Sources: Yonhap
North Korea shoots two ballistic missiles into a sea, hours after the arrival of USS "Annapolis" at a port on South Korea's Jeju Island. 2023-07-24
A South Korean citizen crosses the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone in a rare case of defection to North Korea from the South. 2022-01-2
North Korea declares a state of emergency after its first case of COVID-19 is confirmed. The government claims the patient defected to South Korea then returned to North Korea. 2020-07-26
American and South Korean military officials agree to deploy a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in the country to counter North Korea's growing threats and use of ballistic missile and nuclear tests. 2016-07-8
North Korea deploys one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-sung, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. 2016-04-14
South Korea approves a plan by the Christian Council of Korea to set up a large Christmas tree near the border with North Korea despite ongoing tensions. 2014-12-2
South Korea and the United States raise their military watch alert to "vital threat" (level 2) ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch. 2013-04-10
North and South Korea agree to hold working-level military talks on 8 February, their first since the attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November last year. 2011-02-1
North Korea says it will scrap an accord aimed at preventing accidental naval clashes with South Korea after being blamed for a torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship. 2010-05-27