The North's Korean Central News Agency said the Max Thunder drills between the South Korean and US air forces are a rehearsal for invasion of the North and a provocation amid warming inter-Korean ties. It also called into question whether the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump can go ahead as planned. Singapore, where the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump was announced to take place. The summit agreement, billed the Panmunjom Declaration, called for formally ending the 1950-53 Korean War within the year and pursuing "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula. "We will be keenly watching the future behavior of the US and South Korean authorities."

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 16, 2018 01:41 UTC