Tell us about some of the customs ... I was able to visit the 38th parallel. The DMZ—Demilitarized Zone—between North and South Korea is the most heavily militarized area of the world.

On Tuesday, at 5:00 p.m. on the Korean Peninsula, a dozen North Korean soldiers crossed the militarized border into South Korea ... next to the so-called 38th parallel, the dividing line of ...

Each established its own military government, forming two nations: South Korea in 1948, followed by North Korea later that year. “Korea didn’t have a say in the national division,” a PhD ...

First stop for the busloads of visitors is usually the Panmunjom set, a near-perfect replica of the real Panmunjom, the village on the border of North and South Korea where officials of the two ...

The 8225 set up about 10 miles from the 38th Parallel ... of surgery during the illness. After Korea, Blount returned home to set up practice in North Carolina and faced civilian segregation.

Vietnam marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary moments in modern history: the fall of Saigon, the end ...

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South Korea’s military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the rivals’ tense border on Tuesday (April 8, 2025), South Korean officials said. South Korea’s military said ...

While neither North Korea nor Russia have disclosed the total number of North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russian forces in Kursk, the intelligence estimates from the US, South Korea and ...