SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — While the utility and value of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea are being re-examined, there is a difference in the perception of Koreans and foreigners looking at the iconic divide. According to a survey of 800 people, including 500 South Koreans, 150 Chinese and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a concert along the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Monday in celebration of the first anniversary of the Joint Pyongyang Declaration, adopted by the leaders of the two Koreas. The DMZ Peace Concert will open at Dorasan Station, just south of the border with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2019 Tour de DMZ, an international road cycling competition, will be held from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 along roads close to inter-Korean border areas, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said Wednesday. The five-day competition, which will take place in areas adjacent to the Demilitarized Zone [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More than six out of 10 South Koreans positively evaluate the historic meeting among the leaders of South Korea, the United States and North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by public pollster Realmeter with [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s spotlight was on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas and the truce village of Panmunjom on Sunday as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a surprise encounter there. In accordance with the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean [...]
CHEORWON, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It took nearly 70 years before the first layer of soil was removed on a front-line hill bordering North Korea to reveal traces of the unsung heroes who had fallen in bloody battles at the height of the 1950-53 Korean War. About 300 soldiers from South Korea, the United [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The second inter-Korean border trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that demarcates South and North Korea will be opened to civilian hikers next month, officials said Monday. The central section of the DMZ in Cheorwon of Gangwon Province, about 90 kilometers northeast of Seoul, will be opened for the [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An Asiatic black bear, classified worldwide as a first-grade endangered animal, has been spotted inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas, government agencies said Wednesday. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) said one Asiatic black bear was photographed last October by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The eastern coastal section of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) will be open to civilian hikers this weekend for the first time since the end of the Korean War, government officials said Friday. One of three DMZ Peace Trails planned by the South Korean government and recently approved by the [...]
UIJEONGBU, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province announced on Thursday that it will be hosting the DMZ Trail Running race weekend from September 20 to 22 on the Peace Nuri Trail that stretches across Gimpo, Paju, and Yeoncheon alongside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Trail running refers to a specific type of athletics which involves [...]