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Tensions Between North and South Korea Stem From Decade-Old Border Dispute

A heated disagreement over recent land mine explosions is part of the legacy of the truce that halted the Korean War 73 years ago.

© Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

North Korean soldiers working on a barbed-wire border fence, as seen from an observation deck in Gimpo, South Korea, on Monday.
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Kim Jong-un Makes First Visit to China in Over a Year

The North Korean leader crossed the border on a newly opened bridge for the trip, as the two countries move to deepen ties.

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The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, waved as he walked along the New Yalu River Bridge, in a photograph released by North Korean state media on Saturday.
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Arms Race Intensifies in Korea as the North Is Emboldened by Russia Alliance

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

© Korean Central News Agency, via Reuters

A photograph provided by North Korean state media showing the leader, Kim Jong-un, and his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, overseeing the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the country’s east coast during a drill in October.
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