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The launch of the North Korean spy satellite "Malligyong-1" ends in failure due to a malfunction of the second stage of the rocket, causing the satellite to crash into the sea. An emergency evacuation alert was erroneously sent to residents of Seoul, South Korea, after the rocket launch, which also triggered air raid sirens in the city.
2023-05-31

A tunnel under construction at North Korea's nuclear test site collapses, killing as many as 200 workers.
2017-10-31

Following the death of 22-year-old U.S. student Otto Warmbier, touring firm Young Pioneer Tours, who arranged Otto's visit to North Korea, say they will no longer be taking U.S. citizens to North Korea as the "risk is too high". Beijing-based Koryo Tours say they are reviewing their positions on taking U.S. citizens to the country.
2017-06-20

South Korea claims that North Korea has fired several missiles from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station into the Sea of Japan.
2017-03-6

North Korea launches a long range rocket that critics claim is a test of banned technology for a long range missile that could hit the United States. South Korea's military says the rocket released an object into orbit.
2016-02-7

An apartment block in the North Korean capital Pyongyang containing 100 families collapses.
2014-05-13

North Korea shuts down tourism from China as nuclear tensions mount, but business travel is allowed to continue.
2013-04-10

The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, commences the first official visit by a South Korean leader to Myanmar since 1983, when North Korean commandos attempted to assassinate the then-President, Chun Doo-hwan, in a bomb attack.
2012-05-14

Prominent North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop is found dead in Seoul, South Korea.
2010-10-10

Increased tensions over the sinking of the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772): South Korea begins broadcasting propaganda over its border with North Korea. North Korea severs all ties and communications with the South and expels Southern workers from a jointly-run factory above the border.
2010-05-25