The Russo-Japanese War Hostile_encounter ( ; ; `` Japanese-Russian War '' ) was fought Hostile_encounter during 1904–1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea .

The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea , Japan and the Yellow Sea .

Seeing Russia as a rival , Japan offered Self_motion to recognize Ratification Russian dominance in Manchuria in exchange Exchange for recognition Judgment_communication of Korea as being within the Japanese sphere of influence .

Russia refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act and demanded Request Korea north of the 39th parallel to be a neutral buffer zone between Russia and Japan .

The Korean War Hostile_encounter ( in South Korean , `` Korean War Hostile_encounter '' ; in North Korean , `` Fatherland Liberation War Hostile_encounter '' ; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 ) was a war Hostile_encounter between North Korea ( with the support Supporting of China and the Soviet Union ) and South Korea ( with the support Supporting of the United Nations , principally from the United States ) .

The Korean War Hostile_encounter ( in South Korean , `` Korean War Hostile_encounter '' ; in North Korean , `` Fatherland Liberation War Hostile_encounter '' ; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 ) was a war Hostile_encounter between North Korea ( with the support Supporting of China and the Soviet Union ) and South Korea ( with the support Supporting of the United Nations , principally from the United States ) .

The war Hostile_encounter began Process_start on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded Attack South Korea following a series of clashes Hostile_encounter along the border .

The war Hostile_encounter began Process_start on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded Attack South Korea following a series of clashes Hostile_encounter along the border .

As a product Manufacturing of the Cold War Hostile_encounter , the Soviet Union and the United States divided Korea into two sovereign states in 1948 with the border set Placing at the 38th parallel .

Both governments of the two new Korean states claimed Statement to be the sole legitimate Legality government of all of Korea , and neither accepted the border as permanent .

The conflict Hostile_encounter escalated into warfare Hostile_encounter when North Korean military ( KPA ) forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—crossed the border and advanced Cause_to_make_progress into South Korea on 25 June 1950 .

The United Nations Security Council authorized Ratification the formation of the United Nations Command Request and the dispatch Sending of forces to Korea to repel Defending what was recognized Know as a North Korean invasion Attack .

After the first two months of war Hostile_encounter , the ill-equipped and underprepared South Korean Army ( ROKA ) and the US forces rapidly dispatched Sending to Korea were on the point of defeat Conquering .

In September 1950 , an amphibious UN counter-offensive was launched Military_operation at Incheon , and cut off Removing many KPA troops in South Korea .

UN forces invaded Attack North Korea in October 1950 and moved Motion rapidly towards the Yalu River—the border with China—but on 19 October 1950 , Chinese forces of the People 's Volunteer Army ( PVA ) crossed Motion_directional the Yalu and entered Arriving the war Hostile_encounter .

North Korea was subject to a massive U.S. bombing Attack campaign Military_operation .

The agreement created Creating the Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) to separate Forming_relationships North and South Korea , and allowed Preventing_or_letting the return of prisoners .

In April 2018 , the leaders of North and South Korea met Come_together at the DMZ and agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to work Being_in_operation towards a treaty to formally end Process_end the Korean War .

It incurred Causation the destruction Destroying of virtually all of Korea 's major cities , thousands of massacres by both sides ( including the mass killing Killing of tens of thousands of suspected communists by the South Korean government ) , and the torture Bodily_harm and starvation Killing of prisoners of war Hostile_encounter by the North Korean command Control .

North Korea became Becoming among the most heavily-bombed countries in history .

World Victory Road Presents Statement : Gold Rush Korea .

World Victory Road Presents Statement : Gold Rush Korea was an event held Hold on March 11 , 2009 at the Team Maru Training Center in Seoul , South Korea .

World Victory Road Presents Statement : Gold Rush Korea was an event held Hold on March 11 , 2009 at the Team Maru Training Center in Seoul , South Korea .

Two more fatalities were also reported Reporting in neighboring South Korea .

She was sentenced Prison to death Death after being put on trial Legality for the attack Terrorism , but was later pardoned Releasing by the President of South Korea , Roh Tae-woo , because it was deemed Coming_to_believe that she had been brainwashed Influence in North Korea .

She was sentenced Prison to death Death after being put on trial Legality for the attack Terrorism , but was later pardoned Releasing by the President of South Korea , Roh Tae-woo , because it was deemed Coming_to_believe that she had been brainwashed Influence in North Korea .

Kim 's testimony implicated Influence Kim Jong-il , who at that time was the future leader of North Korea , as the person ultimately responsible for the incident Attack .

She was branded Labeling a traitor by North Korea , and became Becoming a critic of North Korea after seeing Perception_active South Korea .

She was branded Labeling a traitor by North Korea , and became Becoming a critic of North Korea after seeing Perception_active South Korea .

She was branded Labeling a traitor by North Korea , and became Becoming a critic of North Korea after seeing Perception_active South Korea .

This was an attempt to establish Achieve a land and rail corridor from the Japanese occupied territories of Manchuria , Northern and Central China and Korea and those in South East Asia .

The top six teams ( India , South Korea , Pakistan , China , Malaysia and Japan ) from the 2010 Asian Games participated Participation in the tournament Competition which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final positions .

The tournament Competition was won by Australia after defeating Conquering South Korea 2–1 in extra time in the final Competition , thereby earning Getting the right to participate Participation in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup , which was hosted Social_event by Russia .

As hosts Social_event , Australia automatically qualified Participation for the final tournament Competition , while the remaining 15 finalists Participation ( with the exception of Japan and South Korea who qualified Participation via their top three position in the previous Asian Cup ) were decided Deciding through a qualification Testing process , featuring Cause_to_be_included 44 teams , from February 2013 to March 2014 .

South Korea retaliated Revenge by shelling Attack North Korean gun positions .

The ROKS `` Cheonan '' sinking occurred Coming_to_be on 26 March 2010 , when , a of the Republic of Korea Navy , carrying Carry_goods 104 personnel , sank Motion off the country 's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea , killing Killing 46 seamen .

The cause Causation of the sinking Catastrophe remains in dispute Quarreling , although evidence points to North Korea .

A South Korean-led official investigation Criminal_investigation carried out Action by a team of international experts from South Korea , the United States , the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , and Sweden presented Presence a summary of its investigation Criminal_investigation on 20 May 2010 , concluding that the warship had been sunk Motion by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine .

The conclusions Coming_to_believe of the report Reporting resulted in Causation significant controversy within South Korea .

Following the sinking Catastrophe , South Korea imposed Action sanctions Revenge against North Korea , known as the May 24 measures .

Following the sinking Catastrophe , South Korea imposed Action sanctions Revenge against North Korea , known as the May 24 measures .

North Korea denied that it was responsible for the sinking Catastrophe .

North Korea 's further offer Supply to aid Assistance an open investigation Criminal_investigation was disregarded .

China dismissed the official scenario presented Presence by South Korea and the United States as not credible .

Along with the No Gun Ri massacre in South Korea 18 years earlier , Mỹ Lai was one of the largest publicized massacres of civilians by U.S. forces in the 20th century .

The Gwangju Uprising ( ) , alternatively called Name_conferral the May 18 Democratic Uprising by UNESCO , and also known as May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement ( ) , was a popular uprising Change_of_leadership in the city of Gwangju , South Korea , from May 18 to 27 , 1980 .

One of such arguments point to Reporting the fact that it occurred Coming_to_be before Chun Doo-hwan officially took Conquering office , and so contend Statement that it could not really have been a simple student protest Attack against him that started Process_start it ; however , Chun Doo-hwan had become Becoming the `` de facto '' leader of South Korea at that time since coming Self_motion into power on December 12 , 1979 , after leading a successful military coup of the previous South Korean government .

Historically , the competition Competition has been open Openness to , and remains open to , the winners of sponsored regional spelling bees in the U.S. ( including territories such as Guam , American Samoa , Puerto Rico , the Navajo Nation , and the U.S. Virgin Islands , along with overseas military bases in Germany and South Korea ) .

His son Kim Jong-un was announced Expressing_publicly as North Korea 's next leader with the title of `` The Great Successor '' during the same newscast .

High rains also affected Influence North Korea and Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East .