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North Korea fires a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that lands 200 kilometres off the coast of Japan, within Japan's exclusive economic zone.
2022-11-18

The KCNA says that the missile test that North Korea conducted on Sunday was to develop a "reconnaissance" satellite system.
2022-02-28

South Korean media reports that between May and September, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe sent personal letters to North Korea's Kim Jong-un to hold bilateral meetings to ease tensions between the two countries. A Japanese government spokesman denies the report.
2019-11-13

North Korea has reportedly threatened to suspend negotiations with the United States regarding nuclear weaponry, as well as resume related missile testing.
2019-03-15

North Korea foreign minister Ri Yong-ho visits Sweden for talks.
2018-03-15

North Korea announces a criminal amnesty in honor of the 70th anniversary of independence from Japanese rule.
2015-07-14

The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, commences the first official visit by a South Korean leader to Myanmar since 1983, when North Korean commandos attempted to assassinate the then-President, Chun Doo-hwan, in a bomb attack.
2012-05-14

North Korea threatens "merciless" attacks against South Korea over its planned live-fire drills near the disputed Northern Limit Line.
2012-02-19

A Seoul-based radio station targeting North Koreans reports that a train carrying birthday gifts for North Korean future leader Kim Jong-un derailed, in what it describes as a possible act of revolt by opponents. South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) states that it is checking the report.
2010-12-27

South Korea suspends flood aid to North Korea following the attack.
2010-11-24