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North Korea stages a military parade in Pyongyang, in a show of strength just a day before the Winter Olympics open in the South.
Analysts say North Korea is using the military display to send the incoming administration in Washington a carefully calibrated message of strength.
As North Korea holds a military parade on the eve of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Donald Trump's desire for a military parade along the lines of the Bastille Day ceremonies in France remains controversial in the US. We take a look at the online buzz for both stories... with some intersections!
FRANCE 24''s Clovis Casali reports from Pyeongchang in South Korea, where many are divided over the government''s decision to extend an invitation to its northern neighbour.
Seoul, Oct 10 (EFE/EPA).- North Korea appears to have held a military parade early Saturday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said."Signs have been detected that North Korea conducted a military parade at the Kim Il-sung square at dawn by mobilizing a large number of equipment and personnel," the JCS said in a brief statement."South Korean and the US intelligence authorities have been analyzing (the event), including the possibility that it could be the main event, (not a rehearsal)," it added, local news agency Yonhap reported. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: SOUTH KOREANS WATCH A FILE IMAGE NEWS ABOUT THE NORTH KOREA'S APPARENT MILITARY PARADE IN PYEONGCHANG, AT A STATION IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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