Tens of thousands have fled North Korea seeking greater political and economic freedom that the South provides. Defectors have said they risked facing imprisonment, torture, or death if caught by Kim ...

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone​ on Sunday, South Korea's ...

South Korea resumed an excavation project for the remains of soldiers killed in the Korean War at a battle site in the DMZ, ...

Satellite images show that North Korea is constructing a roughly 6-mile-long anti-tank barrier along its border with South ...

The military on Wednesday resumed a project to excavate the remains of South Korean soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean ...

Ikseon-dong is easily accessible via the city’s metro system, and has a variety of cute stores, bakeries and most importantly ...

An expert noted the need Thursday to better deter North Korea's potential "gray-zone" activities short of a full-blown war, saying ...

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea is one of the world’s most dangerous frontiers, a 155-mile-long strip bristling with fences, minefields, and soldiers. But over seven ...

The South Korean military said the move wouldn’t affect it’s readiness. SEOUL and LONDON -- The South Korean military began dismantling loudspeakers that had been placed along its border with North ...

A North Korean man walked across one of the most dangerous borders in the world and into South Korean custody late Thursday. The unidentified man, who was unarmed, crossed the heavily fortified ...

SEOUL—A North Korean man made a daring escape to freedom, traversing on foot one of the world’s most fortified places: the Korean demilitarized zone. He was detected by South Korea’s military around 3 ...