Military exercises are routinely held on the Korean Peninsula, even live-fire artillery and maritime drills.
The leaders agreed to set up another buffer zone in the Yellow Sea where they would suspend maritime drills and the firing of guns, as well as a no-fly zone in border areas to prevent accidental plane clashes.
Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, sending two warships to Manila for the first official navy-to-navy contact, as President Rodrigo Duterte pivots to United States' traditional rivals.
One of its partners Northern Petroleum announced that an exploration well on the Guyane Maritime permit would drill deeper after no hydrocarbons were found in the initial campaign.
The statement cited a recent Interior Department report calling on the oil industry and federal government to coordinate efforts to develop standards for drilling, maritime safety and emergency response systems and equipment for the Arctic region.
For the first time, the prefectural government has called out more than 7,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces, including members of its air, sea and maritime branches, for highly visible drills that include military-style rescue maneuvers involving helicopters, light tanks, troop transport vehicles and landing craft.
North Korea has conducted a live-fire drill near the disputed maritime border, Seoul officials say, but no shells fell in South Korean waters.
SEOUL, South Korea — Brushing aside North Korean warnings of war, South Korea began live-fire artillery drills near their disputed maritime border on Monday, less than two weeks after the North's surprise shelling of a South Korea-held island sharply escalated tensions between them.
The news comes weeks after North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong, a small South Korean island, following Southern naval drills near a disputed maritime boundary, killing four people.
