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Paju, a city some 40 kilometers northwest of Seoul, looks to attract visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday when many stores, restaurants and travel spots are closed. Tourist sites located near the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, including the Imjingak Peace Gondola, DMZ LIVE Experience Hall and Dokgae Bridge, will be open without any schedule changes. The gondolas will be free for those aged 80 or older. From ...

Erika Na joined the Post in 2021. Originally from South Korea, she studied international affairs with a focus on Asia in the US, followed by studying law and journalism in Hong Kong. Before joining SCMP, she worked as a Hong Kong foreign correspondent for Arirang Radio where she regularly updated news from the city and also as an intern at NBC News covering stories from Asia.

On a trip to the Korean demilitarised zone (DMZ), visitors can look across to the secretive North, see tunnels built to invade South Korea, and walk onto bridges that once joined two nations still technically at war.

Despite being a "demilitarized zone," the DMZ dividing the Korean peninsula is one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world.

Despite being a "demilitarized zone," the DMZ dividing the Korean peninsula is one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world.