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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

The number of new confirmed cases in South Korea reaches a nine-month high of 629 cases in the last 24 hours, the majority being from the Seoul Capital Area. The country now has 36,332 total confirmed cases, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
2020-12-4

South Korea orders most schools in Seoul Capital Area to close and move classes back online as the country battles a resurgence in cases. All students, except for high school seniors, in the cities of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, will take classes online until September 11.
2020-08-25

South Korean army officials claim that North Korea launched two projectiles "from a super-large caliber multiple rocket launcher."
2019-11-28

North Korea blows up ten of its front-line guard posts in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in accordance with agreements made with South Korea earlier this year.
2018-11-20

The United States deploys parts of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense in South Korea amidst high tension caused by North Korea's escalation of its missile and nuclear weapons programs.
2017-04-26

A campsite tent fire on Ganghwa Island in the South Korean city of Incheon kills five people and seriously injures two others. [http:--english.yonhapnews.co.kr-news-2015-03-22-0200000000AEN20150322000200320.html?input=www.tweeter.com (Yonhap)]date=August 2019
2015-03-22

A fuel freighter, the "Doola No. 3", explodes near the South Korean port city of Incheon, killing at least three crew members.
2012-01-15

South Korea announces it is to hold its biggest ever live fire drill near the North Korea border.
2010-12-22

The official North Korean news agency KCNA announces the country has detained four South Koreans for crossing the border into the country.
2010-02-26