Life can be hard for North Korean defectors in the South — they face discrimination, increased unemployment and financial scams… We’re interested to see if Pyongyang uses this man for anti-South Korean propaganda. Source: South Korea: Man who crossed DMZ into North was previous defector | TheHill
RoK troops failed to track the presumed defector as he moved through the ‘Z, again highlighting weaknesses in UNC/RoK capabilities. “Defence officials in Seoul had pledged to overhaul the border defence system after similar breaches in the past.” Aside from the ignorance and/or desperation usually indicated by defecting north, this line crosser had to face […]
“The United Nations Command launched an investigation after civilians visiting the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea wore military uniforms and were erroneously marked as combatants…” Source: UN Command is investigating whether civilians wore military attire inside Korean DMZ | Stars and Stripes
“The unification ministry earlier said it will consider expanding visits to the truce village if the virus situation improves. But authorities recently decided to halt further easing distancing rules as the country grapples with a rise in new infections amid concerns over the global spread of a new virus variant, omicron.” Source: Panmunjom tours resume […]
New ones+ those reopened after COVID closures…”The trails have been set up as part of an agreement between the two Koreas after an inter-Korean summit in September 2018.” http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/11/22/2021112200755.html
Officer may have lost his foot… Source: Stray mine possibly behind Sunday’s unidentified blast: JCS | Yonhap News Agency
Source: Veterans’ Voices: Frank Warren (part 2) | History | wacotrib.com
“’I thought maybe art could demilitarize the DMZ, maybe art could disarm, and artists could talk about more complicated issues,’ artistic director Yeon Shim Chung told Artnet News. The Unimaru was built in 2003 as a temporary inter-Korean customs office, where visitors would be screened before entering the demilitarized zone, known as the DMZ. (Only […]
“‘The envisioned AI solution will utilize a massive amount of data to accurately locate and determine types of land mines,’ a defense official said.” Source: New lab launched to apply AI tech for demining operations | Yonhap News Agency