North Korea reopens hotline to South Korea

Available for over a year

North and South Korea have conducted their first direct communication in nearly two years. The North made a 20-minute phone call to the South, using what had been a dormant hotline installed at the border village of Panmunjom. Daryl Kimball is executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association. Picture: The Inter-Korean Hotline installed in the Joint Security Area (JSA). Credit: EPA