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A South Korean military guard post at Imjingak peace park near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on Sept. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
North Korea warns South not to cross border by even a ‘millimeter’
South Korea has conducted mine removal operations after three soldiers were injured by a landmine that Seoul said was from North Korea.
Yang Jin-hyeok, director of operations at South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a briefing on the final results of a joint task force investigating a landmine explosion at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas, on Monday in Seoul.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2026
South Korea preparing to force North Korea to apologize over DMZ mine blast
The mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas seriously wounded two South Korean soldiers, a defense ministry spokesperson has said.
A North Korean guard post (top) on the North side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, is seen over a South Korean guard post (bottom) from the border city of Paju on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2026
South Korean probe concludes North Korea planted DMZ mines
The findings were consistent with a preliminary probe that indicated North Korean troops had crossed the Military Demarcation Line
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong, South Korea, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2026
South Korea president urges Pyongyang dialogue after DMZ blasts
Seoul’s military had demanded North Korea apologize after three South Korean officers were injured in an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.
An observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2026
Seoul says North Korea’s mines likely behind DMZ explosions
South Korea’s military vowed to respond if a final investigation confirms Pyongyang’s involvement in the blasts that injured three soldiers.
Visitors ride the Paju Imjingak Peace Gondola over the Civilian Control Zone in Imjingak Park, near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on Sept. 12.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2026
Three South Korean soldiers injured in DMZ blast
It was not immediately clear whether the explosion was caused by a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine or another explosive device.
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet at the demilitarized zone in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2026
Trump’s North Korea outreach is about U.S. politics
Pyongyang’s shifting priorities leave Washington with little leverage.
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2026
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
Yonhap said the incident was the first reported violation of the military demarcation line ?by North Korea this year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with sailors during the commissioning ceremony of the new destroyer Choe Hyon at Nampho Port, North Korea, on June 23.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2026
South Korea asks the North to help search for missing sailor
The request follows reports that the sailor went missing on Sunday morning while a vessel was on patrol off South Korea’s eastern coast near the Northern Limit Line.
A visitor takes a selfie in front of a view of North Korea while holding a Starbucks cup on an observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, on Wednesday. The number of visitors to thepark has more than doubled since the Starbucks opened, according to figures provided by park management.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2026
Kilometers apart but a world away: the Starbucks with a view of North Korea
Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and beyond since opening in November 2024.
A visitor looks toward the Imjin River, close to the Civilian Control Line, at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, Oct. 16, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2026
South Korea to ease civilian curbs along border with North Korea
Residents welcomed the move, saying it would allow freer farming activities in the area and boost development and tourism.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2025
DMZ tours in South Korea to be halted amid talk of Trump-Kim meeting
Tours to the truce village of Panmunjom will reportedly be halted later this month, in the latest signal that the groundwork is being laid for a possible meeting.
South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Joint Security Area in the DMZ border village of Panmunjom in March 2023.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2025
Seoul says North Korean soldier who crossed land border seeking to defect
Last year, 236 North Koreans arrived in the South, with women accounting for 88% of the total.
A North Korean soldier stands guard in a watch tower next to a giant loudspeaker near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on June 12.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2025
Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border
Pyongyang’s state media said earlier Saturday that the incident occurred as North Korean soldiers worked to permanently seal the frontier dividing the peninsula.
An observation deck at a Starbucks store with views of North Korea in Gimpo, South Korea, on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2024
Starbucks serves South Koreans coffee and a glimpse into the North
Hundreds showed up on Friday for the opening of the U.S. coffeehouse chain’s newest store in an observatory near the city of Gimpo.
Mosquitoes under a microscope in a lab at Sahmyook University in Seoul on July 24
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2024
As the world warms, South Korea’s latest border threat is mosquitoes
Climate change, especially warmer springs and heavier rainfall, could bring more mosquito-borne diseases to North and South Korea.
Cho Seong-hoan tends to bees at a farm near the Demilitarized Zone, in Paju, South Korea, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2024
The DMZ is an unhealed wound for South Korea. It’s also a source of great honey.
The area is home to a biodiverse landscape and is a place of deep meaning for nearby farmers whose bees can fly freely through it.
The border between the two Koreas is seen from an observatory inside the Demilitarized Zone.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2024
Warning shots fired as North Korean troops cross border again
More than 20 North Korean soldiers who were on maintenance work crossed the line Tuesday and moved back north after the shots were fired.
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2024
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
The construction activities are taking place north of the Military Demarcation Line that runs through the middle of the DMZ, the report said.
A balloon believed to be North Korean and loaded with various objects, including trash and excrement floats, over a rice field at Cheorwon county, South Korea, on May 29.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2024
South Korea to blast loudspeaker broadcasts after North’s trash balloons
Pyongyang began sending balloons carrying trash across the border in May and has said the move was in retaliation for anti-North leaflets flown by South Korean activists.

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