Korean War

In March’s final days, President Biden announced he would invoke the Korean War–era Defense Production Act, or DPA, to accelerate the domestic production of “strategic and critical minerals” used in the batteries that power clean energy technologies. Alongside the plan to release one million barrels per day from the Strategic Petroleum…

Ever since serving as the director of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Zhāng Yìmóu 张艺谋 has seemingly merged his traditional role as an acclaimed filmmaker with that of a prominent culture worker. Perhaps this explains the impetus behind his latest film, Snipers (狙击手 jūjí shǒu), a “patriotic”…

Home References The Korean War waged from 1950 to 1953 leaving an estimated 650,000 civilians dead across North and South Korea. (Image credit: Historical / Contributor via Getty Images) The Korean War began on June 25, 1950 when the communist Korean People’s Army (PKA) invaded neighboring South Korea, crossing the…

My mother was 2 years old when she, her brother and her parents fled North Korea in 1950 during the Korean War. For me, the story of their escape is exactly that: a story. My grandparents had to separate while traveling south from their northern home city of Kaesong; my…

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Earlier this month during a summit trip to Australia, President Moon Jae-in stated that the United States, China, and the two Koreas have agreed "in principle" to declare a formal end to the Korean War. He added, however, that North Korea's pre-condition for dialogue is the end of the U.S.…

Errors and omissions are standard features of historical dramas everywhere. It is therefore no surprise to find Korean War history being filtered to suit domestic requirements in the three-hour Chinese blockbuster “The Battle at Lake Changjin.” Nor is it unexpected for U.S. military characters to be cardboard cutouts with excruciatingly…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday the U.S., North Korea, his country and China have agreed "in principle" to declare a formal end to the Korean War. But they've yet to meet on the matter due to Pyongyang's demands. Why it matters: Moon believes the move would help restart…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, South Korea's president Moon Jae-in has made engagement with the North a cornerstone of his presidency North and South Korea, the US, and China agree in principle to declare a formal end to the Korean War which ended in an armistice, says the South's…

Topline North and South Korea—along with the U.S. and China—have agreed “in principle” to officially declare an end to the Korean war after nearly seventy years since the end of hostilities, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced on Monday, signaling a possible cooling of tensions after several months of an…