The Joint Security Area at the Demilitarised Zone is managed by North and South Korea. The nations remain technically at war because the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. Photo: Getty ImagesNorth Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency KCNA has reported. For several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other material into the North. The report accused South Korean authorities of irresponsibly allowing defectors to hurt the dignity of North Korea's supreme leadership.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2020 22:18 UTC