Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hwarang training begins North Korean Missile Warning and Evacuation Concentration

Anchor : The ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff has started ' Hwarang Exercise ' to respond to North Korea's security threats . Reporter Lee Jeong-eun reports from Seoul .

The Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff entered into the '2023 Hwarang Training ' on the 10th .

According to a press release distributed by the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff on the same day, the training will start in the Daegu/Gyeongbuk region and run until October in six regions: Daejeon/Chungnam/Sejong , Incheon/Gyeonggi , Gyeongnam , Seoul , and Gwangju/Jeonnam .

This drill, which is being held amid the escalating threat from North Korea, is a practical training exercise in which all national defense elements, including civil, government, military, police, and firefighting, participate.

Han Seong-geun, Deputy Minister of Public Affairs of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a press briefing that day that last year's Hwarang exercise was reduced or proceeded to a procedural and discussion ceremony due to the new corona, but this year the training period, scale and method will be normalized .

In preparation for North Korea's nuclear and missile threats , he explained that he would focus on ' Civil Air Defense Warning and Evacuation Training (FTX)' in which local residents participate .

Han Seong-geun, deputy director of public information at the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff : In this training, in preparation for North Korean nuclear and missile threats, intensive training will be conducted, including civil and air defense warning propagation and evacuation drills in which local residents participate, comprehensive anti-terrorism training with unknown subject, and response training in preparation for cyberterrorism. is scheduled

The ROK military authorities have divided 17 metropolitan cities and provinces into 11 zones and conducted Hwarang drills in order to guarantee the lives and safety of the Korean people from North Korea's security threats during wartime and peacetime .

Regarding North Korea's claim that it succeeded in the test of the nuclear unmanned underwater attack vessel ' Tsunami -2' on the 8th, Deputy Public Information Director Han Seong-geun said that the ROK and the US are continuously tracking North Korea's weapons development trend and evaluating North Korea's public reports. He said he had nothing more to say .

Shin In-gyun, CEO of the Self-Defense Network , said in a phone call with Free Asia Broadcasting (RFA) that day that North Korea's intensive disclosure of the results of nuclear unmanned underwater attack boat tests since the end of last month is the US aircraft carrier flyer mobilized for the ROK-US joint exercises and Korea-US-Japan maritime exercises. I diagnosed it as a conscious move .

Shin In-kyun, CEO of the Self-Defense Network : The US Nimitz aircraft carrier group and the Makin Island Landing Preparation Group, two carrier-level groups, entered Korea and conducted ROK-US joint training and ROK-US-Japan joint training . ( North Korea ) seems to have shown off its confidence that it can destroy US reinforcements with this underwater nuclear drone .

Previously, North Korean state media reported that on the 28th of last month and on the 24th of last month, tests to destroy nuclear unmanned underwater attack boats named ' Tsunami -1' and ' Tsunade ' were successfully conducted .

Vietnam and China conduct joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin for the 6th time

The sixth joint patrol between the Vietnam Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard began on April 11 and lasted for two days until April 13.

The Vietnam News Agency announced that the fleet of Coast Guard ships 8004 and 8003 belonging to Squadron 11 - Command of the Coast Guard Region 1 of Vietnam left Hai Phong wharf to join the above-mentioned activities from the afternoon of the same day. 9/4. Ship 8004 is the flagship.

The patrol is said to span 13 points from 48 nautical miles northeast of Con Co Island to 14 nautical miles southeast of Tran Island on the demarcation line of the Gulf of Tonkin.

The Vietnam Coast Guard will control the West of the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line; Chinese ships will control the eastern side of the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line.

This is the sixth time patrolling in the waters on both sides of the Gulf of Tonkin demarcation line is jointly organized by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard, after the Fisheries Cooperation Agreement between the two sides expired. force from June 30, 2020.

Sightseeing by helicopter: who still wants to go?

"I'm also afraid, if I go out there (Ha Long) without that incident (helicopter crash), I'd still like to get on a plane to visit, but if there's this case, I'll stop."

“In case I haven't had (helicopter crash) before, I might like to go, but if I did, I'll see how it goes, but it's too dangerous. It also affects, but why not, this is a problem.

Everyone says it's normal, but when you fail, do you know if your trip will fail again?"

Recently, the sharing of two people in Da Nang told RFA reporters after the helicopter to visit Ha Long Bay exploded and crashed on April 5.

On April 6, the Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, was quoted by the state media about the measure to suspend the helicopter sightseeing tour service until further notice.

The aforementioned decision applies not only to helicopters in Ha Long Bay but also to sightseeing helicopter tours in other localities such as Da Nang, Dien Bien, Mai Chau (Hoa Binh), Mu Cang Chai (Hoa Binh province). Yen Bai), Vung Tau - Con Dao.

In case I haven't had it before (helicopter accident) I might like to go, but if I did, I'll see how it goes, it's too dangerous to go. 

Leaders of Danang Department of Tourism, when interviewed with Tuoi Tre online newspaper on April 6, also said that they had asked the operator of the Da Nang 'check-in' helicopter tour to stop flying around. city ​​to review after the accident in Ha Long Bay.

However, when talking to RFA, many people predicted that this temporary construction might have to end soon:

“It should not be stopped because actually helicopter accidents are not that many. This is for some reason, people will say it because once they get the black box, they will know why.

My helicopter is gone and I know it's a very secure vehicle, no problem."

“That problem is also unpredictable, they take a lot of planes but that problem (plane crash) is just a risk, not every plane has a problem. Of course there is a little influence on (travel).”

“I don't dare say whether the story in Da Nang will stop or not, people still propagate it because it is an income segment.

If it's dangerous, then it's dangerous everywhere, only if I want to enjoy it, I'll go. That is unlucky, who can say, each person has their own opinion.

If I look at it from my perspective, this is very rare, there are things that happen in this world, it cannot be said that walking on the ground is safe. Vehicles still suffer, if you calculate the probability is less, but when I go to the sky, I see them falling down."

However, these residents also think that the suspension of sightseeing helicopters in the most livable city in Vietnam will not affect the tourism industry in Da Nang much:

“Travel by helicopter is not very popular. Specifically, I've been following this story for a long time in Da Nang, but it's not nearly as attractive to people."

“More or less people who travel can go, but their planes are limited, they still go because going underground has nothing to fear. If you have money, you can go, but if you have a plane, they have to review it. They are afraid.”

Before the COVID-19 pandemic occurred, Da Nang was always one of the favorite destinations of domestic and foreign tourists.

Although the Hanoi government has completely opened up to international tourists and the leaders of Da Nang city have programs to encourage tourism, according to the observations of local people, the tourism industry here has not been able to so far. restore as before:

Since the epidemic has decreased a lot, in the past, the hotel from the beginning of the street was all lit up, it was so dark now, in the past, it was all black and red in the past.

There are many things to do. The first problem is that their activities are interrupted, now to return, there is a shortage of human resources, depending on many economic conditions that do not allow people to have fun and travel a lot.

It should not be stopped because actually helicopter accidents are not that many.

According to state media, Bell 505 helicopter of Northern Helicopter Company under Vietnam Helicopters Corporation (18th Army) piloted by Colonel Chu Quang Minh, carrying four tourists from Da Nang to Da Nang. sightseeing along the route Tuan Chau island - Dau Go island - Ga Choi island - Titop island - Bai Tu Long bay - Reu island - Tuan Chau island.

After the plane crashed at 17:06 on April 5, 2023, the authorities found the bodies of four people including the pilot and the plane's black box in the afternoon of the same day. The body of the last customer was found on April 7.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the plane involved in the accident received full routine maintenance according to the approved contents, and the pilot had a commercial pilot license valid until June 2026.

Currently, the investigation will be carried out in accordance with Article 106 of the Civil Aviation Law of Vietnam.