One can easily locate Korea on a world map or globe by following 127º east meridian north from the equator ... The DMZ divides the peninsula by separating North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of ...

South Korea reopens an observatory at the Demilitarized Zone, dividing the North and the South, which was closed after North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island. Video courtesy of Reuters.

This is forbidden territory. We are gazing into North Korea across the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that has divided it from South Korea ever since the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.

In fact, a day tour to the border of South and North Korea is one of Seoul’s most popular tourist activities. Every day, thousands of people flock to the DMZ from Seoul to gain a glimpse of what ...

Elsewhere in the world such scenery would invite exploration, but not here. This is forbidden territory. We are gazing into North Korea across the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that has divided it from ...