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Page last updated at 08:47 GMT, Thursday, 29 September 2011 09:47 UK

Wreckage of the Cheonan near Pyeongtaek, South Korea (20 May 2010)
Anger at North Korea over sinking
North Korea faces international anger after it is accused of sinking a South Korean navy ship - but China appeals for calm.
Attack leaves no easy options
How the ship was sunk
Excerpts: Cheonan report
'Strong explosion split ship'

INSIDE NORTH KOREA
Torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea shown at a South Korean Defence Ministry press conference, Seoul, 20 May 2010No easy options
What measures can Seoul take over the Cheonan sinking?
North Korean banknotes on display in South KoreaPanic-buying
Currency reform sparks fear in North Korea
North Korean farmers colelcting water from the Yalu RiverSecret land
A glimpse of life on the Chinese border with North Korea

ANALYSIS

Kim Jong-ilNorth Korea's secretive 'first family'


Uranium claim: Ruse or reality?
Has Clinton changed N Korea?
Who will succeed Kim Jong-il?
Kim Jong-il health rumours
Finding proof of Korea killings
BACKGROUND

50MW(e) reactor (Satellite image from 2006)A satellite tour of Yongbyon


Q&A: North Korea nuclear talks
History of Korean War
Profile: Kim Jong-il
North Korea timeline
Factfile: Nuclear testing

FEATURES, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS
Satellite image of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear plant - file photo from 2002Scepticism
N Korea's offer of talks draws cautious response
A North Korean border guard at Panmunjom, file imageWar of words
History behind North Korea's bellicose rhetoric
Street vendors in North KoreaChanging times
Market forces emerge from economic crisis

OTHER NEWS
N Korea 'nuclear fusion success'
Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks
N Korea 'to seize resort assets'
N Korea 'to put US man on trial'
North Korea 'eases market curbs'
North Korea calls for peace talks
COUNTRY GUIDE
North Korean flag and soldierNorth Korea guide
The land, people and history of the reclusive communist state
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-il appears in public

State-run television announces Mr Kim's re-electionKim's leadership renewed

North Koreans celebrate launchRally to cheer rocket 'success'

Small childNorth Korea food need 'critical'


IN PICTURES
Korean slogan Inside North Korea
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Worker at Yongbyon Disabling Yongbyon
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Propaganda poster Art of propaganda
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Men baling hay Unseen North Korea
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