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Added on the 04/10/2022 06:25:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Scenes from a checkpoint at the Tongil bridge in Paju, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong joint industrial complex, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas. North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump lands in South Korea after inviting Kim Jong Un, the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea, to an impromptu meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula. IMAGES of Donald Trump arriving at Osan Air Base
A convoy carrying a delegation of South Korean officials makes its way through a checkpoint leading to the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea for the first talks between the two countries since 2015. IMAGES
Images of South Korea's eastern island of Ulleungdo -- where residents were warned to seek shelter after one of Pyongyang's short-range ballistic missiles crossed the de facto maritime border. IMAGES
Paju, Oct 1 (EFE/EPA).- Families Split by Korean War on Thursday marked the the annual Chuseok autumn harvest holiday with memorial service to the ancestors. South Korean separated families and their descendants visited Imjingak Park near the Demilitarized zone in Paju, where they prayed and presented offerings to their ancestors.Chuseok means "autumn eve" and runs from Sep. 30 to Oct. 2 this year. During this period, many South Koreans return to their family homes to share traditional food and pay homage to their ancestors.People also participate in festivities including dancing and traditional folk games to celebrate the change of seasons and a rich harvest. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREAN SEPARATED FAMILIES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS HAVE AN ANCESTOR-MEMORIAL SERVICE IN IMJINGAK PARK DURING CHUSEOK HOLIDAYS NEAR THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE IN PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO PROVINCE, SOUTH KOREA.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam meet and shake hands ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. IMAGES
With the politically charged Winter Olympics set to kick off within days, the North Korean Olympic charm offensive is underway, spearheaded by its "army of beauties" all-female cheering squad as it arrives in South Korea to root for athletes from both sides of the peninsula. IMAGES of cheerleaders