N. Koreans hold dance parties, celebrate Kim
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North Korea's state-run television KRT on Thursday (April 11) showed young men in suits and young women, dressed in brightly colored traditional costumes, dancing in various squares to celebrate the first anniversary of its leader Kim Jong-un's official ascent to power.
Despite the heady rhetoric from North Korea, Pyongyang does not appear to have placed its 1.2 million strong armed forces on high alert.
Most observers say Pyongyang has no intention of igniting a conflict that could bring about its own destruction, but warn of the risks of miscalculation on the highly-militarized Korean peninsula.
North Korea is due to observe several anniversaries in the coming few days that could be pretexts for displays of military strength.
A North Korean mobile missile launcher has been put into a firing position with rockets facing skyward, reported Japan's Kyodo News on Thursday, citing a Japan defense official.
South Korea sa
North Korea's state-run television KRT on Thursday (April 11) showed young men in suits and young women, dressed in brightly colored traditional costumes, dancing in various squares to celebrate the first anniversary of its leader Kim Jong-un's official ascent to power.
Despite the heady rhetoric from North Korea, Pyongyang does not appear to have placed its 1.2 million strong armed forces on high alert.
Most observers say Pyongyang has no intention of igniting a conflict that could bring about its own destruction, but warn of the risks of miscalculation on the highly-militarized Korean peninsula.
North Korea is due to observe several anniversaries in the coming few days that could be pretexts for displays of military strength.
A North Korean mobile missile launcher has been put into a firing position with rockets facing skyward, reported Japan's Kyodo News on Thursday, citing a Japan defense official.
South Korea sa