North Korea deports U.S. soldier Travis King, who crossed the DMZ into North Korea in July, back into U.S. custody. 2023-09-27
The Korean Central News Agency confirms that United States Army soldier Travis King has been detained for illegal entry, stating that King claimed "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" within the U.S. Army and also that he is seeking refugee status in the country. 2023-08-16
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his nation will be "developing a new strategic weapon" in the near future, after the United States misses a year-end deadline for a restart of denuclearization talks. 2020-01-1
North Korea fires a missile which lands in the exclusive economic zone of Japan, according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. 2019-10-1
The United States sanctions two Chinese shipping companies suspected of helping North Korea evade sanctions. These are the first actions targeting Pyongyang since last month's Hanoi Summit ended without agreement. 2019-03-21
North Korea has released the three remaining American detainees ahead of the upcoming summit meeting with Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. The news came after National Security Adviser John R. Bolton stated that they should be released as a way for North Korea to demonstrate its sincerity in talks. 2018-05-2
After over a year in North Korean prison, the government releases the one-year comatose Otto Warmbier after negotiations from the United States Department of State. 2017-06-13
The USS "Michigan" docks at Busan, South Korea, amid growing concerns over North Korean weapons development. 2017-04-25