North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has attended a concert marking "victory" in the Korean War, official media said Wednesday, as US and South Korean forces pressed on with a military exercise to deter Pyongyang.Kim hailed his country's "shining victory" during a concert marking Tuesday's 57th anniversary of the armistice which ended the three-year conflict, the Korean Central News Agency said. The leader enjoyed numbers such as "Our General Is the Best" and "July 27, Our Victory Day", it said. Tensions remain high almost six decades after the truce, which was never followed by a peace treaty.
South Korea and its US ally say a North Korean submarine torpedoed one of Seoul's warships in March with the loss of 46 lives. On Sunday they launched a major naval and air exercise aimed at deterring what they call future North Korean provocations.
The North has threatened nuclear retaliation against the drill, which it depicts as a rehearsal for invasion. Seoul's military said no unusual military moves have been detected across the border.