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2018 Inter-Korean Summit Special SPRING AND HOPE 봄 그리고 희망
The leaders of South and North Korea will meet on April 27 for the first time since 2007 for a historic, third inter-Korean summit. Breaking years of icy ties, the two states could potentially reshape the regional landscape for years to come with improved relations. Anticipation mounts with the improved inter-Korean relationship. Hopes are high for the upcoming summit that it will usher in spring with peace on the Korean peninsula. Meet those who are anticipating the summit to feel their hopes for reunification.
지난 2007년 이후 11년만에 개최되는 남북정상회담. 4월 27일 남북정상회담을 앞두고 전 세계의 이목이 한반도에 집중되고 있다. 최근 들어 개선된 남북관계에 통일을 기다리는 사람들의 기대감 역시 커지고 있는 상황! 한반도에 불어오는 봄바람이 과연 남북관계에 어떤 변화를 가져올지 귀추가 주목되는 가운데, 이번 남북정상회담을 누구보다 기다리고 있는 사람들의 이야기를 통해 통일에 대한 기대감과 희망을 전한다.
The division of Korea into South Korea and North Korea was the result of the 1945 Allied victory in World War II, ending the Empire of Japan's 35-year colonial rule of Korea by General Order No. 1. The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to temporarily occupy the country as a trusteeship with the zone of control along the 38th parallel. The purpose of this trusteeship was to establish a Korean provisional government which would become free and independent in due course, as set forth in the Cairo Conference. Though elections were scheduled, the Soviet Union refused to cooperate with United Nations plans to hold general and free elections in the two Korean zones, and as a result, a Communist state was permanently established under Soviet auspices in the north and a pro-Western state was set up in the south. The two superpowers backed different leaders and two states were effectively established, each of which claimed sovereignty over the whole Korean peninsula.
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Korean Demilitarized Zone
The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ; Hangul: 한반도 비무장지대; hanja: 韓半島非武裝地帶) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ is a de-facto border barrier, which runs along the 38th parallel north. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It was created as part of the Korean Armistice Agreement between North Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the United Nations Command forces in 1953. It is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) wide and, despite its name, is the most heavily militarized border in the world. The Northern Limit Line, or NLL, is the de-facto maritime boundary between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea and the coastline and islands on both sides of the NLL are also heavily militarized.
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