Students and others in North Korea staged a large protest rally as the United States and South Korea held a regular joint military exercise.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported in its Thursday edition that the demonstration took place in the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday.
A representative of the party's youth organization gave a speech at the rally, saying the US and South Korea will learn how severe a price they must pay.
Pyongyang says resentment toward the US and South Korea is surging across the North. Its state-run Korean Central Television said that as of Sunday, more than 1.4 million young people had volunteered to join or rejoin the North Korean military.
The US and South Korea began their joint military drill on March 13 to prepare for possible emergencies on the Korean Peninsula.
The Freedom Shield exercise ended on Thursday, but the US and South Korea are scheduled to conduct large-scale landing training through April 3.
North Korea's ruling Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported in its Thursday edition that the demonstration took place in the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday.
A representative of the party's youth organization gave a speech at the rally, saying the US and South Korea will learn how severe a price they must pay.
Pyongyang says resentment toward the US and South Korea is surging across the North. Its state-run Korean Central Television said that as of Sunday, more than 1.4 million young people had volunteered to join or rejoin the North Korean military.
The US and South Korea began their joint military drill on March 13 to prepare for possible emergencies on the Korean Peninsula.
The Freedom Shield exercise ended on Thursday, but the US and South Korea are scheduled to conduct large-scale landing training through April 3.
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North Korean protests occur amidst U.S.-South Korea military exercises; Pyongyang's Workers' Party newspaper reports a large demonstration in Pyongyang on Wednesday, led by a youth organization representative who threatened retaliation. Surging resentment towards the U.S. and South Korea has
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230324_02/
Date: March 24, 2023
Created: 2023/03/24 07:47
Updated: 2025/12/09 05:52
Last Read: 2023/03/24 07:49