The Korean War is often referred to as ‘the forgotten war’. Seventy-five years on, the memory of it remains vivid for those, ...

6/9/1951, Library of Congress The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once ...

China responded to the approaching UN force by sending over 250,000 Chinese “volunteers” into North Korea. These volunteers helped to push the UN forces back across the 38th parallel.

During the Korean War (1950–1953), similar incidents occurred as well, but one notable event failed to attract nearly as much ...

To resolve the issue of control over the Korean Peninsula, the US and the Soviet Union chose the 38th Parallel Line as a temporary boundary. The northern part was handled by the Soviet Union and ...

After the war ended, the United States, Great Britain, the USSR and China agreed to split Korea in half on the 38th parallel. The north would be controlled by the communist countries, China and ...

South Korea has developed into one of Asia's most affluent countries since partition in 1948. The Communist North has slipped ...

The rapid response to Yoon’s attempts to subvert the democratic system showed that some lines had been crossed and that South ...

70 years after the start of peace talks on the 38th parallel, Stan Grant looks at the war that never ended. The DMZ divides Korea and after all this time the two countries are still no closer to a ...

18, 2012, one day before her historic victory. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images) (Fredrik Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images) Next year will be the year of dynastic leadership on the Korean peninsula, and the ...