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Na Hong-jin’s ‘Hope’ turns a tiny village tragedy into cosmic horror

After Cannes viewers praised the film's action but criticized its special effects, the director said he is still working to perfect the movie “until the very end.”

2026.7.8

North Korea fortifies near MDL as words fall short (KOR)

North Korea has pushed fences and mine-clearing operations close to the military demarcation line, deepening concerns that the demilitarized zone is being steadily militarized.

2026.6.23

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North Korea fortifies near MDL as words fall short

North Korea has pushed fences and mine-clearing operations close to the military demarcation line, deepening concerns that the demilitarized zone is being steadily militarized.

2026.6.22

Demilitarized no more? North Korea's DMZ fortifications creep south as Seoul, UNC differ over significance.

Fences, mines and tactical roads are moving to within meters of the border line as Pyongyang accelerates efforts to seal and militarize the inter-Korean divide.

2026.6.22

Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young speaks at a meeting with ministry officials, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and civic groups at the government complex in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Jan. 27. [YONHAP]

Unification minister says 'DMZ Act' does not conflict 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement

Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young said a proposed law granting civilian access to the demilitarized zone for peaceful purposes — promoted by the government and ruling party — does not conflict with the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement.

2026.1.29

This file photo shows the demilitarized zone and the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the namesake North Korean border city, seen from the border city of Paju in South Korea on Nov. 18. [YONHAP]

Bill permitting gov't control of nonmilitary DMZ access faces opposition

A bill permitting the Korean government to control nonmilitary access to the demilitarized zone, which bisects the Korean Peninsula, has run into resistance from government ministries and the United Nations Command.

2025.12.12

A transmission tower with no power lines stands abandoned among the overgrowth along the Gyeongui Line road in the Demilitarized Zone on the western front, as seen from Dora Observatory in Paju, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 3. [YONHAP]

South Korea to shorten civilian control line-DMZ distance to as little as 5 kilometers: Defense chief

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Tuesday that the government is considering narrowing the distance of the Civilian Control Line from the inter-Korean border in order to ease inconveniences faced by residents in border areas.

2025.9.17

A photograph released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday shows a concrete-lined trench constructed by North Korea on the site of the now-destroyed road along the Donghae Line connecting the two Koreas's eastern coast. Pyongyang also constructed a rammed earth fortication to the north of the trench, which can be seen on the left in this photograph. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

North Korea built anti-tank barriers on demolished inter-Korean roads, says South's military

North Korea has built anti-tank obstacles over now-destroyed roads that ran along two rail lines that connected the Koreas, according to the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Monday.

2024.11.4

Surveillance camera footage taken by the South Korean military shows a road section north of the border along the Donghae line on the eastern coast being detonated by the North Korean military on Tuesday. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

North Korea blew up overland connections to South, says Joint Chiefs of Staff

In its message to reporters, the JCS said that the North "detonated roads connecting the Gyeongui and Donghae rail lines north of the military demarcation line (MDL) around noon."

2024.10.15

Two South Korean soldiers face the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) while a United Nations Command officer, right, leads a tour of the truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea on March 3, 2023. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

UN Command investigating incidents along the DMZ

The United Nations Command said Thursday it is investigating multiple incidents along the demilitarized zone that occurred earlier this week, including a border crossing by North Korean troops and the resumption of anti-North broadcasts by the South.

2024.6.13