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North and South Korea restore hotlines between the two countries, more than a year after Pyongyang cut ties in June 2020. The move comes after months of correspondence by letters of negotiations between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries.
2021-07-27

North Korea and South Korea announce that they are planning to officially end the Korean War by writing a peace agreement. An armistice agreement was reached, ending armed conflict, in 1953. U.S. President Donald Trump called the decision to end the war a blessing.
2018-04-17

Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, assures that China will prevent war breaking out between North Korea and South Korea.
2016-04-28

The United States deploys an additional Patriot missile battery to South Korea in response to North Korea's recent rocket launch.
2016-02-12

South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea.
2014-04-4

North Korea and South Korea agree to resume talks on reopening the Kaesong industrial zone.
2013-08-7

South Korea deploys new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea.
2012-04-19

North Korea warns of "unexpected consequences" if South Korea lights a Christmas tree near their mutual border.
2011-12-11

South Korea says it will keep a giant Christmas tree near the border with North Korea lit until January 8, amid threats from North Korea.
2010-12-24

South Korea arrests an alleged North Korean agent on suspicion of plotting to kill high-profile defector Hwang Jang-yop who died of a heart attack earlier this month.
2010-10-20