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Collision Tech Conference - Toronto

Abdullah Snobar, DMZ executive director, attends the Collision conference in Toronto, ON, Canada, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collision Tech Conference - Toronto

Abdullah Snobar, DMZ executive director, attends the Collision conference in Toronto, ON, Canada, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Photo by Chris Young/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Motorcyclists cross Korean DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of five New Zealand motorcyclists are pictured on a road in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2013, after traveling from North Korea crossing the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. Both Koreas granted permission for the journey.

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Gates, Clinton to visit DMZ dividing 2 Koreas

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses troops at Camp Casey, a U.S. base in South Korea near the tense Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula, on July 20, 2010. Gates said he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would visit the zone the following day.

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N. Korea army near DMZ

TOKYO, Japan - A soldier of the North Korean people's army salutes while patrolling in a village near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in Panmunjeom on Oct. 25, 2009.

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N. Korea army near DMZ

TOKYO, Japan - A colonel of the North Korean people's army is seen observing areas through special binoculars near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in a Kaesong suburb on Oct. 25, 2009.

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S. Korea clearing landmines for cross-border rail, road links

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean vehicle enters the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Sept. 19 to clear landmines in the DMZ to reconnect two sets of cross-border rail lines and adjacent roads.

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(1)S. Korea holds ceremony for cross-border rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea holds a ceremony Sept. 18 at Dorasan Station, just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) splitting the Korean Peninsula, to mark the start of reconnecting the Kyongui Line. The line links Seoul to North Korea's northwestern city of Sinuiju via Pyongyang, and an adjacent road.

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(2)S. Korea holds ceremony for cross-border rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea conducts a trial train run Sept. 18 before a ceremony at Dorasan Station, just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) splitting the Korean Peninsula, to mark the start of reconnecting the Kyongui Line. The line links Seoul to North Korea's northwestern city of Sinuiju via Pyongyang, and an adjacent road.

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UNC, N. Korea sign accord on cross-border railway

SEOUL, South Korea - Delegates of the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) and North Korea are in talks at the truce village of Panmunjom on Sept. 12. The two sides signed an agreement later in the day allowing South Korea to proceed with construction work on a cross-border railway line through the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas.

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Kawaguchi leaves message at train station near DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi writes a message in Japanese on a sleeper at Dorasan Station, South Korea near the Korean demilitarized zone on July 13. The message reads, ''I pray for progress in the South-North dialogue and for reconciliation of the (Korean) people.''

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Kawaguchi visits Korean DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi tours the Korean truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea on July 13. Kawaguchi, on a three-day trip to South Korea until July 14, took several steps across the border line inside Panmunjom's Freedom House.

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Bush delivers speech near the DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President George W. Bush delivers a speech Feb. 20 at a train station near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

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Bush visits Dorasan Station near the DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President George W. Bush (C) autographs on a tie Feb. 20 at Dorasan Station, the last South Korean train stop near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. At right is South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. Bush is in S. Korea on the second leg of his three-nation East Asian tour.

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S. Korea reopens part of inter-Korean rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - A couple pose in front of a train at Seoul Station on Feb. 12 as South Korea reopened its half of a rail link to North Korea for the first time in half a century. The first train carried over 600 passengers from Seoul to a newly built station close to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

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(1) Korean demilitarized zone

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean soldiers patrol Oct. 17 at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

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(3) Korean demilitarized zone

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean college students serving in the military inspect barbed-wire entanglements in April 1996 at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

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Korean DMZ on 70th anniversary of liberation

North Korean (front) and South Korean soldiers stand guard in the truce village of Panmunjeom on either side of the demarcation line of the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas, on Aug. 15, 2015, the 70th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female activists cross DMZ on Korean Peninsula

Some 30 female activists from 15 countries, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, march near the military demarcation line on the Korean Peninsula on May 24, 2015. They crossed the Demilitarized Zone, separating North and South Korea, from North to South, calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female peace activists enter S. Korea from N. Korea through DMZ

About 30 female activists from 15 countries are seen in Imjingak, north of Seoul, on May 24, 2015, after marching across the demilitarized zone from North Korea to South Korea, calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l women to walk across DMZ for peace on Korean Peninsula

Female activists from around the world arrive at Pyongyang on May 19, 2015. They intend to walk across the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea into South Korea on May 24 in a peace demonstration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l women to walk across DMZ for peace on Korean Peninsula

Female activists from around the world arrive at Pyongyang on May 19, 2015. They intend to walk across the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea into South Korea on May 24 in a peace demonstration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Int'l women to walk across DMZ for peace on Korean Peninsula

Female activists from around the world arrive at Pyongyang on May 19, 2015. They intend to walk across the Demilitarized Zone from North Korea into South Korea on May 24 in a peace demonstration. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Graduation ceremony held at only school in DMZ on Korean Peninsula

A graduation ceremony is held at an elementary school on Feb. 13, 2015, in the South Korean city of Paju situated in the middle of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and just south of the border village of Panmunjom. Four pupils graduated from Daeseongdong Elementary School, the only school in the DMZ. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Graduation ceremony held at only school in DMZ on Korean Peninsula

A graduation ceremony is held at an elementary school on Feb. 13, 2015, in the South Korean city of Paju situated in the middle of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and just south of the border village of Panmunjom. Graduating pupils dressed in traditional attire each received a souvenir from a military officer at Daeseongdong Elementary School, the only school in the DMZ. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trump will not visit Korea's DMZ during Asia trip: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump, seen in this file photo, will not visit the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily-fortified border separating the two Koreas, when he travels to South Korea in early November 2017 as part of his first official tour to Asia, the White House said on Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Defense Sec. Carter inspects DMZ on Korean Peninsula

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (R), accompanied by South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (L), inspects the demilitarized zone on the Korean Peninsula on Nov. 1, 2015, from the South Korean side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bush visits Dorasan Station near the DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President George W. Bush (C) autographs on a tie Feb. 20 at Dorasan Station, the last South Korean train stop near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. At right is South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. Bush is in S. Korea on the second leg of his three-nation East Asian tour.

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Bush delivers speech near the DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. President George W. Bush delivers a speech Feb. 20 at a train station near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.

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N. Korea army near DMZ

TOKYO, Japan - A colonel of the North Korean people's army is seen observing areas through special binoculars near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in a Kaesong suburb on Oct. 25, 2009. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea army near DMZ

TOKYO, Japan - A soldier of the North Korean people's army salutes while patrolling in a village near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in Panmunjeom on Oct. 25, 2009. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea reopens part of inter-Korean rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - A couple pose in front of a train at Seoul Station on Feb. 12 as South Korea reopened its half of a rail link to North Korea for the first time in half a century. The first train carried over 600 passengers from Seoul to a newly built station close to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

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Gates, Clinton to visit DMZ dividing 2 Koreas

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses troops at Camp Casey, a U.S. base in South Korea near the tense Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula, on July 20, 2010. Gates said he and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would visit the zone the following day. (Kyodo)

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DMZ Museum in S. Korea

People visit the DMZ Museum, a museum near the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, in Goseong, South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Road connecting two Koreas at DMZ

Photo shows a newly constructed road connecting the two Koreas inside the Demilitarized Zone on Nov. 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demolition of guard posts in Korean DMZ

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2018, shows a demolished guard post on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone near the border with North Korea. It was one of 10 guard posts slated for demolition on the South's side by the end of the month as part of the two Koreas' efforts to ease military tension. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Demolition of guard posts in Korean DMZ

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2018, shows an explosion at a guard post on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone near the border with North Korea. It was one of 10 guard posts slated for demolition on the South's side by the end of the month as part of the two Koreas' efforts to ease military tension. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea accepts S. Korean offer of high-level talks at DMZ

A television on a Seoul street on Jan. 5, 2018, shows news of North Korea's acceptance of South Korea's offer to hold high-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Jan. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea accepts S. Korean offer of high-level talks at DMZ

A television on a Seoul street on Jan. 5, 2018, shows news of North Korea's acceptance of South Korea's offer to hold high-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Jan. 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea accepts S. Korean offer of high-level talks at DMZ

A television on a Seoul street on Jan. 5, 2018, shows news of North Korea's acceptance of South Korea's offer to hold high-level talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Jan. 9. The two Koreas last held such talks in December 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1,100 S. Koreans use new overland route to visit N. Korea

SEOUL, Japan - A bus carrying South Koreans passes through a gate on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone en route to Pyongyang via a new overland route through the DMZ on Oct. 6. Some 1,100 South Koreans used the route to attend a ceremony marking the opening of a gymnasium in Pyongyang. (Yonhap-Kyodo)

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N., S. Korea conduct land surveys for railway, road

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean workers walk into the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Nov. 26 as North and South Korea begin land surveys to find suitable locations for a cross-border railway line and a parallel road to be constructed on the east coast. A 15-member South Korean team completed survey work in the southern sector of the 4-kilometer DMZ while a 12-member North Korean team did the same in the northern sector of the same zone on the east coast. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea clearing landmines for cross-border rail, road links

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean vehicle enters the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Sept. 19 to clear landmines in the DMZ to reconnect two sets of cross-border rail lines and adjacent roads. (Kyodo)

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(2)S. Korea holds ceremony for cross-border rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea conducts a trial train run Sept. 18 before a ceremony at Dorasan Station, just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) splitting the Korean Peninsula, to mark the start of reconnecting the Kyongui Line. The line links Seoul to North Korea's northwestern city of Sinuiju via Pyongyang, and an adjacent road. (Kyodo)

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(1)S. Korea holds ceremony for cross-border rail link

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea holds a ceremony Sept. 18 at Dorasan Station, just south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) splitting the Korean Peninsula, to mark the start of reconnecting the Kyongui Line. The line links Seoul to North Korea's northwestern city of Sinuiju via Pyongyang, and an adjacent road. (Kyodo)

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UNC, N. Korea sign accord on cross-border railway

SEOUL, South Korea - Delegates of the U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) and North Korea are in talks at the truce village of Panmunjom on Sept. 12. The two sides signed an agreement later in the day allowing South Korea to proceed with construction work on a cross-border railway line through the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that divides the two Koreas. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi visits Korean DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi tours the Korean truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea on July 13. Kawaguchi, on a three-day trip to South Korea until July 14, took several steps across the border line inside Panmunjom's Freedom House.

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Kawaguchi leaves message at train station near DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi writes a message in Japanese on a sleeper at Dorasan Station, South Korea near the Korean demilitarized zone on July 13. The message reads, ''I pray for progress in the South-North dialogue and for reconciliation of the (Korean) people.''