Daily Mail: Kim Jong-un chuckles alongside senior Chinese leader as North Korea celebrates 70th birthday with parade of tanks and goose-stepping troops (but no sign of inter-continental ballistic missiles)
* Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed on September 9, 1948, and is major occasion in North
* Birth of nation took place three years after Moscow and Washington divided the peninsula between them
* Series of events will include 'mass games', where thousands of people dance or hold up placards in unison
* Celebrations began with concert featuring state's top musical ensembles at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium
Kim Jong-un was pictured smiling next to a high-ranking Chinese official as North Korea stepped up its 70th anniversary celebrations on Sunday with a gigantic military parade through the center of Pyongyang.
Cohorts of Kim Jong-un's elite troops were pictured marching in perfect rank and file through the streets of the capital, with the nuclear missiles seen in previous years conspicuously absent from the occasion.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed on September 9, 1948, three years after Moscow and Washington divided the peninsula between them in the closing days of the Second World War.
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More News Of The Military Parade Celebrating N. Korea's 70th Birthday
North Korea holds parade without ballistic missiles, reports say -- BBC
North Korea holds 70th anniversary parade, without ICBMs -- AFP
No long-range missiles, North Korea military parade features floats and flowers -- Reuters
N. Korea stages huge parade, holds back on advanced missiles -- AP
North Korea marks 70th anniversary with somewhat muted military parade -- FOX News
North Korea stages huge military parade to mark 70th anniversary -- The Guardian
North Korea holds military parade without ICBMs -- CNN
North Korea leaves weapons of mass destruction out of enormous military parade celebrating nation's 70th anniversary -- The Independent
Making Sense of North Korea's Nuclear-Free Foundation Day Military Parade: First Takeaways -- The Diplomat