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Recently, the two Koreas are also seeking new relations. This study pays attention to the fact that these domestic and international changes provide an opportunity to expand research on the DMZ in the Korean Peninsula, and has approached the space of the DMZ as a landscape from a more specific and realistic perspective. First, the Cold War landscape of the Korean DMZ has historical and political significance in that it is the last remaining site in the history of the Cold War. It is also as a barrier that divides North and South Korea, and a symbolic location for the peace process on the Korean Peninsula. Second, the ecological landscape of the DMZ suggests that it has the potential to function as a core ecological axis in the Korean Peninsula due to its natural attributes. Lastly, the cultural significance of the DMZ as a symbolic space representing the people's aspirations for peace is being transformed through various cultural and educational programs. This paper confirms that the space of the Korean DMZ is gradually changing its significance from a Cold War landscape to a landscape of cultural symbols representing people's wish for peace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the landmine problem in the demilitarize areas of Korea. It mentions the obstacles poses to build the peace park in the form of a peace agreement in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Korea including continuing state of war in Korea, military tensions on the Korean Peninsula and problems and limitations of the Korean War Armistice Agreement. It also mentions the need of preserving the entire DMZ as a natural sanctuary for biodiversity and wildlife in Korea.

The article discusses the significance and implications of the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement signed on July 27, 1953, that ended the Korean War. It examines the impact of the war on subsequent international relations, the history of the Korean conflict, and division between North Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea. The article analyzes the strength of the government of DPRK, the effectiveness of U.S. policy in the region, and the nuclear weapons development in the DPRK.

This article argues that the symbolic resonance of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) has changed over the years and looks specifically at the way in which it is represented in South Korean cinema in the later 1990s and early 2000s. This period is characterized by three overlapping phenomena: (1) the increase of political contact between North and South Korea instantiated by the "Sunshine Policy"; (2) the emergence of an Asianization discourse that downplayed South Korea's relationship to the West in favor of a concern for inter-Asian relations; and (3) the rise of popular South Korean cinema, particularly in the form of blockbusters. A reading of the DMZ in the films Joint Security Area (JSA, Kongdong kyŏngbi kuyŏk chei esŭ ei, 2000), Yesterday (Yesŭt'ŏdei, 2002), and 2009: Lost Memories (2009: Rosŭt'ŭ memorijŭ, 2002), suggests that the history of the Korean War comes to inform South Korea's emerging partnership with China and Japan in the newly emergent discourse of Asianization, and the DMZ becomes a way to think about the new figurative borders that define these new relationships. The DMZ, in other words, ceases to function strictly as a historical site, with a specific material past, but rather as a figurative lens through which South Korea can imagine other relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the armistice agreement that took place between June 1951 and July 1953 to end the Korean War, and provides details as to why the process to reach peace was delayed. The article focuses on the role of the U.S., China, Soviet Union, and the United Nations (UN) in negotiating the armistice between North and South Korea. Particular attention is given to United Nations Command (UNC) General Matthew B. Ridgway's role in negotiating solutions to questions regarding the demarcation line of the latitudinal 38th parallel, the establishment of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) at the borders, and the release of prisoners of war (POWs). Other individuals discussed include Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung, and U.S. Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson.

This article presents a study regarding the status of freshwater fish around the Korean Demilitarized Zone and discusses its implications for conservation. It discusses that the Korean Demiliratized Zone divides the Korean peninsula and serves as a sanctuary for diverse biological resources, owing to limited development and human activities. The Korean Demilitarized Zone provides good benchmark sites to allow ecological restoration on other rivers and steams for maintenance of natural freshwater fish biodiversity.

Focuses on the truce negotiations between the United States-led United Nations Command (UNC) and the Chinese-North Korean coalition in an attempt to end the Korean war in the summer of 1951. Failure to reunify Korea through military force as reason for the negotiations; Provision of limited war conflict termination; Success of the UNC counteroffensive.

The article focuses on the 65th anniversary of Korean War armstice. Topics discussed include misconception of Korean War which essentially ended between the U.S. and China in 1918 due to China's interest in the North Korean state, United Nation's effort to assist South Korea as per Article 7 of its Charter when New Zealand had provided military assistance, and North Korea's present aim to remove the U.S. military presence in South Korea.