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N.Korea holds military parade to mark 60th anniversary of Korean War Armistice
The North Korea Saturday held a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, the official KCNA news agency reported.

VP pays respects to fallen soldiers
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao paid homage to Chinese soldiers who died fighting in the Korean War on Friday during his trip in North Korea, a day after he reaffirmed China's commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Highlight Ⅰ : Weapons and troops in the parade
	Unmanned plane
	Musu-dan ground-to-ground missile
	Taepodong long-range missile
	A mysterious force with the nuclear logo
Highlight Ⅱ: Chinese element in the parade
	China's Vice President Li Yuanchao pays a visit to North Korea and attends the ceremony.
	The square of old soldiers holds a Chinese slogan.
US reactions
	Obama vows commitment to South Korea in marking anniversary of Korean War truce US President Barack Obama reiterated his country's security commitment to South Korea while commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice.
	Pentagon stresses relations with allies on Korean War anniversary Senior US defense officials commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, highlighting the importance of relations with allies as the country shifts its strategic priorities to the Asia Pacific region.

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GT editorial: Second-guessing Korean War no help
Compared with 60 years ago, the international situation confronting Pyongyang and people's lives have not improved, and have in some ways gotten worse. North Korea has to take some responsibility, but not all of it - a vulnerable country like this cannot even grasp its own destiny, let alone the international situation.

Xinhua: Cherishing peace best way to commemorate Korean War truce
Since the peace is hard-won, cherishing tranquility and safeguarding stability of the peninsula and the region at large would be the best way to commemorate the war. However, it should be noticed that "armistice" is no substitute for lasting peace on the peninsula, which is still unfinished business but a still attainable goal.

Xinhua: High time to turn Korean truce into permanent peace
Things can be better. To a large extent, the key is in the hands of the North Korea and the United States, whose mutual antagonism is the root cause of instability on and around the Korean Peninsula.

Background

Timeline of the Korean War
1950/06/25	The Korean War breaks out. The UN Security Council sends a united army with troops from 16 countries to the war.
1950/08/20	The Korean People's Army occupies 90 percent of South Korea.
1950/09/15	The UN united army lands in Incheon and begins a counter-attack.
1950/10/19	The UN united army occupies the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.
1950/10/25	At the request of North Korea, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army enters North Korea to reinforce its neighbor.
1950/12/15	The UN united army withdraws to the south of the 38th Parallel, the border between North Korea and Souh Korea, after two lost battles.
1951/07/10	The two sides begin armistice talks.
1953/07/27	The Korean War ends thanks to a ceasefire, after the Armistice Agreement in signed in Panmunjom on the border of North Korea and South Korea.

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