31.   US, Thai and Singaporean defence forces launched a joint annual air exercise here Monday to boost operational coordination ahead of expanded flight maneuvers early next year.

32.   It did not say what the countermeasures would be, but denounced US and South Korean troops for staging a massive joint air exercise targetting the North in December.

33.   North Korea on Saturday warned against reported joint air military exercises by the United States and South Korea near the Korean peninsula.

34.   The agreement, similar to one signed with Turkey last year, calls for joint naval and air exercises and rescue operations.

35.   The headquarters helps coordinate air exercises by the Five-Power Defence Arrangement, which includes Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Britain.