SOUTH KOREA TO STAGE FIRING DRILLS BUT AVOID BORDER

The military plans to stage live-fire drills of the coast around the Korean peninsula from December 27 to 31, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.
But the firing exercise will not be held near the tense maritime border with the North on the Yellow Sea, according to coordinates given by the government.
“This is part of a regular practice involving army, naval and air forces . . . and the state-run Agency for Defence Development will also conduct ammunition tests off the west coast,” the JCS spokesman told reporters.
Seoul on December 20 staged a live-fire artillery exercise on Yeonpyeong island, a border island that was shelled by the North in an attack that killed four South Koreans, including two civilians.
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Source: Maritime Sun News