North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing - AP News

North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing  AP News

South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request

It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

North Korean Official Dismisses Reduced Drills Between US and South Korea

Kim Yo-jong, a powerful adviser and sister of Kim Jong-un, also said she was “unaware” of any communication with Washington, contradicting President Trump’s claim her brother had responded to his outreach.

By Zane Irwin

Donald Trump’s blunt remarks offer South Korea an opportunity

South Korea’s security strategy has rested for more than seven decades on a single pillar: its alliance with the United States. That pillar has absorbed one blow after another during Donald Trump’s second term as US president. This week brought a fresh signal that has strained the relationship. In a social media post, Trump criticised joint US-South Korea military exercises, calling them “costly” and saying they send an “inappropriate and hostile” message to a North Korea he described as...

By Gabriela Bernal

Trump says he’ll meet Kim this year, reveals North Korea has 57 nuclear weapons

North Korean leader's powerful sister downplays cut to joint military exercises with South, but leaves door open to dialogue with U.S.

(LEAD) N.K. leader's sister says Pyongyang more focused on S. Korea-U.S. drills continuing than reduced scale

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...

By Yi Wonju

US, South Korea cut joint military drills short

Annual war games between South Korea and the United States will end around a week earlier than planned after US President Donald Trump order the ‘inappropriate’ drills scaled back

Military drills between US and South Korea cut short at Washington’s request

The joint military drills between the United States and South Korea have been cut in half at Washington’s request, days after President Donald Trump called for their reduction, citing his close relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which began on Monday, was due to run for … The post Military drills between US and South Korea cut short at Washington’s request appeared first on Egypt Independent.

By CNN

US President Trump’s new North Korea overture revives questions over what comes next

US President Trump said the South Korea-US military exercises were costly and sent a “totally inappropriate and hostile” signal to North Korea, while again invoking what he called his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. SEOUL – US President Donald Trump’s recent moves toward North Korea — from ordering a reduction in South [...]

By Asia News Network

US, South Korea cut short joint drills after Trump criticism

Seoul: South Korea and the United States will cut short their ongoing annual war games by about half, the two nations said on Wednesday, after US President...

By Times of Oman

South Korea, U.S. to end joint military exercises early on August 21

A joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States will end earlier than scheduled on August 21.