China has agreed to “strong” new measures to punish North Korea if it carries out a nuclear test, Seoul said Monday after the US signaled it may act to shut down Pyongyang’s weapons program. South Korea’s top nuclear envoy made the comment after talks with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei, ...
South Korea held large-scale exercises on Tuesday, with the use of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), Defense Ministry said, noting that the move is in response to provocations by North Korea. “Through the current exercises, our armed forces demonstrated their fighting ability to suppress the enemy with firepower in the event of an emergency, and also confirmed their readiness ...