SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Marine Corps on Wednesday staged live-fire drills on islands near the tensely ... including what it called sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles on Jan. 25.

On Friday, the JCS reported that North Korean coastal artillery had fired over 200 rounds in the direction of South Korean islands in the Yellow Sea. According to it, there have been no casualties ...

Analysts point to similar cases in the South China Sea, where China began constructing artificial islands in the Spratly ... the same playbook in the Yellow Sea: avoiding overt military ...

He likened China’s activity in the Yellow Sea to its more assertive actions in the South China Sea, where Beijing has constructed artificial islands and military installations on contested reefs.