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North Korea sends a wave of trash balloons over South Korea, with one balloon falling on the presidential compound in central Seoul. The balloon reportedly contained leaflets criticizing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee.
2024-10-24

South Korea reports that as many as 1,500 people may have been killed by floods in North Korea caused by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi.
2024-08-1

Five North Korean drones cross the DMZ into South Korea, which prompted the South Korean military to launch aircraft to intercept the drones. One of the South Korean FA-1 light attack aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff and a North Korean drone crashed after breaching Seoul's airspace. It is believed that North Korea launched the drones in response to criticism of the quality of North Korean satellite images.
2022-12-26

According to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, North Korea appears to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. This comes after what the United States described as the "fiery, catastrophic" failure of the first attempt a few days prior.
2016-04-26

A South Korean official claims that North Korea is placing land mines in the Korean Demilitarized Zone to stop soldiers from defecting. The Korean DMZ already contains an estimated 1 million mines.
2015-06-14

The National Defense Commission, North Korea's top government body, proposes high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States, days after a planned meeting with South Korea failed.
2013-06-15

North Korea calls off talks with South Korea, according to officials from the South, amid a disagreement over the pairing of Ryoo Kihl-jae (South) and Kim Yang Gon (North).
2013-06-11

North Korea threatens to attack American military bases in Japan in response to the use of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea.
2013-03-21

Barack Obama, the President of the United States, begins a three day visit to South Korea amidst rising tension in North Asia about proposed missile tests by North Korea.
2012-03-25

The governments of North Korea and South Korea meet but fail to reach an agreement on the resumption of Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
2011-09-21