The recent detente between North and South Koreahas given new life to talk of unification for the two countries divided since the 1950s. But on a peninsula locked in conflict for 70 years, unification is a concept that has become increasingly convoluted and viewed as unrealistic, at least in the South. Reuters Graphics explores the differences between the two countries, which are deeply divided by more than just the heavily fortified border.
Ahead of summit with North, South Koreans hope more for peace than unification https://reut.rs/2qXfqII
7:57 AM - 25 Apr, 2018
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