SUWON, November 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Now going on three days since a wounded North Korean soldier was brought to Ajou University Hospital, doctors have found the presence of parasitic worms in his abdomen, providing a glimpse into the poor conditions facing North Koreans. On November 15, professor Lee Kook-jong said while explaining the two [...]
YEONCHEON, South Korea, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula; a borderline between the two Koreas. And with an ironic twist to its title, it is actually one of the most militarized, guarded, and hostile areas in the world today. The [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Tours to the Joint Security Area (JSA), Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and Northern Limit Line (NLL) remain consistently popular among foreign visitors. According to Cosmojin, a Korean travel agency, North Korea’s nuclear experiments, the shutdown of the Kaeseong Industrial Complex, and the rapid cooling of inter-Korean relations are stirring foreigners’ [...]
The proposed concert is aimed at gathering musicians from the two Koreas to the border town, the last remaining vestige of the Cold War, to jointly celebrate the 70th anniversary of the liberation from the Japanese 1910-45 colonial rule. If the North Korea refuses our offer, we plan to host a peace concert in [...]