North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation. Airplanes with trails of coloured smoke perform during a parade for the 70th anniversary of North Korea (Kin Cheung/AP)Mr Kim attended the morning parade but did not address the assembled crowd, which included the head of the Chinese parliament and high-level delegations from countries that have friendly ties with the North. North Korean soldiers march with a float showing late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung (Ng Han Guan/AP)Although North Korea stages military parades almost every year, and held one just before the Olympics began in South Korea in February this year, Sunday’s parade came at a particularly sensitive time. The North displayed its latest missilery in the February parade, however, and Washington hardly batted an eye.

Source: Irish Independent September 09, 2018 05:31 UTC