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The following lists events that happened in2014 inNorth Korea.

• Premier:Pak Pong-ju
• Supreme Leader:Kim Jong-un

• January 20 –Kenneth Bae, an American prisoner in North Korea, releases a message to theUnited States for help.

• February 5 – North Korea andSouth Korea hold meetings to discuss visitation reunions of families separated by theKorean War.
• February 7 – The United Nations' commission of inquiry on human rights in the DPRKpublishes a landmark report, which concludes that the DPRK's government is perpetrating "unspeakable atrocities" against its own people on a vast scale^[1] and committing “widespread, systematic and gross”^[2] violations that amount tocrimes against humanity.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}
• February 10 – North Korea withdraws an invitation to a United States envoy to discuss the release of Kenneth Bae.
• February 11 – Talks between North Korea and the United States occur, with North and South Korea scheduled to start high-level talks the next day.
• February 15 – A North Korean cargo ship is allowed to leave thePanama Canal.
• February 17 – AUnited Nations report accuses North Korea of atrocities and calls for an investigation by theInternational Criminal Court.
• February 19 –Botswana ends diplomatic relations with North Korea following a UN report on the latter's human rights record.

• March 3 – North Korea announces that it will release Australian Christian missionaryJohn Short on account of his age.
• March 28 – South Korea captures a North Korean fishing boat that had crossed into their waters amid rising tensions between the two neighboring countries.
• March 31 – North and South Korea exchange artillery fire across sea boundaries.

• April 4 – South Korea test-fires a new ballistic missile with a range of 500 kilometres and hopes to extend its range to 800 kilometres so that it can reach anywhere in North Korea.
• April 4 – AMongolian-flagged cargo ship sinks off the coast of South Korea, with most of the 16 North Korean crew members reported missing.
• April 25 – North Korea announces that it has detained a 24-year-old US tourist,Matthew Todd Miller, for "rash behavior" during the immigration process.
• April 29 – North Korea warns South Korea that it will conduct live firing near the disputed maritime border.

• May 9 – South Korea's Ministry of National Defense announces that three drones found in their territory came from North Korea.
• May 13 – Anapartment block in Pyongyang containing 100 families collapses.
• May 18 – Officials report the collapse of a 23-story block of flats that is believed to have killed multiple residents, in a rare public apology.
• May 19 – An apartment building collapses in Pyongyang, with casualties estimated to be in the hundreds.
• May 22 – South Korean media reports that North Korea fired shells in a disputed area near aRepublic of Korea Navy ship.

• June 6 – North Korea announces that it arrested an American tourist last month for alleged inappropriate behavior.
• June 17 – North Korean propaganda videos show that they have developed a cruise missile similar to theRussian Kh-35 model.
• June 30 – North Korea says it will put on trial two American tourists, Jeffrey Fowle and Michael Miller, for crimes against the state.

• July - A Russian-funded transshipment terminal in the northeasternport of Rajin.^[9]
• July 2 – South Korea reports that North Korea fired two short range missiles into the Pacific Ocean from the coastal city ofWonsan.
• July 3 – The government ofJapan lifts some sanctions on North Korea following an agreement to re-investigate the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s.
• July 9 – South Korea claims that North Korea has fired two short range missiles into the ocean to the east of theKorean Peninsula.
• July 13 – Japan's Defence Ministry claims that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into theSea of Japan.
• July 14 – South Korea claims that North Korea has fired dozens of artillery shells into the sea near the disputed border.
• July 31 - TheCarnegie Endowment for International Peace publishes a report pointing to the risk that thecrisis in Ukraine could lead to selling defense technology in the black market that could advance thenuclear proliferation of North Korea.^[10][11]

• September 14 – North Korea holds a trial for American touristMatthew Todd Miller who was detained in April and sentences him to six years of hard labor.
• September 26 – North Korea acknowledges thatKim Jong-un is suffering from "discomfort", after a three-week absence from state media photographs.

• October 7 – There is an exchange of gunfire as a North Korean patrol boat breaches the South Korean western sea border.
• October 13 – Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea makes his first public appearance in five weeks.
• October 21 – North Korea releases AmericanJeffrey Edward Fowle five months after detaining him for leaving a Bible at a hotel.

• November 8 – North Korea releases American detainees Kenneth Bae andMatthew Todd Miller.
• November 13 –Cuba defends North Korea by circulating an amendment to a European-Japanese draft resolution recommending the referral of North Korea to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
• November 20 – North Korea threatens to conduct another nuclear test in response to a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution passed on Tuesday recommending the Security Council authorise a probe into human rights abuses.

• December 2 – TheFBI launches a probe into amassive hacking attack onSony Pictures, believing the leadership of North Korea to be responsible.
• December 2 – South Korea approves a plan by the Christian Council of Korea to set up a large Christmas tree near the border with North Korea despite ongoing tensions.
• December 3 –Transparency International issues its 2014Corruption Perceptions Index withDenmark achieving the highest rating and North Korea andSomalia tied with the lowest ranking.
• December 19 – A South Korean court orders the dissolution of theUnified Progressive Party citing pro-North Korean stances.
• December 20 –Sony Pictures Entertainment hack
  • The North Korean government denies the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations's (FBI) accusation of involvement in hacking Sony's computers, asking the U.S. for a joint investigation and threatening "serious consequences" if the United States refuses the offer of cooperation.
  • The United States rejects the offer from North Korea and then seeks help from China instead.
• December 22 – North Korea experiences severe internet outages.

• 2014 North Korean parliamentary election

• Hayes, Peter; Cavazos, Roger (2015). "North Korea in 2014: A Fresh Leap Forward into Thin Air?".Asian Survey.55 (1):119–131.doi:10.1525/as.2015.55.1.119.ISSN 0004-4687.S2CID 155866998.

• "2014 Calendar Reveals Few Surprises" atDaily NK

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