Pence warns North Korea of US resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes

Seoul

UNITED States Vice-President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday, warning that recent US strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed that the resolve of President Donald Trump should not be tested.

Mr Pence and South Korean acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn, speaking a day after a failed missile test by the North and two days after a huge display of missiles in Pyongyang, also said they would strengthen anti-North Korea defences by moving ahead with the early deployment of the US anti-missile system known as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).

Mr Pence is on the first stop of a four-nation Asia tour intended to show America…