Sources: CNN
Russia announces that it will investigate whether the North Korean Hwasong-18 missile landed in the country's exclusive economic zone. 2023-07-15
China limits petroleum exports and bans imports of textiles from North Korea as part of new sanctions following the latest nuclear test. 2017-09-23
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rules out a nuclear first strike unless North Korea's sovereignty is violated. 2016-05-8
Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea, announces that the country is now in possession of a hydrogen bomb, according to North Korean state media. Experts from South Korea however are skeptical about this claim. 2015-12-10
North and South Korea resume talks in the border village of Panmunjon in efforts to defuse recent tensions. 2015-08-23
Customs officers at the Shahjalal International Airport catch Son Young Nam, a North Korean diplomat trying to smuggle an estimated $1.4 million worth of gold into Bangladesh. Bangladesh authorities release him but will still seek to press charges. 2015-03-6
A South Korean court orders the dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party citing pro-North Korean stances. [http:--www.miamiherald.com-news-nation-world-article4651965.html (AP via "Miami Herald")]date=August 2019 2014-12-19
North Korean media name Kim Jong-un – the son and successor of late leader Kim Jong-il – as the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army. [http:--www.straitstimes.com-The-Big-Story-The-Big-Story-1-Story-STIStory_748569.html ("Straits Times")]date=August 2019 2011-12-24
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
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon warns that North Korea is headed for a "chronic" food crisis with droughts and floods in various parts of the country. 2010-10-22