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South Korea to form brigade to remove North’s leadership if war breaks out

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An honor guard with a sword and North Korean media take video footage and photos as Choe Ryong Hae, (unseen), the vice chairman of North Korea’s State Affairs Commission, makes his way to the departure gates at the Pyongyang airport after inspecting honor guards on Friday in Pyongyang. Hae was heading to Nicaragua to attend the inauguration of President-elect Daniel Ortega. | AP

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South Korea to form brigade to remove North’s leadership if war breaks out

AP Jan 6, 2017

The brigade will aim to remove the North’s wartime command and paralyze its function if war breaks out, according to an official from Seoul’s Defense Ministry, who refused to be named, citing office rules. The brigade was originally planned to be ready by 2019. The official refused to say whether the brigade will train to execute pre-emptive strikes. Tiếp tục đọc “South Korea to form brigade to remove North’s leadership if war breaks out” →

Duterte hopes Russia will become Philippines’ ally and protector

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  • Posted 06 Jan 2017 17:40

President Rodrigo Duterte returns the salute of a military officer (not pictured) as he leads the death anniversary celebration of Filipino national hero Dr Jose Rizal in Manila, Philippines December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel/Files

MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he hoped Moscow, a rival of the Philippine’s traditional ally the United States, would become his country’s ally and protector as he toured one of the two Russian warships on a four-day visit to Manila.

Duterte’s remarks came a day after Russia’s ambassador said his country was ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons and aims to become its close friend. Tiếp tục đọc “Duterte hopes Russia will become Philippines’ ally and protector” →

Japan Recalls Ambassador to South Korea to Protest ‘Comfort Woman’ Statue

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By CHOE SANG-HUN and MOTOKO RICHJAN. 6, 2017

A statue of a girl representing the Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military being unveiled during a rally in front of the Japanese Consulate in Busan, South Korea, last week. Kim Sun-ho/Yonhap, via Reuters

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan recalled its envoy to South Korea on Friday to protest a statue commemorating Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese soldiers during World War II, in the latest sign that ties between Washington’s two key Asian allies were again deteriorating over the bitter historical issue.

“The Japanese government finds this situation extremely regrettable,” Yoshihide Suga, chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said during a news conference in Tokyo, referring to the placement of the statue outside the Japanese Consulate in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city, last week.

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