The 1976 Korean axe incident is one of those moments when Cold War tensions boiled over into a bizarre situation. What should ...
The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea has become an ecological oasis with nearly 6,000 species documented, including rare cranes, deer and bears ...
A North Korean individual crossed the heavily fortified DMZ and was taken into custody by the South's military, officials said Friday. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI SEOUL, July 4 (UPI) --A North ...
A South Korean soldier accidentally fired a machine gun round near the border with the North on Wednesday, marking the second such incident in less than a month, according to the South’s military. The ...
Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Wednesday visited peace trail routes and other areas near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, the U.N. Command (UNC) said. "The minister's ...
A North Korean teen soldier walked across the world's most heavily militarized border on Monday in a bid to defect to South Korea, South Korean Defense Ministry officials said. It is rare for a North ...
South Korea sent two helicopters to battle a wildfire inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Seoul’s military said Friday, adding it had warned North Korea in advance of its firefighting mission ...
The unification ministry said Thursday it will seek consultations with the U.N. Command (UNC) over its move to reopen three ...
South Korea’s military said its soldiers broadcasted alerts and fired warning shots after 10 North Korean troops crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), according ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations Command on Tuesday issued a statement underscoring its role as administrator of the DMZ, amid debate over a ...
A rare Asiatic black bear has been photographed in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, Seoul's environmental ministry said. The area around the four-kilometre (2.5-mile) wide strip running ...
A South Korean soldier accidentally discharged a machine gun last week while inspecting the weapon at a guard post inside the Demilitarized Zone, according to the Ministry of National Defense. The ...