Just another quiet Sunday morning?

North Korea "readies missiles" as China seeks talks - Yahoo! News: "North Korea has placed surface-to-surface missiles on launch pads in the Yellow Sea, Yonhap news agency said, as the United States and South Korea began military drills and China called for emergency talks."

Seoul Rejects China's Call for Emergency Talks to Defuse Korean Tension "Diplomatic efforts are underway in Asia to defuse tension on the Korean peninsula. But South Korea is rejecting China's call to quickly convene multi-national talks to discuss North Korea. This comes as the United States and South Korea begin four days of naval drills seen as a show of strength to dissuade Pyongyang after last Tuesday's attack on Yeonpyeong island."

China Protests U.S.-South Korea Exercises - WSJ.com: "Beijing on Friday lodged its first official protest of a joint U.S.-South Korean military exercise planned for Sunday, even as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed toward the region."