North Korea warns South Korea of naval clashOctober 14th, 2009 NKorea warns SKorea of naval clashSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned South Korea of a possible naval clash Thursday, accusing Seoul of sending warships into its waters around their disputed western sea border. The South's "reckless military provocations" have created "such a serious situation that a naval clash may break out between the two sides in these waters," the North's navy said in a statement carried by the country's official Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea tests five short-range missilesOctober 12th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Monday test-fired five short-range missiles off its eastern coast, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing government sources. The missiles were launched from the bases between North Hamgyeong and Gangwon provinces, it said.
North Korea demands South Korea return 11 defectors, but Seoul says it won'tOctober 4th, 2009 North Korea demands SKorea return 11 defectorsSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's Unification Ministry says North Korea has demanded Seoul return 11 people who defected to the South by sea last week. The ministry says in a statement that the North sent its demand in a message Sunday.
North Korea demands South Korea repatriate 11 defectors, Seoul declinesOctober 4th, 2009 SKorea refuses North's demand to return defectorsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has demanded South Korea repatriate a group of 11 North Koreans who defected by sea last week, but the South does not intend to return them, the Unification Ministry said Sunday. The 11 crossed into southern waters off the divided peninsula's east coast aboard a small barge early Thursday evening.
11 North Koreans defect by sea to South KoreaOctober 1st, 2009 11 North Koreans defect by sea to South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's military says a group of 11 North Koreans have defected by sea. An official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the North Koreans crossed into southern waters off the divided peninsula's east coast aboard a small barge early Thursday evening.
US, South Korean planes conducted spying missions: North KoreaAugust 31st, 2009 PYONGYANG - US and South Korean spy planes conducted over 170 reconnaissance missions over North Korea in August, the official media reported Monday citing a military source. Some 90 flights were conducted by the US, which used the RC-135, U-2 and E-3 reconnaissance aircraft over waters near the northeastern part of South Korea, while South Korea was responsible for at least 80 flights, the Korean Central News Agency said.
North accuses SKorean boat of illegally entry; Seoul awaits word on 4 fishermen seizedAugust 1st, 2009 North accuses SKorean boat of illegally entrySEOUL, South Korea — North Korea accused a South Korean fishing boat of illegally entering its waters and said Saturday an investigation of four seized fishermen was under way. South Korea has urged their quick release, saying the 29-ton vessel accidentally drifted across the sea border Thursday after its satellite navigation system apparently malfunctioned.
South Korea awaits word on 4 fishermen seized after straying into Northern watersAugust 1st, 2009 SKorea awaits word on fishermen seized by NorthSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea accused a South Korean fishing boat of illegally entering its waters and said Saturday an investigation of four seized fishermen would continue. South Korea has urged their quick release, saying the 29-ton vessel accidentally drifted across the sea border Thursday after its satellite navigation system apparently malfunctioned.
Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesJuly 2nd, 2009 Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Yonhap news agency reported Thursday the North fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its eastern coast.
North Korea threatens military strike against South KoreaMay 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Wednesday warned it will respond militarily to South Korea joining a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said.
Pro-Pyongyang paper accuses Obama of 'hostile' policy on North KoreaMay 11th, 2009 Pro-NKorea paper accuses Obama of hostilitySEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama's administration should abandon its "hostile" policy toward North Korea if it wants to have a dialogue, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper said Monday. Pyongyang's standoff with the U.S.
South Korean delegation in North Korea for talksApril 21st, 2009 SEOUL - A South Korean delegation reached North Korea Tuesday morning to participate in talks amid mounting tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 'The delegation has crossed the border,' a spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
South Korea agrees for talks with North KoreaApril 19th, 2009 SEOUL - The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week. It will be the first governmental talks between South Korea and North Korea since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February last year.
South Korea says North Korea has proposed meeting on joint industrial complexApril 17th, 2009 NKorea proposes meeting on joint factory parkSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says that North Korea has proposed a meeting on a joint factory park in the North next week. Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon told reporters Saturday that the North recently proposed a meeting to discuss the joint complex in the border town of Kaesong.
North Korea threatens to shoot down South Korean planesMarch 6th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday indirectly threatened to shoot down South Korean passenger aircraft in its airspace, amid growing tension on the Korean peninsula. North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea made the threat as the US and South Korea prepared to undertake joint military exercises next Monday.
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