Residents on a nearby island were evacuated to underground shelters PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 May, 2014, 6:38pm Associated Press in Seoul North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire yesterday in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean… Read More ›
Yellow Sea
New Yellow Sea naval drills seen as warning message
PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 December, 2013, 1:24pm UPDATED : Saturday, 07 December, 2013, 3:33am Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com A ship gun fires during last month’s exercises. Photo: SCMP The PLA Navy launched eight days… Read More ›
Report: N. Korea Deploys New Guns Along Border
Jun. 30, 2013 – 12:37PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | SEOUL — North Korea has deployed new rocket launchers along its border capable of hitting targets beyond Seoul, a report said Sunday. Artillery units from the North were spotted replacing… Read More ›
North Korea threatens to ‘wipe out’ border island
Priyanka Boghani and Geoffrey CainMarch 12, 2013 09:56 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has threatened to “wipe out” a small South Korean island in the latest escalation of rhetoric on the Korean peninsula. Speaking during a visit to border… Read More ›