Likewise, troops along the DMZ and inside the security area still perform their normal, albeit, vigilant sentry duties. When asked if the alert status has changed in anyway since the summit, a VI Corps spokesperson said that it hadn't. On the North Korean side, though, the propaganda broadcasts have stopped. In North Korean hands, though, it would become a place of torture and murder. After the war, the skeletal remains of two hundred victims were found in trenches behind the building.
Visitors can still make out the bullet holes in the masonry.
Today, the building remains a symbol and a memorial to the war. Not far from the North Korean Workers' Party Office, vestiges of the once bustling Chorwon Railroad Station are visible. At the time of the Korean War, Chorwon Railroad Station had over 80 employees compared to the 50 employees at Seoul Station. According to the VI Corps spokesperson, the city was reduced to rubble during the war. Most of its inhabitants were displaced to other areas.