Public tours to Korean border truce village will resume next month

SEOUL, South Korea — Public tours to the truce village that straddles the tense Korean border will resume next month, officials said Monday, more than a year after civilian access was suspended due to an outbreak of African swine fever. The reopening will start with a trial tour on Nov. 4, followed by the official start to the program on Nov. 6, the Unification Ministry said in a press release. The South Korean government said it will begin with small-scale tours because of the continued threat from African swine fever...