The Korean Demilitarized Zone stretches 250 kilometers across the peninsula and remains one of the most fortified borders in the world. Millions of landmines, massive troop deployments, and constant ...

South Korean troops fired warning shots at two North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the fortified inter-Korean border not long after another soldier defected to the South in that area, South ...

South Korea reported two injuries this week in separate military-related incidents — one involving an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone and the other a misfired mortar round that struck a ...

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central ...

North Korea’s military warned “unpredictable incidents” will follow from the South’s “psychological warfare” in the country’s demilitarized border zone. The warning came after an unexplained explosion ...

Crossing the inter-Korean “demilitarized zone”—ironically the most militarized zone on Earth—is extraordinarily dangerous on foot, but some North Korean conscripts attempt it anyway. Since the end of ...