S. Korea stages first military parade in a decade

Making the right moves: South Korean soldiers demonstrate their taekwondo skills during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Armed Forces Day in Seongnam. — AFP

SEOUL: South Korea staged its first military parade in a decade, showcasing its advanced arsenal in the face of plummeting ties with nuclear-armed North Korea.

Pyongyang regularly puts on huge military parades, but such events in Seoul are traditionally arranged every five years to mark South Korea’s Armed Forces Day.