South Korea’s decision may open opportunities for increased exports of green iron and aluminium, critical minerals and other sustainable commodities.

South Korea’s military says it has been firing warning shots to repel North Korean troops who violated the border’s military demarcation line numerous times since they began works to boost front-line defenses last year. North Korea has denied its soldiers’ alleged border breaches and threatened unspecified responses.

Secret drone flights from South Korea to the heart of Pyongyang were part of a ploy by the former president to rattle the North Korean leader, South Korean prosecutors alleged as they released new details of plot they say preceded a foiled attempt to declare martial law.

The annual Turn Toward Busan ceremony honors United Nations soldiers from 14 nations who fought and died in the 1950-53 Korean War.

SEOUL: South Korea pledged on Monday (Nov 17) to phase out coal power plants that lack emission-reducing measures, an ambitious step for a country that generates a third of its electricity from the fossil fuel.

"The South Korean military formally proposes to hold military talks with North Korea to discuss setting a baseline for the military demarcation line to prevent accidental clashes between the two Koreas and ease military tensions," Kim Hong-cheol, South Korea's deputy defence minister for national defence policy, said in a televised statement.