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S. Korea will fully open 12 DMZ Peace Trail routes this month, offering expanded access to border-area tours designed to highlight the Korean ecology ...
News South Korea » Gangwon » History: Seaweed washed ashore
A resident collects seaweed, known as "miyeok" in Korean, at a beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, on April 14, 2026. Koreans use seaweed to make "miyeokguk," Korea's ...
News South Korea » Gangwon » History: US, South Korea Join Forces to Find Aircraft Lost in Korean War
A new partnership between the U.S. and South Korea aims to recover and identify lost planes and soldiers from the Korean War.
News South Korea » Gangwon » History: Today in Korean History
1960 -- South Korea and Japan resume trade, although diplomatic relations were not normalized until 1965. Japan recognized the Republic of Korea as the only legitimate nation on the Korean Peninsula.
News South Korea » Gangwon » History: South Korea: Peace Trail routes reopen, but no access inside DMZ
All 12 sections of South Korea’s DMZ Peace Trail near the inter-Korean border will reopen this year, the government said Wednesday, allowing civilians to explore sites tied to the peninsula’s ecology, ...
News South Korea » Gangwon » History: Taebaek City Builds Its Future on ‘Miners’ Devotion’... Urban Grand Renovation in Full Swing
Taebaek City in Gangwon Province (Mayor Lee Sangho), once known as the heart of industrialization in South Korea, has embarked on an ambitious plan to ...