Panmunjom

North and South Korea on Oct.5 moved a step closer to a rare reunion for families separated for decades by the Korean War by exchanging a list of candidates for the event this month.

North and South Korean Red Cross officials kicked off talks Sept. 7 on organising a rare and emotional reunion for families separated by the Korean War.

North and South Korea stepped back from the brink Aug. 25, with an agreement that ended a dangerous military stand-off but left a host of perennial tension-raising irritants unresolved.

Violinist Won Hyung Joon wants to bring North and South Korean musicians together next month to perform on each side of the world's most heavily armed border. Standing in the way is the rivals' long, frustrating inability to move past their painful shared history.