NORTH KOREA

North Korea accused of providing chemical weapons technology to Syria.

Pyongyang snubs Seoul as both Koreas cancel ministerial-level dialogue in delegate dispute.

Korea Institute for Defence Analyses doubles estimates of number of transporter erector launchers held by Pyongyang.

USS Nimitz and several vessels arrive in South Korean port city of Busan.

Top Chinese bank scraps all financial deals with North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank

Pyongyang vows to sink Yellow Sea islands in 'sea of flames' if US-South Korea anti-submarine drill violates sovereignty.

US mission receives photograph of pressure cooker bomb along with threat letter.

North Korea rejects talks and threatens tough action against southern neighbour.

Seoul reports based on satellite images suggest Pyongyang has moved missile launchers targeting South Korea.

North Korea was widely speculated to launch a missile to mark occasion.

Unconfirmed reports which suggested a coup against Kim rubbished by Seoul officials as Pyongyang gears up to mark Kim Il-sung's birth anniversary.

Kerry to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and top officials and urge them to pull back North Korea.

Military moves three PAC-3 batteries in defensive ring around central Tokyo - and more are likely to follow.

Britain and Russia have no plans of immediate evacuation of diplomats from Pyongyang despite latest warning from North Korea

Kaesong industrial park, housing more than 100 factories, is last remaining economic link between two Koreas.

People's Liberation Army troops and tanks mobilised in border region with North Korea.

South Korea to test latest cyber security plan during military exercise with US in August as tensions in Korean Peninsula rise.

South Korea denounces latest threat as mere rhetoric but says its forces are ready to protect country.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, angered by recent flight of American stealth bombers, vows to 'settle accounts' with US.

South Korea’s military units take up position to counter North’s latest threat.

US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel confirms that 14 more surface-to-air missiles will be deployed on west coast.