Ask what Korea is talking about.

South Korea's defense ministry formally proposed military talks with North Korea on Friday (Oct. 23) to clarify the location of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), restore military communication lines, and prevent accidental clashes along the border, Yonhap and KBS World report. The proposal follows tensions that ramped up in September, and comes days after the North vowed 'tit-for-tat' action against a South Korea-U.S. military exercise, Yonhap reported on Oct. 20. Korean outlets frame the move as a bid to ease inter-Korean tensions and resume the military hotline.