This armistice signed on July 27, 1953, formally ended<span> the </span>war<span> in </span>Korea<span>. North and South </span>Korea<span> remain separate and occupy almost the same territory they had when the </span>war<span> began. The </span>Korean War<span>, which began on June 25, 1950, when the North Koreans invaded South </span>Korea<span>, officially </span>ended<span> on July 27, 1953.</span>