South Korea will resume tours to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that were frozen due to the coronavirus, starting with trips to the truce village of Panmunjom next month, announced Minister of Unification Kim Yeon-chul on Thursday. Panmunjom, the site of the signing of the armistice agreement to end the 1950-53 Korean War, will likely be...Read More
Following the second inter-Korean summit last week, a grand plan to turn the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into a hub for peace tourism is gaining momentum. This is another bigger step forward after tour programs to the world’s most dangerous border have been drawing attention since the first summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean...Read More
Tour programs to the world’s most dangerous border are once again drawing attention following last week’s historic inter-Korean summit advancing peace on the Korean Peninsula. Over the past few years mainly due to a fiery war of words between North Korea and the United States, the Korean Peninsula seemed to be on the brink of...Read More
“The Panmunjom is the most dangerous place on the Korean peninsula,” said the JSA guards-to-military MP “Do not wave your hands to the North Korean forces or act irritatingly.” In the bus that goes to Panmunjom, where soldiers from North and South Korea face each other on the afternoon of the 10th, MPs emphasize caution....Read More
