On the North Korean side, it is flat and featureless. As our tour guide told us, apparently this is so they can catch anyone attempting to escape to the south .

South Korea’s new President, Lee Jae-myung, promotes dialogue and de-escalation with North Korea. However, shifting regional ...

Established in 1953, the DMZ is a 150-mile long and 2.5-mile wide buffer that separates North and South Korea. It was created as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement.

North Korea had resumed their frontline work reinforcing the barrier last Month, according to the South Korean military. 4 The warning shots at the DMZ come as Seoul warns of Kim Jong Un’s ...

Kim Gang-yu , 27, another North Korean soldier, fled through the DMZ in 2016. At night, while their country fell into darkness for lack of electricity, North Korean border guards marveled at the ...

This week, U.S. soldier Travis King crossed the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, which separates South Korea and North Korea. He is believed to be in the custody of North Korean forces.

North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border on Tuesday morning and were sent back by warning shots, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that landmine explosions have caused ...

The tensions are perhaps most evident along the DMZ, which is becoming increasingly militarized after the scrapping of the 2018 agreement by North Korea last November and South Korea last month.

Between North and South Korea lies the demilitarized zone (DMZ), one of the world’s most heavily armed borders. The 160-mile stretch is barred with fences and landmines and is largely empty of ...

North Korea is preparing to set off explosions on roads connected to South Korea, Seoul's military said Monday, days after Pyongyang announced it would cut off all inter-Korean links.

North Korea Mining DMZ Despite Spate of Fatal Accidents. Published Jul 17, 2024 at 8:27 AM EDT Updated Jul 17, 2024 at 2:28 PM EDT. By . John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based ...