Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- As South Korea and the United States wrapped up joint military exercises on the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, South Korea is continuing plans for artillery firing drills next week amid brewing tensions with North Korea.
The live fire drills are a routine monthly exercise aimed at securing the safety of ships in the area, the Joint Chief of Staffs told CNN. They are scheduled to begin Monday.
Officials said the planned firing drills are expected to take place in waters around the Korean peninsula, including close to the Yellow Sea border, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
But the Yellow Sea locations are not close to Yeonpyeong Island, where four South Koreans were killed by a North Korean shelling on November 23, Yonhap reported officials as saying. CNN
