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Korean War

Screenshot of a soldier from the war epic "Battle at Lake Changjin"
Media
Chinese blockbuster war film salutes China’s military might and heroism
ruined homes in seoul during the korean war
History
Scenes from Seoul unearthed in unpublished collection of Korean war-era photos
an old building with large DMZ letters out front
Global Politics
More visitors are coming to the DMZ amid thawing relations with North Korea
Won Hyung-joon leads the Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra and hopes one day to perform together with North Korean musicians.
Music
Why ‘Arirang’ is the perfect song for a divided Korea
North Korean delegation
Conflict
What do the North Koreans want?
Sook Ei and George Lampman met at the US embassy in Seoul in the months before the start of the Korean War.
Conflict
They got married in Seoul and a week later, China invaded
A South Korean policeman takes part in an anti-terror drill as part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise in Seoul, South Korea, August 22, 2017.
Conflict
South Koreans used to brush off talk of war. Now, they’re getting worried.
US Air Force intelligence officer, Donald Nichols ran a covert network of spies who infiltrated North Korea and fed information back to Nichols' headquarters in South Korea. He trained and deployed hundreds of agents, many of whom were sent on suicide mis
Conflict
This American spymaster from the Korean War was nearly forgotten
Tearful reunion between families separated by the North and South Korean war.
Global Politics
North and South Korea renew plans to reunite families separated by war
Lee Jin-ri had been abandoned at a "baby box" at South Korean church. The "baby box" is where mothers can leave unwanted infants. South Korea was the first country to send its babies abroad for adoption.
Development
How South Korea became the first country to start international adoptions
Arts, Culture & Media
Ceremony Marks 59th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice
Arts, Culture & Media
Venue of Korean armistice