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S. Koreans seek reunion with separated kin in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans hoping for reunions with family members separated since the 1950-1953 Korean War bow toward the direction of North Korea at Imjingak in South Korea, near the border with the North, on Jan. 31, 2014, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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S. Korean man seeks reunion with separated kin in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Yu Sang Gak hangs cloth bearing his own name and those of family members in North Korea separated since the 1950-1953 Korean War on iron railings at Imjingak north of Seoul, near the border with the North, on Jan. 31, 2014, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Yu is among many South Koreans hoping for reunions with separated kin, which were last held between the North and South in late 2010.

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S. Korean group leader speaks against obstruction

SEOUL, South Korea - A senior member (far L) of a South Korean conservative group complains about local residents trying to stop the group from flying balloons containing leaflets carrying messages critical of the North Korean government from Imjingak in South Korea on Oct. 25, 2014.

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N. Korean refugees send flyers by balloons

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a group of former North Korean refugees release leaflets by air balloons toward North Korea from Imjingak, a northwestern South Korean border town, on April 28, 2012. The flyers, released to coincide with ''North Korea Freedom Week'' in South Korea, criticized the ''family dynasty'' ruling the North.

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N. Korean refugees send flyers by balloons

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a group of former North Korean refugees release leaflets by air balloons toward North Korea from Imjingak, a northwestern South Korean border town, on April 28, 2012. The flyers, released to coincide with ''North Korea Freedom Week'' in South Korea, criticized the ''family dynasty'' ruling the North.

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N. Korean defectors protest against N. Korea

PAJU, South Korea - People including defectors from North Korea protest against the North Korean government in Paju's Imjingak, South Korea, on Dec. 21, 2011.

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Anniversary of N. Korean defector Hwang's death

SEOUL, South Korea - People including defectors from North Korea release large balloons carrying about 200,000 leaflets criticizing the North's government into the sky during an event at Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Oct. 10, 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Hwang Jang Yop's death. Hwang, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, was found dead in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2010, after defecting from the North in 1997.

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Anniversary of N. Korean defector Hwang's death

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean defectors raise an image of Hwang Jang Yop, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, during an event at Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Oct. 10, 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Hwang's death. Hwang was found dead in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2010, after defecting to the South in 1997.

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S. Koreans at Imjingak

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group and defectors from North Korea release balloons with messages criticizing the North Korean government from Imjingak in Paju near the Military Demarcation Line on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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South Korean border city of Paju

Photo taken Jan. 16, 2021, shows tourists using telescopes at Imjingak in the South Korean border city of Paju.

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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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S. Koreans visit Imjingak as North-South family reunions on hold

Elderly South Koreans, whose separated family members and relatives are in North Korea, bow at a facility in South Korea's Imjingak near the Demilitarized Zone on Feb. 19, 2015, this year's Lunar New Year Day when Korean families traditionally get together. The facility was built for those originally from the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to remember their hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans visit Imjingak as North-South family reunions on hold

Kim Gwi Sun, 92, who fled from North to South Korea with her husband, offers flowers at a facility in South Korea's Imjingak near the Demilitarized Zone on Feb. 19, 2015, this year's Lunar New Year Day when Korean families traditionally get together. The facility was built for those originally from the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to remember their hometowns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Divided families in S. Korea gather in Imjingak

South Koreans with family members or relatives who remain in the North, separated by the Korean War (1950-53), bow at an altar during the Chuseok holiday, often compared to the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the United States, at Imjingak near the Military Demarcation Line on Sept. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons. (Kyodo)

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons. (Kyodo)

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Anniversary of N. Korean defector Hwang's death

SEOUL, South Korea - People including defectors from North Korea release large balloons carrying about 200,000 leaflets criticizing the North's government into the sky during an event at Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Oct. 10, 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Hwang Jang Yop's death. Hwang, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, was found dead in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2010, after defecting from the North in 1997. (Kyodo)

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Anniversary of N. Korean defector Hwang's death

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean defectors raise an image of Hwang Jang Yop, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, during an event at Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Oct. 10, 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Hwang's death. Hwang was found dead in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2010, after defecting to the South in 1997. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean refugees send flyers by balloons

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a group of former North Korean refugees release leaflets by air balloons toward North Korea from Imjingak, a northwestern South Korean border town, on April 28, 2012. The flyers, released to coincide with ''North Korea Freedom Week'' in South Korea, criticized the ''family dynasty'' ruling the North. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean refugees send flyers by balloons

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a group of former North Korean refugees release leaflets by air balloons toward North Korea from Imjingak, a northwestern South Korean border town, on April 28, 2012. The flyers, released to coincide with ''North Korea Freedom Week'' in South Korea, criticized the ''family dynasty'' ruling the North. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean group leader speaks against obstruction

SEOUL, South Korea - A senior member (far L) of a South Korean conservative group complains about local residents trying to stop the group from flying balloons containing leaflets carrying messages critical of the North Korean government from Imjingak in South Korea on Oct. 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean defectors protest against N. Korea

PAJU, South Korea - People including defectors from North Korea protest against the North Korean government in Paju's Imjingak, South Korea, on Dec. 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans at Imjingak

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group and defectors from North Korea release balloons with messages criticizing the North Korean government from Imjingak in Paju near the Military Demarcation Line on Nov. 30, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Separated families in Korea

People offer flowers in Imjingak, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018, in the hope for reunion with their separated families and relatives in North Korea at the beginning of the Lunar New Year season when Korean families traditionally get together. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Separated families in Korea

People offer flowers in Imjingak, South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018, in the hope for reunion with their separated families and relatives in North Korea at the beginning of the Lunar New Year season when Korean families traditionally get together. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo