1.   This, analysts fear, would bring new tension to the volatile Korean peninsula.

2.   Chinese President Jiang Zemin has pledged his support for peace on the volatile Korean peninsula but remained noncommital on talks with Washington, news reports said Sunday.

3.   US-North Korea negotiations in Berlin last week became bogged down, triggering fears of a fresh crisis on the volatile peninsula.

4.   North Korea called Team Spirit, which involved tens of thousands of army, navy and airforce troops, a rehearsal for war on the volatile peninsula.

5.   North Korea made an unprecedented apology Sunday for a submarine incursion into South Korean waters, giving a major boost to peace hopes for the volatile peninsula.

6.   North Korea on Sunday urged its people to adopt a fuller combat posture, accusing South Korea of seeking a second war on the volatile Korean peninsula.

7.   Some of the incidents raised the risk of another war on the volatile peninsula before being defused through diplomatic negotiations.