonbin of boy band Astro dies at age 25 | South China Morning Post

South Korean pop star and Astro boy band member Moonbin has died aged 25, his label Fantagio confirmed. The singer was found unresponsive at his Seoul apartment on April 19, 2023. Local media reported suicide as the suspected cause of death, but police have declined to comment. Moonbin’s funeral is set for April 22.

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12 arrested over Beijing hospital fire that killed dozens of patients | South China Morning Post

Chinese authorities have detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 people dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape. The blaze, which broke out on April 18, 2023, at the Changfeng Hospital in the Chinese capital, killed mostly patients, and left scores o…

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un orders launch of the country’s first spy satellite | South China Morning Post

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to go ahead with the launch of the nation’s first spy satellite. Kim made the remarks while he and his daughter Ju-ae visited the National Aerospace Development Administration on April 18, 2023. He said the deployment would boost surveillance capabilities, a prio…

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Patients and doctors climb out windows to flee deadly fire at Beijing hospital | South China Morning Post

A fire in a hospital in Beijing killed at least 21 people on April 18, 2023, according to Chinese state-run media. Images posted on social media showed people sitting on external air conditioning units or clinging to ropes after the blaze broke out at around 12.57pm local time. The flames were put out about half an …

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