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South publicly requests North's cooperation after Navy sailor goes missing near maritime border

Seoul's unusually swift request for Pyongyang's cooperation appears intended to avoid a repeat of what happened to an official who was fatally shot by North Korean troops in 2020 after he drifted into their waters.

2026.7.12

Lee vows stronger deterrence, selective conscription reform during visit to front-line Marine unit

On a Marine Corps visit before the Korean War anniversary, the South Korean president fired targets with a K2C1 rifle and boarded a K9A1 self-propelled howitzer while thanking troops for their hard work.

2026.6.24

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K9 howitzers are seen during a firing drill held near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on June 25. [NEWS1]

South Korea conducts artillery drills near maritime border as North ignores proposal for talks

South Korea’s military conducted live-fire artillery drills near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on Tuesday, as North Korea continues to ignore Seoul’s proposal for inter-Korean military talks nearly a month after it was issued.

2025.12.16

A file photo of a wooden North Korean vessel. Photo is not related to the story. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

South fires warning shots after North Korean merchant vessel crosses NLL

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday that the South Korean military fired warning shots after a North Korean merchant vessel crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea.

2025.9.26

Hanwha Aerospace's K9 self-propeller howitzer [HANHWA AEROSPACE]

Military continues fire drills near Northern Limit Line

Despite President Lee Jae Myung’s announcement of a new North Korea policy prioritizing inter-Korean exchanges, South Korea’s military carried out a live fire drill near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea as scheduled.

2025.9.24

An illegal Chinese vessel captured by the Korea Coast Guard [KOREA COAST GUARD]

Illegal Chinese vessels on the rise in the Yellow Sea, Korea Coast Guard ups patrol

As the autumn blue crab season began this month, Chinese fishing boats have once again been sighted near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea, putting the Korea Coast Guard on high alert.

2025.9.21

Six North Koreans cross the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea by boat on July 9. [MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION]

South Korea repatriates six North Koreans, signaling easing tensions in inter-Korean relations

In its second major conciliatory move toward Pyongyang, South Korea repatriated six North Koreans via the East Sea on Wednesday, with the North quietly accepting the return.

2025.7.9

A Coast Guard vessel tows a small North Korean wooden boat that drifted south in the West Sea to be handed over to North Korea in February 2011. At the time, 31 North Koreans boarded a fishing boat and went south to the waters off Yeonpyeong Island. Four of them defected, and 27 returned to North Korea. [YONHAP]

Seoul to repatriate six North Koreans this week, despite radio silence from Pyongyang

South Korea plans to repatriate six North Korean nationals, aiming to foster engagement with the North amid concerns regarding inter-Korean relations.

2025.7.7

The 6th Marine Brigade and the Yeonpyeong unit hold a military drill at the Northwest Islands Defense Command headquarters on June 25. [REPUBLIC OF KOREA MARINE CORPS]

Military holds first NLL live-fire drills under President Lee Jae Myung

The South Korean military conducted live-fire drills near the Northern Limit Line, marking the first under President Lee Jae Myung while tensions with North Korea persist.

2025.6.25

Fishers work in the waters off Jeo Island, the northernmost fishing ground in the East Sea on April 17. [YONHAP]

Four North Koreans request repatriation after crossing NLL in small boat

A North Korean wooden boat carrying four people drifted across the eastern Northern Limit Line (NLL) last month — the maritime border between the two Koreas — and was detected by South Korean military forces, authorities confirmed Thursday.

2025.6.5