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The South Korean military says that last week, North Korea tested Hwasong-15 from November 2017, instead of a Hwasong-17. This comes a day after the defense ministry and lawmakers also confirmed this.
2022-03-30

Sakie Yokota, the mother of a Japanese girl abducted by North Korea 42 years ago at the age of 13, appeals directly to Kim Jong-un to release her and all Japanese abductees. She also decries the lack of Japanese government action on the issue.
2019-11-15

U.S. President Donald Trump accepts an invitation from North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to discuss North Korea's denuclearization sometime by May.
2018-03-8

North Korea fires another missile in a test, landing in the Sea of Japan.
2017-11-28

Air China suspends all flights to North Korea's capital Pyongyang amid rising tensions between North Korea and the United States.
2017-04-14

The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, assures South Korea of "ironclad" American security commitments on a visit to Seoul while accusing North Korea of a litany of crimes.
2015-05-18

North Korea acknowledges that Kim Jong-un is suffering from "discomfort", after a three-week absence from state media photographs.
2014-09-26

Kim Jong-un is named as the Supreme Commander of North Korea's armed forces following the death of his father Kim Jong-Il.
2011-12-31

North Korean television broadcasts live a military parade for Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and his heir apparent Kim Jong-un.
2010-10-10

An independent investigation concludes that a North Korean torpedo caused the sinking of the South Korean Cheonan warship Cheonan.
2010-05-19