Advertisement On the July 27 anniversary of the Korean Armistice Agreement, there were numerous tributes to the ultimate sacrifice so many paid during the Korean War. It was the latest milestone in a year-long campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance, part of a broader effort to shore up an alliance … Read more
Advertisement The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turns 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas are marking the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions. North Korea has invited delegations from China and Russia as it prepares to stage huge celebrations with thousands of citizens who … Read more
Advertisement On July 27, 1953, the Korean War was put on hold with the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement. It was not a permanent peace, merely a truce – but even that took two years of arduous negotiations involving not only North and South Korea but also their primary backers, China and the United … Read more
Magazine Why was the Korean War never permanently ended? Part of the answer is rooted in the role of South Korea in settling this military conflict. Maj. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan, left, exchanges credentials with Communist Lt. Gen. Lee Sang Cho at the opening session of the Military Armistice Commission at the Panmunjom Conference House … Read more
Pyongyang people take part in a demonstration after a mass rally to mark what North Korea calls “the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism” at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 25, 2023. The signs read “Let us make the U.S. imperialists pay dearly for the blood shed by Korean nation!,” “The … Read more
TheStarsHub — Here’s a look at the Korean War. Although hostilities ceased in 1953, there has been no formal end to the war. Under Japanese rule before and during World War II, Korea was divided into two parts after the Japanese surrender. The Soviet Union occupied the area north of the 38th parallel and the … Read more