Sources: Xinhua
The South Korean National Intelligence Service says that North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for a security meeting and says the international community must respond with "all available means". 2024-10-18
According to South Korean and United States officials, a missile test in North Korea ends in failure, with the missile exploding seconds after launch. 2017-03-22
A South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official reports North Korea launched five short-range missiles from the eastern city of Hamhung into the Sea of Japan. 2016-03-21
South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea. 2014-04-4
South Korea blames North Korea for cyberattacks on government websites last month. 2013-07-16
North Korea restores the Red Cross link with South Korea used for government-to-government communications. 2013-06-6
South Korea´s Ministry of Unification allows humanitarian aid shipments to North Korea despite recent military tensions. 2013-03-22
North Korea's first satellite successfully put into orbit, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, appears to be spinning out of control, according to U.S. officials. South Korean sources later deny the report, saying the satellite appears to be orbiting Earth normally. 2012-12-13
North Korea shells Yeonpyeong island, South Korea at 14:34 local time in response to South Korean shelling close to the North Korean border during military drills. The North's shelling kills two marines and prompts a military response by the South in one of the most serious clashes since the 1953 armistice of the Korean War. 2010-11-23
South Korea and the United States cancel a joint naval drill against North Korea in the Yellow Sea, citing its previous anti-submarine training -- held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 -- and a desire "not to irritate neighboring countries" ahead of the upcoming 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. 2010-10-24