On June 25, I visited the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, between North and South Korea. The day of my visit ... to visit Lotte World — a popular theme park — and the BTS bus stop.

Cheong Wa Dae came up with the ambitious project to build a park in the DMZ in 2013 to ease military tensions there. The DMZ was created as a buffer zone between South and North Korea based on the ...

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.

The South, for its part, tried to register its half of the DMZ as a UNESCO Bioreserve in 2011. However, they only received the distinction in 2019 for the CCZ. Though the distinction doesn't cover the ...

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 ...

For the first time in more than a decade, a train has travelled from South Korea across the heavily guarded border into North Korea. On board is a team of South Korean experts investigating ways ...

“As you know, North Korea has a history of doing these types of tests,” Jean-Pierre said, calling it “not unusual.” Before stopping at the DMZ, Harris was to meet with South Korean ...