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South Korea says that its forces fired warning shots at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the Korean Demilitarized Zone. South Korean authorities state that they believe the intrusion, which occurred in a densely forested area, was accidental.
2024-06-11

Eighty-nine South Koreans are selected via lottery to be reunited for three days with North Korean relatives they were separated from in the Korean War six decades earlier.
2018-08-20

South Korea and the United States start a joint military exercise as North Korea repeats threats of "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes.
2016-03-7

South Korea approves a plan by the Christian Council of Korea to set up a large Christmas tree near the border with North Korea despite ongoing tensions.
2014-12-2

Reports from South Korea claim that prominent North Korean powerbroker Jang Sung-taek has been sacked as the Vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission.
2013-12-3

South Korea's Ministry of Unification says that North Korea is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. The Ministry of Defence will consider a military action if the workers' security is threatened. The U.S. Navy sends USS "John McCain" and USS "Decatur" into the area.
2013-04-3

North Korea ends all peace pacts with South Korea and closes the main Panmunjom border crossing inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korean generals affirm they are aiming their long range missiles at the U.S. mainland in retaliation for the recently approved U.N. sanctions.
2013-03-8

North Korea warns of "unexpected consequences" if South Korea lights a Christmas tree near their mutual border.
2011-12-11

South Korea's Yonhap News agency reports that North Korea has test-fired a KN-06 missile.
2011-06-8

South Korea develops a long-range cruise missile capable of striking North Korea, Japan, Russia and China.
2010-07-17