Sources: Xinhua
North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan near South Korean territory. 2024-04-1
South Korea bans the launching of propaganda leaflets into North Korea. The balloon propaganda campaigns have been used by North Korean defectors and Korean reunification activists for decades to spread anti-government propaganda, news from the outside world that is restricted in the North, money, food, and USB flash drives containing South Korean media. The ban also outlaws the use of loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts. Violators of the ban will face up to three years in prison or 30 million won ($27,400) in fines. 2020-12-14
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issues an apology to South Korea over the "unfortunate" shooting death of a South Korean official in disputed border waters on Tuesday. 2020-09-25
South Korean media reports that North Korean officials are expected to visit the United States to discuss a second summit between the two countries at an unspecified date. 2019-01-15
2013 Korean crisis: North and South Korea agree to reopen the jointly-operated Kaesong Industrial Region. 2013-08-14
North Korea renews a threat to permanently close its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea, blaming the "confrontation" policies of the South Korea's new president, Park Geun-hye. 2013-04-11
South Korea seeks a bilateral meeting with North Korea to discuss nuclear issues at the sidelines of an ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia. 2011-07-22
Thirty-one North Koreans arrive in South Korea after crossing the Yellow Sea by boat. 2011-02-7
Hundreds of South Korean troops, tanks, helicopters and jet fighters gather 12 miles from the border with North Korea to stage one of South Korea's largest ever live fire military drills in a "show of force" before its neighbour. North Korea describes the exercises as "warmongering", and threatens a "sacred war". 2010-12-23
Diplomatic cable leaks by Wikileaks reveal that China regarded North Korea as a "spoilt child" and the view of Korean reunification under South Korean leadership is "gaining ground". 2010-11-29