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North Korea fires 23 ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea, one of which crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime boundary between North and South Korea, for the first time. Air raid sirens were activated on the South Korean island of Ulleungdo and South Korean fighter jets fired three air-to-surface missiles across the NLL in response to the missile launches.
2022-11-2

Indonesia reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, first discovered in India, in two people from Jakarta. The country also reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.351 variant, first discovered in South Africa, in a person from Bali.
2021-05-3

North Korea and South Korea officials begin high-level negotiations, with reports suggesting that Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month.
2018-08-13

United States Vice President Mike Pence visits Alaska, where he meets with Governor Bill Walker and discusses stationing F-35 squadrons in the state. Pence is beginning a 10-day trip to South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Japan.
2017-04-15

South Korea says it will resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts and limit entry to the Kaesong Industrial Region in response to yesterday's nuclear test at the North's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. North Korea considers the propaganda broadcasts to be "an act of war".
2016-01-7

Kim Sung-hwan, the South Korean Minister for Foreign Affairs, meets with Pak Ui-chun, his North Korean counterpart, on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
2011-07-23

The Yonhap News Agency reports that North Korea is tightening border controls with South Korea to stop defections.
2011-07-1

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

North Korea announces it will release seven detained Chinese and South Korean fishermen.
2010-09-6

North Korea seizes five properties owned by South Korea in Kŭmgangsan.
2010-04-23