SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday all 11 peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will be open to the public starting April 21. The trails are located in 10 cities or counties bordering the DMZ — Ganghwa, Gimpo, Goyang, Paju, Yeoncheon, Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Yanggu, Inje [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will open to the public at the end of next week, the government said Thursday. Of them, two trails in Paju, north of Seoul, and Goseong of Gangwon Province, will reopen while the five others in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental activists on Thursday called for the government to scrap a plan to open to the public three hiking trails leading to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas starting late this month, arguing the plan could wreak havoc on the ecological system around the buffer zone. The [...]