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Cruise ship departs for N. Korean tour

The Hyundai Kumgang, a cruise ship operated by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, sets sail from Tonghae port on the east coast of South Korea on Nov. 18 for its first official sightseeing trip to North Korea's Mt. Kumgang. The first tourist ship service between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, is expected to become a major means of private-sector inter-Korean exchanges.

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N. Korean submarine sinks

South Korean naval vessels patrol the waters off the country's east coast on June 23 after a captured North Korean submarine sank while being towed to Tonghae (5) port. The Seoul government said the submarine sank due to a loss of buoyancy at a point about 1.6 kilometers (1 miles) from shore.

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N. Korean submarine towed to S. Korea

The 75-ton sunken North Korean submarine was towed to a pier in the afternoon of June 25 after being floated with air bags off South Korea's eastern Tonghae naval base. The photo shows military experts preparing for a full-scale probe of the Yugo-class submarine.

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Cruise ship departs for N. Korean tour

The Hyundai Kumgang, a cruise ship operated by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group, sets sail from Tonghae port on the east coast of South Korea on Nov. 18 for its first official sightseeing trip to North Korea's Mt. Kumgang. The first tourist ship service between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953, is expected to become a major means of private-sector inter-Korean exchanges. ==Kyodo

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N. Korean submarine sinks

South Korean naval vessels patrol the waters off the country's east coast on June 23 after a captured North Korean submarine sank while being towed to Tonghae (5) port. The Seoul government said the submarine sank due to a loss of buoyancy at a point about 1.6 kilometers (1 miles) from shore.