SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A western border hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Korea will reopen to the public later this month after more than a year of closure due to the outbreak of African swine fever. The hiking trail in Paju, about 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A western border hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will reopen to the public next week, about 11 months after its closure due to the outbreak of African swine fever, authorities said Saturday. The municipality of Paju of Gyeonggi Province, about 30 kilometers northwest [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The third and last hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will open to the public this week, the unification ministry said Friday. The western section of the DMZ trail in Paju, some 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, will be accessible to the public under [...]
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, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Nations Command (UNC) said Tuesday it approved the opening of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas for a hiking trail in the east coast border town of Goseong. The Goseong course is one of three “DMZ Peace Trail” sites proposed by the South Korean government [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Wednesday approved a budget necessary to build hiking trails inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, a project to turn the Cold War relic into a symbol of peace. The unification ministry’s Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Council, composed of government and civilian experts, approved [...]