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Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

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Myanmar: Flash Floods Hit Tachileik After Sai River Overflows 2

Heavy rainfall on Monday, July 28, caused the Sai River—which runs along the Thailand–Myanmar border—to overflow, leading to flash floods in low-lying areas of Tachileik, Shan State. Floodwaters affected several neighborhoods, including Pone Htun, Talawt, and Makao Kham wards. As a precaution, authorities cut electricity to minimize safety risks.

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S. Korea commemorates victims of North's shelling of Yeonpyeong

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo reads out Prime Minister Chung Hong Won's address in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2014, during a memorial service to commemorate the country's victims of North Korea's firing of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in November 2010.

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Japan, S. Korea, U.S. agree to take tough stance on N. Korea

(From L) Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo shake hands in Singapore on June 4, 2016. The defense ministers of Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed that they will continue to take tough stance on North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to work closely on N. Korea

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016, after having separate phone talks with his U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo. The defense chiefs agreed that the three nations will work closely to deal with North Korea following its recent nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean, Japanese defense chiefs meet in Seoul

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) meets with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2015. Nakatani, the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in four years and nine months, said at the start of the meeting that the two countries share security interests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean, Japanese defense chiefs meet in Seoul

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) meets with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo in Seoul on Oct. 20, 2015. Nakatani, the first Japanese defense minister to visit South Korea in four years and nine months, said at the start of the meeting that the two countries share security interests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea defense chiefs hold 1st talks in 4 years

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) talks with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo in Singapore on May 30, 2015. The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea had not met one-on-one since June 2011 amid severed ties due to conflicting perceptions of history-related issues, including women recruited to work in wartime brothels for the Japanese military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. to seek 3-way defense talks with S. Korea

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter enter a Defense Department building near Washington on April 28, 2015. Nakatani said he and Carter agreed that day to call on South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo to hold trilateral defense chief talks to better deal with the North Korean nuclear issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., S. Korean defense chiefs review honor guard

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo and visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter review an honor guard in Seoul on April 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs agree to deepen info sharing with Japan

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (R) and his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter hold a joint press conference in Seoul on April 10, 2015. They agreed on the importance of sharing military information with Japan to better respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs agree to deepen info sharing with Japan

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (R) and his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter shake hands before their talks in Seoul on April 10, 2015. They agreed on the importance of sharing military information with Japan to better respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Top U.S. military officer meets with S. Korean military leaders

Gen. Martin Dempsey (L), chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo in Seoul on March 27, 2015. "We had very important and productive conversations today with your military leaders about the progress we've made on certain functions like command and control, integrated air missile defense, exercises," Dempsey told Han. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean, Chinese defense ministers hold meeting in Seoul

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (2nd from L), his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo (far R) and other defense officials of both countries discuss issues of common concern at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean, Chinese defense ministers shake hands before talks

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan before their talks at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean, Chinese defense ministers attend welcoming ceremony

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (L) and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan attend a welcoming ceremony for Chang before their talks at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese, S. Korean defense ministers attend welcoming ceremony

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan (L) and his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo strike a pose at a welcoming ceremony for Chang before their talks at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul on Feb.4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Defense Sec. Carter inspects DMZ on Korean Peninsula

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (R), accompanied by South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (L), inspects the demilitarized zone on the Korean Peninsula on Nov. 1, 2015, from the South Korean side. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea commemorates victims of North's shelling of Yeonpyeong

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo reads out Prime Minister Chung Hong Won's address in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2014, during a memorial service to commemorate the country's victims of North Korea's firing of artillery rounds on Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in November 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan, S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs meet in Singapore

Three defense ministers -- (from L) Han Min Koo of South Korea, Jim Mattis of the United States and Tomomi Inada of Japan -- join hands for photos prior to their meeting in Singapore on June 3, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. begin defense ministers' talks

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (R standing in the car) attends a welcome ceremony in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2017. During his meeting with South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo, the pair focused on assessing North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile threats while discussing joint responses to any provocations and exploring ways to further strengthen their countries' bilateral alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. begin defense ministers' talks

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (far L) and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo (far R) hold talks in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2017, focusing on assessing North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile threats while discussing joint responses to any provocations and exploring ways to further strengthen their countries' bilateral alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. begin defense ministers' talks

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo shake hands before their talks in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2017. They focused on assessing North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile threats, discussing joint responses to any provocations and exploring ways to further strengthen their bilateral alliance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo