The legal disagreement over who controls DMZ access – South Korea’s government or the U.N. Command – has evolved into a full-fledged institutional and political confrontation. Recent friction between ...

The defense ministry has proposed to the United States that South Korea's military jointly manage parts of the southern half of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas ...

US military chow hall in South Korea • (Dec 2025) Posted: January 12, 2026 | Last updated: January 12, 2026 The Forward Line of Own Troops Dining Facility (Chow Hall) at Camp Hovey, South Korea is ...

Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ fence on a mission to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee.

Last week, South Korean Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young criticized the U.S.-led United Nations Command. His comments to the press centered on administration of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—According to a Stars and Stripes report, the remains of 25 people and some 2,000 artifacts, including personal effects and military equipment, have been recovered from a Korean War ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks.Hegseth and South Korean ...

SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarised Zone along the border with North Korea as part of a trip to South Korea on Monday, South Korea's defence ministry ...

Hegseth Visits Korean DMZ as US Bolsters Security Ties in Asia Pete Hegseth, right, with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back at the southern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South ...

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula on Monday afternoon, the last stop on his Asia trip aimed at deepening regional ...

About 20 North Korean soldiers crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last weekend, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots until they retreated, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of ...

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 ...