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North fires missile as U.S. hits regime with sanctions, sends aircraft carrier to Busan

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday afternoon in what analysts see as a protest against new U.S. sanctions and the recent arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in Busan.

2025-11-07

North Korea fires multiple artillery rockets coinciding with Hegseth's visit to JSA

North Korea fired about 10 artillery rounds from a multiple rocket launcher on Monday right before the defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States visited the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

2025-11-04

51% of South Koreans say unification with North not necessary

More than half of South Koreans view unification with North Korea as unnecessary, a poll showed Monday, marking the first time that those unsupportive of unification with Pyongyang have exceeded those in favor of it.

2025-10-20

North Korea releases water from border dam without prior notice

North Korea has released water from a dam north of the inter-Korean border without giving prior notice to the South, local authorities said Sunday.

2025-10-12

DP railroads ban on balloons to North in contentious committee meeting

South Korean lawmakers clashed on Thursday as the Democratic Party railroaded a bill out of committee that bans activists from sending balloons over the border with leaflets denouncing North Korea.

2025-09-25

DP's tactics take air out of PPP's balloon leaflet distribution to North

A legislative committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would effectively ban leaflet balloon launches near the inter-Korean border drawing protests from the main opposition People Power Party (PPP).

2025-09-24

South Korea's Lee willing to accept nuclear freeze by North as 'interim measure'

President Lee Jae Myung said Monday he could accept a freeze on Pyongang's nuclear program as an "interim emergency measure,” even as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared that denuclearization will "never, ever" happen.

2025-09-22

Unification minister hopes to resume inter-Korean tour program, adding North's Kalma beach

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed hope Monday of resuming an inter-Korean tour program to North Korea's Mount Kumgang and expanding it to the newly developed Kalma beach resort.

2025-09-22

South Korea to shorten civilian control line-DMZ distance to as little as 5 kilometers: Defense chief

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Tuesday that the government is considering narrowing the distance of the Civilian Control Line from the inter-Korean border in order to ease inconveniences faced by residents in border areas.

2025-09-17

UNC says around 30 North Korean troops crossed inter-Korean border recently, triggering South Korean warning shots

Around 30 North Korean troops recently crossed the inter-Korean border despite warning broadcasts, triggering warning shots from the South , a spokesperson of the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Sunday.

2025-08-24