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A North Korean staff sergeant defects to South Korea after crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone into Goseong County, Gangwon, and is taken into South Korean custody.
2024-08-20

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory.
2024-01-15

The launch of the North Korean spy satellite "Malligyong-1" ends in failure due to a malfunction of the second stage of the rocket, causing the satellite to crash into the sea. An emergency evacuation alert was erroneously sent to residents of Seoul, South Korea, after the rocket launch, which also triggered air raid sirens in the city.
2023-05-31

U.S. and South Korean officials confirm that North Korea launched a test missile from the west coast city of Kusong. The projectile travelled to the east for 30 minutes and 435 mi reaching an altitude of more than 1245 mi before landing in the Sea of Japan, 60 mi south of the Russian city of Vladivostok.
2017-05-14

The United States deploys parts of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense in South Korea amidst high tension caused by North Korea's escalation of its missile and nuclear weapons programs.
2017-04-26

North Korea says it will withdraw all of its workers from the Kaesong Industrial Region, an industrial complex that is jointly run with South Korea, and consider shuttering the complex permanently.
2013-04-8

South Korea deploys new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea.
2012-04-19

South Korea starts work on a new facility to rehouse refugees from North Korea to avoid both food shortages and political oppression.
2011-07-7

The Yonhap news agency in South Korea reports that the People's Republic of China has reinforced fences and increased patrols along its border with North Korea in order to stop a flow of refugees.
2011-03-30

South Korean media report that two North Koreans have been executed in front of 500 spectators for handling propaganda leaflets floated across the border from South Korea, apparently as part of a campaign by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to tighten ideological control as he grooms his youngest son as eventual successor.
2011-01-24