Yesterday I reported that talks were underway to resolve the latest potential military crisis between the two countries
Reuters report that top aides to the leaders of North and South Korea resumed talks this morning after negotiating through the night in a bid to ease the tensions involving an exchange of artillery fire that has brought the peninsula to the brink of armed conflict.
The meeting at the Panmunjom truce village inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) began yesterday shortly after North Korea's deadline for Seoul to halt anti-N.Korean propaganda broadcasts or else face military action.
Even as the talks restarted, the rivals were on high military alert, with the North deploying twice the usual artillery strength at the border and a majority of its submarine fleet - more than 50 vessels - away from bases, the South's defense ministry said.
South Korea, whose military was also on higher alert, said it had no plans to halt the propaganda broadcasts that triggered the latest standoff.
As I said yesterday, let's hope the current situation can be resolved but sadly there appears to be no long term solution.
Enjoy the rest of your week-end everyone. For once I'm hoping for a bit of rain. For about two days! It's certainly been a strange, but captivating, ol' Ashes series
