{
  "id": 16545733,
  "title": "N. Korean officials pay tribute to fallen Chinese soldiers at Friendship Tower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/n-korean-officials-pay-tribute-to-fallen-chinese-soldiers-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261026/n-korean-officials-pay-tribute-to-fallen-chinese-soldiers-at-friendship-tower"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korean officials honored fallen Chinese soldiers at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang on Sunday, state media reported. The ceremony marked the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers entering the Korean War in 1950-53. Senior North Korean officials, including Kim Hyong-sik and Vice Foreign Minister Kim Myong-su, laid wreaths at the monument. They were accompanied by Chinese embassy officials and a delegation led by Hong Zongming, vice minister of China's veterans affairs ministry. Additional wreaths were placed at Chinese soldiers' cemeteries in Anju, Hoechang County, Onsong County, and Kaesong. Later, Chinese officials hosted a reception to commemorate the anniversary. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited China's Dandong city on Saturday, a trip aimed at showcasing the enduring alliance between the two nations.",
  "summary": "North Korean officials have paid tribute at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang in honor of fallen Chinese soldiers, state media reported Monday, after leader Kim Jong-un's surprise day trip to China's Dandong last week. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said senior officials laid wreaths at the monument Sunday to mark the 76th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers' entry into the…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Why North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured a Chinese bus factory in Dandong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/why-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-toured-a-chinese-bus-factory-in",
        "published": "2026-10-26T00:59:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korean officials pay tribute to fallen Chinese soldiers at Friendship Tower",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/n-korean-officials-pay-tribute-to-fallen-chinese-soldiers-at-16548369",
        "published": "2026-10-26T01:39:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}