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The United States sanctions two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions. These are the first actions targeting Pyongyang since last month's Hanoi Summit ended without agreement.
2019-03-21

North Korea cancels high-level talks with South Korea in protest of United States–South Korea joint military exercises.
2018-05-16

The Philippines suspends trade relations with North Korea to comply with a recent United Nations Security Council resolution over its repeated missile tests.
2017-09-8

The U.S. Pacific Command and South Korean defense officials report that a North Korean missile was fired in the early morning, but quickly failed and did not travel beyond North Korea, echoing a similar failed attempt by North Korea thirteen days ago.
2017-04-29

Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea, orders the country to conduct more tests of nuclear weapons to improve its capacity.
2016-03-11

The Bank of China halts business with a North Korean bank accused by the United States of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs.
2013-05-7

North Korea confirms that it has shredded the 60-year-old Korean Armistice Agreement that ended the Korean War, and warns that the next step will be an act of "merciless" military retaliation.
2013-03-13

Tropical Storm Khanun kills 88 people and leaves 60,000 homeless in North Korea, according to state media.
2012-07-29

The United States and China agree to co-ordinate their responses if a proposed North Korean rocket launch commences.
2012-03-26