North Korea As military vehicles thunder southwards before the advancing Chinese Communists, Korean foot soldiers march by the side of the road in an endless stream. For them, as for the thousands of refugees who are cramming the roads, waling is the only method of going South - into safety. 10th December 1950 The Korean War (Korean: ????), from June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1953, was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea