North Korea 'held military parade': SeoulNorth Korean often uses military parades to show off its latest weaponsSEOUL - North Korea appears to have staged a military parade in Pyongyang in the early hours of Thursday, the South's defence ministry said, in what would be the nuclear-armed nation's third such display in less than a year. "There are signs of the North having staged a parade" on Thursday, an official of South Korea's defence ministry told AFP. North Korean state media had not released images of the parade by mid-morning, nor confirmed that it had taken place. Biden's North Korea envoy Sung Kim has repeatedly expressed his willingness to meet his North Korean counterparts "anywhere, at any time". At the same time, North Korea is under a self-imposed coronavirus blockade, having closed its borders to protect against the coronavirus that first emerged in neighbouring China, adding to the pressure on its moribund economy.

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2021 01:30 UTC