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North Korea is a land of stories that don’t often get told. Here are some that did

With a U.S. soldier crossing the border into North Korea at the border town of Panmunjom and in custody this week, talk turns to the nation itself — a country that is known for its suspicion of outsiders but also rejects frequent descriptions of it as reclusive.

The surreal Korean border village where a US soldier crossed into the North

A closer look at Panmunjom, the famous border town where a US soldier crossed into North Korea

A look at some Americans who crossed into North Korea over the past years

US soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge

Australia’s Wong condemns military cooperation between Russia and North Korea as destabilizing

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday condemned the recently signed security pact between Russia and North Korea, describing it as “risky for the world”. Wong made the comments following her visit to the border village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone between South Korea and North Korea. (AP video shot by: Yong Ho Kim)

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PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) — In a story July 1, The Associated Press reported that President Donald Trump was joined in his Freedom House conversation with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

DMZ diplomacy: Kim accepts Trump invite to meet at border

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet Sunday with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the North and South, a day after he issued an unprecedented invitation and expressed willingness to cross the border for what would be a history-making photo op.

2 Koreas to destroy 22 front-line guard posts by November

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The North and South Korean militaries agreed Friday to completely destroy 22 front-line guard posts by the end of November as they discussed their next steps in implementing a wide-ranging military agreement signed last month to reduce tensions.

Koreas finish removing land mines from border village

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The two Koreas have completed removing land mines planted at their shared border village as part of efforts to disarm the area located inside the world’s most heavily fortified border, South Korean officials said Monday.

Koreas agree to break ground on inter-Korean railroad

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea continued their push for peace Monday with high-level talks that resulted in a host of agreements, including a plan by the rivals for a groundbreaking ceremony this year on an ambitious project to connect their railways and roads.

The Latest: NKorea-born reporter banned from covering talks

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2 Koreas begin removing DMZ mines to ease military tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean troops began removing some of the land mines planted at their heavily fortified border on Monday, Seoul officials said, in the first implementation of recent agreements aimed at easing their decades-long military standoff.

Kim, Moon start possibly most challenging Korean summit yet

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for his third and possibly most challenging summit yet with leader Kim Jong Un in which he hopes to break an impasse in talks with the United States over the North’s denuclearization and breathe energy

Koreas agree to restore military communication lines

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas agreed Thursday to fully restore their cross-border communication lines after holding rare high-level military talks on reducing tensions.

Rival Koreas agree to military, Red Cross talks for peace

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold military and Red Cross talks later this month on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

Trump says US team in NKorea planning summit with Kim

President Donald Trump said Sunday a U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place.

UN chief pledges support to further talks between the Koreas

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged the United Nations’ “full support” to further talks between North Korea and South Korea and “stands ready to discuss possible forms of support.”

Summit offers South Koreans rare insight into Kim Jong Un

GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — A day after the leaders of the two Koreas met for a summit along their shared border, the emotional, memorable, even funny scenes from their time together are both a bitter reminder of the countries’ seven decades of division and an insight into the mysterious character of

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AP PHOTOS: With summit, Koreas take step in a new direction

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked toward South Korean President Moon Jae-in to greet him with a big smile Friday to kick off the inter-Korean summit.

Korean summit starts with a handshake, after year of tension

GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — After a year of tensions, the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade began Friday with a handshake.

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