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2013 Korean crisis: North and South Korea agree to reopen the jointly-operated Kaesong Industrial Region.
2013-08-14

South Korean police stop a planned launch of anti-North Korean leaflets across the border, as the government of South Korea seeks to open dialogue with the North and defuse soaring tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
2013-04-13

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

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 Korean authorities advise foreigners to leave South Korea soon, forecasting a possible conflict.
2013-04-9

A senior South Korean government official says that North Korea may be preparing for its fourth nuclear test, as increased activity is detected at its main test site. However, the South Korean Defence Ministry denied having clear signs that the test may be imminent.
2013-04-8

The United States announces that it is moving an advanced missile defence system to the Pacific island of Guam in response to North Korean threats.
2013-04-4

South Korea's Ministry of Unification says that North Korea is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. The Ministry of Defence will consider a military action if the workers' security is threatened. The U.S. Navy sends USS "John McCain" and USS "Decatur" into the area.
2013-04-3

2013 Korean crisis: North Korea vows to retain and improve its nuclear arsenal, and to additionally develop a civilian nuclear power program.
2013-03-31

2013 Korean crisis: North Korea declares it is in a state of war with South Korea, and will conduct any further dealings under "wartime regulations". Russia urges calm on both sides. North Korea threatens to shut down the industrial plant in Kaesong, on the border with South Korea.
2013-03-30