Battle ready
, April 3, 2013
South Korean soldiers inspect their mobile artillery vehicles after a military drill near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul on April 3.
North Korea closed access to a joint factory zone with South Korea on Wednesday, officials said, the move marking an escalation in North Korea's months-long standoff with South Korea and its ally Washington. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji