North Korea appears to be preparing for a large-scale military parade, possibly at nighttime, to mark next week's key party anniversary, South Korea's military confirmed Thursday. The North is set to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Oct. 10. North Korea has staged a military parade on party anniversaries that end in zero or five. The JCS official said the North may stage a nighttime military parade, but it remains to be seen whether the event will take place near midnight or before then. Analysts have raised views that Pyongyang may showcase the next-generation Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile under development during the military parade or test-launch it around the anniversary.