North Korea: Life on the border

Rare views of North Korean life are revealed thanks to a set of vantage points at its borders with China, South Korea and Russia that allows photographers a glimpse into the secretive state. North Korea has intensified its threats towards South Korea and the US in recent weeks and a missile test could be imminent. South Korea and its northern neighbour have technically been at war since the cessation of armed conflict in 1953 as a peace treaty was never signed.