Sources: AP
Belarus plans to open an embassy in North Korea by August 1 after president Alexander Lukashenko visited the country in March following a decree signed by prime minister Alexander Turchin. 2026-04-8
During an emergency address to the nation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law in order to clear out alleged "threats posed by North Korean communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements." Yoon says that the decision to declare martial law was made in order to "remove North Korean forces" and to protect South Korea's "liberal constitutional order". 2024-12-3
North Korea launches a series of short-range ballistic missiles from Pyongyang toward the Sea of Japan. 2024-05-30
North Korea launches a military satellite from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. The launch fails due "to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight", according to state media, with the satellite likely crashing into the Pacific Ocean after passing over Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. 2023-08-23
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
A United Nations report claims that a North Korean shipping company has been renaming and reflagging its vessels to avoid an arms embargo. 2015-02-26
North Korea announces plans to allow foreign residents mobile access to the Internet. 2013-02-22
The South Korean officials report that an "artificial earthquake" has occurred in North Korea suggesting that a nuclear test has occurred. 2013-02-12
North Korea commemorates the one-year anniversary of the death of former Leader Kim Jong-il. 2012-12-17
South Korea lifts a temporary ban that it placed on travel to North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il. 2012-01-3