The Republic of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group arrived at the Saigon Port in Ho Chi Minh City Tuesday, beginning a three-day visit. ROKS Chun Ji anchors at Sai Gon Port, HCMC Tuesday. Photo by Van Khoa. … [Read more...] about South Korean naval vessels dock in HCMC
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South Korea fires rounds at North in response to projectile
People watch television news reporting on North Korea's rocket firing, at a railway station in Seoul on August 20, 2015. Photo: AFP/Yonhap South Korea fired tens of artillery rounds towards North Korea on Thursday after the North fired a projectile towards a South Korean loudspeaker that had been blaring anti-Pyongyang broadcasts, the defense ministry in Seoul said. North Korea did not immediately respond to the South's shots, it said, as tensions rose on the peninsula. South Korea said its detection equipment had spotted the trajectory of a suspected North Korean projectile launched at around 3:52 pm (0652 GMT), which did not appear to have damaged the loudspeaker or caused any injuries. "Our military has stepped up monitoring and is closely watching North Korean military movements," South Korea's defense ministry said in a statement. South Korea's military raised its alert status to the highest level. There was no mention of the firing in North Korean state media, which does … [Read more...] about South Korea fires rounds at North in response to projectile
Korean tensions continue
(VOVworld) – Increasing pressure and sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table was the focus of a high-level meeting between the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in Seoul on May 27. Given Pyongyang’s recent "provocative acts", a tough stance by 3 of the 6 countries involved in the 6-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program will only increase tension in the region. Top envoys from the US, Japan, and the Republic of Korea shared a "sense of urgency" over what they called "seriousness in the advancement of North Korea’s nuclear capability." South Korea’s nuclear envoy Hwang Joon-kook warned that North Korea will face increasing pressure from the international community if it continues its provocative acts and diplomatic and economic sanctions may soon be applied. The delegates pledged to work closely on the Korean issue and work to maintain consensus with Russia and … [Read more...] about Korean tensions continue
North, South Korea trade artillery rounds into the sea: Seoul
North Korea fired more than 100 artillery rounds into South Korean waters as part of a drill on Monday, prompting the South to fire back, officials in Seoul said, but the exercise appeared to be more saber-rattling from Pyongyang rather than the start of a military standoff. The North had flagged its intentions to conduct the exercise in response to U.N. condemnation of last week's missile launches by Pyongyang and against what it says are threatening military drills in the South by U.S. forces. North Korea also accused the South of "gangster-like" behavior at the weekend by "abducting" one of its fishing boats and threatened to retaliate. The South said it had sent the boat back after it drifted into its waters. More than 100 North Korean shells out of 500 or so fired landed in South Korean waters, prompting marines from the South to fire back with more than 300 rounds into the North's waters, defense officials in Seoul said. Seoul also scrambled F-15s on its side of the … [Read more...] about North, South Korea trade artillery rounds into the sea: Seoul
N.Korea: S.Korean military will pay for sea clash
North Korea accused South Korea's military Thursday of staging a naval clash this week to raise tensions on the peninsula, and said it would pay dearly for the provocation. Each side has blamed the other for Tuesday's exchange of fire near the disputed Yellow Sea border, which came just over a week before a scheduled visit to Seoul by US President Barack Obama. The South has sent one of its newer destroyers equipped with torpedoes and guided missiles closer to the border, military sources told AFP, in addition to two extra patrol boats. "The South Korean forces will be forced to pay dearly for the grave armed provocation perpetrated by them," the North's official news agency KCNA quoted newspapers as saying. "The artillery pieces of the KPA (Korean People's Army), convinced of justice and afire with hatred, are now levelled at the provokers," it quoted Rodong Sinmun as saying. Rodong, the journal of the ruling communist party, said the clash was not accidental "but a deliberate and … [Read more...] about N.Korea: S.Korean military will pay for sea clash