U.S., S. Korea tone down joint-military exercises

The United States and South Korea launched a smaller-scale combined military exercise on Monday to aid diplomatic efforts on North Korea's denuclearization.The nine-day training through March 12 called "Dong Maeng," or "alliance", replaces the major springtime military exercises that North Korea has long viewed as preparations for an invasion of it.U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said saving money was the reason for cancelling the "Key Resolve" and "Foal Eagle" maneuvers."The reason I do not want military drills with South Korea is to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the U.S…READ FULL ARTICLE