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 by Staff Writers Seoul (AFP) Aug 21, 2018
North and South Korea have agreed to close some guard posts along their border on a trial basis, Seoul's defence minister told parliament Tuesday amid a rapid diplomatic thaw. The Demilitarized Zone that has divided the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953 is, despite its name, one of the most fortified places on earth, with the areas on either side of it bristling with minefields and barbed-wire fences. Song Young-moo said the South would withdraw around 10 guard posts as part of confidence-building measures following the landmark summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in in April. "What it means is that we will first withdraw one or two guard posts and gradually expand it," Song told lawmakers, adding the North would take reciprocal measures. "The North and South agreed to withdraw guard posts that are closest to each other," he added. "The closest is about 700 metres away and we will begin withdrawing guard posts that are within one kilometre." A defence ministry official told AFP the issue was still being discussed and declined to clarify whether the posts would be physically removed. The 1950-53 conflict ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically at war. The DMZ, designated as a buffer zone, bisects the Korean peninsula and is about four kilometres (2.5 miles) wide. It includes a Joint Security Area around the truce village of Panmunjom, where negotiations take place.
US blacklists Russian, Chinese companies for breaking North Korea embargo Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 The US Treasury announced sanctions on Russian and Chinese companies Wednesday for violating the economic embargo on North Korea as Washington seeks to maintain pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear program. The Treasury accused China-based Dalian Sun Moon Star International Logistics Trading Co and its Singapore-based affiliate, SINSMS Pte., of falsifying documents to facilitate shipments of alcohol and cigarettes to North Korea. Those shipments helped fuel what the Treasury alleged was a huge ... read more
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