SEOUL, June 17 — Civilians in South Korea will be able to get several kilometres nearer North Korea under new rules broadening public access to the highly militarised border...

South Korea's land-use restrictions near the inter-Korean border are to be eased, opening up as much as 260 square kilometers for civilian use and development,

Move will benefit nearly 20,000 residents as well as numerous farmers and workers who currently navigate complex authorisation procedures