In fact, a day tour to the border of South and North Korea is one of Seoul’s most popular tourist activities. Every day, thousands of people flock to the DMZ from Seoul to gain a glimpse of what ...

North Korea has renamed its DMZ entry permits and expanded travel permits for citizens of the capital, Daily NK has learned.

Mentions of the DMZ evoke thoughts of North Korean missile tests, high-level summit meetings, barbed wire fences, and stoic army personnel. However, the DMZ simultaneously exists as a place of rich ...

The New York Times reports that US officials are planning to propose an“armistice” for Ukraine, allegedly similar to how the ...

PAJU, South Korea--For the first time in 10 years, Kong Ji-ye’s chocolate-making machines sit idle in Paju city, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas. Not because of ...

That exact intersection is located near the heart of the Korean peninsula. It is also quite close to an important geopolitical feature called “the demilitarized zone,” or DMZ. The DMZ is a temporary ...

South Korea reopens an observatory at the Demilitarized Zone, dividing the North and the South, which was closed after North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island. Video courtesy of Reuters.

After the war, North Korea experienced a period of economic growth as its industrial facilities were rebuilt with Russian aid. From 1904 to 1945, Korea was a Japanese colony, and the north had mines, ...

South Korea's military has observed North Korean soldiers ... Pictures also show that land has been cleared within the DMZ. Future high-resolution satellite images will show whether this has ...

Chun In-bum, a former commander of South Korea's special forces, agrees with the defectors' appraisals. "Just because they lack food and training, does not mean they are incapable. They will ...