North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at the South Korean Yeonpyeong island, on November 23, 2010. It was one of the heaviest bombardments on the South since the Korean War ended in 1953.
Published On 23 Nov 201023 Nov 2010
The military attack in the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea has killed two people, setting homes ablaze and triggering an exchange of fire as the South(***)s military went on high alert.
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Ferry passengers land upon their arrival from South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after the artillery exchange. The sign at left reads: "Direct route for Yeonpyeong Island".
North Korean soldiers stand guard on the banks of the Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong.
After being separated for 60 years following the North Korean War, Red Cross officials from the two Koreas exchanged lists of families to be reunited, 100 names each, at a checkpoint in the border town of Kaesong in North Korea. The reunion took place on November 1, 2010 in Mount Kumgang, North Korea.
In September 29, 2010, the two Koreas agree to hold military talks in the border village of Panmunjom between North and South Korea in an attempt to ease tensions between the countries.
North Korean youths and students dance to celebrate their leader Kim Jong-Il on re-electing as general secretary of the Workers(***)Party on September 28, 2010 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim has made a military general of Kim Jong-Un, his third son.
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South Korean soldiers wear North Korea(***)s military uniforms and hold North Korea(***)s flags, acting as North Korean soldiers, as they take part in a re-enactment of the battle of the Korean war during a commemorative war victory event to mark the 60th anniversary of the the Korean war on September 3, 2010.
U.S. fighters take off from the flight deck of USS George Washington during a joint military exercises at east sea on July 26, 2010 in South Korea. This was the first joint drill after the sinking of South Korean warship in March 2010.
On June 9, 2010, South Korea confirmed that it will not seek new sanctions against North Korea over the sinking of a warship that killed 46 sailors, but will seek China(***)s support for a United Nations censure.
South Korea(***)s navy staged a major anti-submarine exercise on May 27, 2010, its first show of strength since tensions with North Korea flared over the sinking of one of Seoul(***)s warships.
South Koreans visit the grave of their family members who were killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.
