### [2026-09-16](/feed/2026/09/16/index.md)

##### North Korea–South Korea relations
# A district court in Seoul, South Korea, orders North Korea to pay KRW{{nbsp}}44.6 billion (US$32.5 million) in damages for destroying the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong in 2020, in South Korea's first damages lawsuit against North Korea. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via CNA](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/court-orders-north-korea-pay-south-korea-blowing-up-office-6387841)

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