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The two Koreas were removing the last remaining firearms and guard posts on Thursday from a village where armed soldiers have stared each other down for decades, Seoul's defense ministry said. The Joint Security Area — also known as the truce village of Panmunjom — ...
'The Children Gone to Poland' traces North Korea war orphans abroad
A new documentary sheds light on the little-known story of North Korean war orphans sent to Poland, where they formed an unlikely bond with their teachers before their traumatic return home. "The Children Gone to Poland" — which premiered Saturday at the Busan International Film ...
War-end declaration might be 'slippery slope' for U.S. presence in South Korea: U.N. Command general
A declaration to end the 1950-53 Korea War could be a "slippery slope" that would lead to questioning the need for the U.S. troop presence in South Korea, the deputy head of the U.N. Command overseeing the Korean armistice said on Friday, ahead of ...
Pyongyang says declaring end to Korean War can't be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War "can never be a bargaining chip" for getting North Korea denuclearized, and said the country "will not particularly hope for it" if the United States does not want the end ...
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of "a bold and new push for peace" with nuclear-armed North Korea during his speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, in a hint at the direction his administration is heading as he gears up for a second ...
From the front lines of war to a South Korean holiday gift: Spam Spam Spam
From the front lines of war to a staple of institutional catering, Spam is rarely seen as a gourmet ingredient — but the canned pink meat holds a unique position in South Korea as a top-selling holiday gift. Ahead of the Chuseok harvest festival which ...
Kim wants another Trump summit to speed North Korea's denuclearization and declare end to war: Moon
North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. Moon said he and ...
First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains will be identified soon, officials say
The U.S. military is close to identifying the first two American troops from the 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War that were handed over by North Korea in July, U.S. officials leading the forensic analysis said on Monday. "The IDs will ...
After 70 years apart, Korean brothers' 12-hour reunion 'way too short'
Ninety-three-year-old Ham Sung-chan's eyes widen with excitement as he describes the shock and euphoria of reuniting with his baby brother, now 79, during three days of family reunions in North Korea. But there's a deep and bitter regret, too, and it stems from a simple ...
South Korean abductee families look on amid Korean War family reunions
As a lucky few Korean families meet decades after being divided by war, Hwang In-cheol looks on lamenting the absence of his father, whose plane was hijacked by the North. Hwang was only two when his father Won left for a business trip in 1969, ...
Dozens of elderly South Koreans crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea on Monday for heart-wrenching meetings with relatives most haven't seen since they were separated by the turmoil of the Korean War. The weeklong event at North Korea's Diamond Mountain resort comes as ...
Korean family reunions to start again, but heartache remains
The first reunions in years of families divided by the Korean War evoke bittersweet memories for Kim Jong-gyu, whose few hours with her brother in 2014 — under the watchful eyes of the North's agents — were probably their last ever together. "I felt so ...
