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US 'incredibly concerned' about suspected NK-Iran military ties
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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[Kim Seong-kon] Democracy and the future of South Korea
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Seoul says Fu Bao loan 'not going to happen'
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S. Korea launches upgraded veterans ministry
South Korea officially launched the upgraded veterans affairs ministry on Monday, in a show of its renewed commitment to commemorating and honoring those who sacrificed themselves for the nation. The upgrade of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs from the previous sub-ministry level to full-fledged ministry status was among the 110 policy tasks pursued by the Yoon Suk Yeol administration launched in May last year. At the ministry in Sejong, 130 kilometers south of Seoul, Park Min-shik,
June 5, 2023
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S. Korea's defense chief wraps up Singapore trip highlighting efforts to curb NK threats
SINGAPORE -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Monday concluded a four-day visit to Singapore for an annual forum, where he focused on firming up international cooperation against North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats. On the margins of the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue that began Friday, Lee held back-to-back talks with his counterparts from the United States, Japan, China and others, amid renewed tensions over Pyongyang's failed yet defiant launch of a
June 5, 2023
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S. Korean military continues operation to salvage N. Korean rocket debris
The South Korean military continued its work Sunday to search and salvage the wreckage of a North Korean rocket that crashed into the Yellow Sea earlier this week but wrapped up the day's operations due to unfavorable conditions. The rocket, that the North claimed was carrying a satellite, crashed into the waters some 200 kilometers west of the western South Korean island of Eocheong on Wednesday morning after an "abnormal flight," Seoul's military had said. The Navy has be
June 4, 2023
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EU’s top diplomat corrects he ‘explains’ Ukraine’s needs for ammunition to S.Korea
SINGAPORE – The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, clarified Sunday that he "explained Ukraine's needs for ammunition" to the South Korean defense minister, correcting his statement on the bilateral talks. The correction came hours after South Korea's Defense Ministry issued a statement and said there was no discussion between Defense Minister Lee and Borrell regarding ammunition support for Ukraine. Both held a separate meeting on the sidelines of the S
June 4, 2023
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S. Korea, Japan agree to bury hatchet on radar dispute, boost data sharing
SINGAPORE -- The defense leaders of South Korea and Japan have agreed to clear a key obstacle that has hindered their bilateral defense cooperation and exchanges since 2018 and to prioritize their efforts to prevent the recurrence of similar military disputes to foster "future-oriented security cooperation." South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held a 40-minute meeting on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's
June 4, 2023
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S. Korea, US, Japan to begin real-time information sharing on NK missiles from this year
SINGAPORE — The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan reached an agreement Saturday to establish and operate a real-time information sharing system concerning North Korea's missile launches within this year. South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada convened for a meeting during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The meeting marks the first defense ministerial meeting between the thre
June 3, 2023
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S. Korean defense chief criticizes China, Russia for neglecting illegal NK actions
SINGAPORE — The South Korean defense minister denounced China and Russia for neglecting their responsibility to hold North Korea accountable for its ongoing illegal actions, including ballistic missile launches. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup made the rare criticism in his keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a gathering that attracted defense ministers and high-level delegates from over 40 countries, including Australia, the United States, China, Japan, Ukraine and the European Union
June 3, 2023
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S. Korea, US, Japan to operate trilateral system sharing NK missile warning data 'within this year': Seoul's defense chief
SINGAPORE -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Saturday to operate a system to share North Korean missile warning data in real time "within this year," Seoul's defense chief said, in another move to beef up trilateral cooperation against Pyongyang's growing military threats. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup made the remarks after he met trilaterally with his US and Japanese counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Yasukazu Hamada, respectively, on the margins of the Shangr
June 3, 2023
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan to meet in Singapore amid NK threats
SINGAPORE -- The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to hold trilateral talks in Singapore on Saturday, as the three sides seek to step up cooperation against growing military threats posed by Pyongyang. The meeting between Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and his US and Japanese counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Yasukazu Hamada, respectively, will take place on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue as tensions have flared following North Korea's failed yet def
June 3, 2023
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S. Korea wraps up anti-proliferation meeting, multinational naval drill
South Korea has concluded a four-day event of meetings and multinational maritime drills Friday aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction. The high-level forum of the Proliferation Security Initiative, the first such meeting hosted by Seoul, brought together around 200 delegates from 71 countries on the country's southern resort island of Jeju on Tuesday. South Korea also hosted the Eastern Endeavor 23 exercise in an effort to strengthen capabilities to counter WM
June 2, 2023
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S. Korea's defense chief arrives in Singapore for security forum
South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup arrived in Singapore on Friday to attend an annual security forum, where North Korea's evolving military threats, the war in Ukraine and an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry are expected to feature prominently. The three-day Shangri-La Dialogue got under way in the city-state earlier in the day, bringing together senior security officials from more than 40 countries, including the United States, China, Britain, Australia and Japan, according to
June 2, 2023
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S. Korea, US craft 1st cybersecurity guidance
South Korea and the United States signed an arrangement Friday on the creation of their first joint cybersecurity guidance aimed at ensuring smooth combined military operations, Seoul's defense ministry said. The signing came as they are stepping up security coordination against persistent threats from North Korea that further ratcheted up tensions this week with its failed yet defiant launch of a space rocket. Brig. Gen. Ryu Seung-ha of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and Col. Eri
June 2, 2023
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S. Korea wraps up drills to defend western border islands
The South Korean military has concluded three-day drills for the defense of western border islands, the Marine Corps said Friday, amid tensions caused by North Korea's botched launch of a space rocket earlier this week. The drills took place on the border islands in the Yellow Sea, including Baengnyeong Island, led by the North West Islands Defense Command and joined by troops from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps. In the exercise that began Tuesday, the armed services mobi
June 2, 2023
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S. Korea to join multilateral Red Flag-Alaska air drills this month
South Korea will participate in a multilateral air drill in Alaska led by the US Pacific Air Forces this month, officials said Thursday. The country will send 180 officers, along with six KF-16 jets, two C-130 carriers, and a KC-330 tanker transport aircraft to the Red Flag-Alaska exercise, according to the Air Force. The drill, aimed at improving the troops' interoperability, will take place at the U.S. Air Force's Elmendorf and Eielson bases in Alaska from Monday to June 23. The tr
June 1, 2023
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S. Korean, Japanese defense chiefs to hold first talks in 4 years in Singapore
The South Korean and Japanese defense chiefs are scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting Sunday, marking the first such meeting since 2019, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Asia’s largest defense summit, which takes place from Friday to Sunday, will serve as the stage for both Seoul and Tokyo to engage in discussions on future-oriented approaches to address pending security issues amid escalating North Korean threats, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Friday
June 1, 2023
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[From the Scene] S. Korea’s L-SAM: vanguard of multilayered missile shield
TAEAN, South Chungcheong Province -- South Korea has made remarkable strides in enhancing its independent capabilities to effectively thwart escalating missile threats from North Korea. With resounding success, South Korea has concluded developmental tests of an indigenously developed long-range surface-to-air missile, better known as the L-SAM interceptor, which is tailored to destroy incoming enemy missiles at high altitudes. This accomplishment positions the country to establish a multi-tier
June 1, 2023
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S. Korea succeeds in L-SAM missile interception test for 3rd time
South Korea succeeded in a test of a key homegrown missile interceptor under development earlier this week, the third such success out of four tests so far, as it is cranking up efforts to deter evolving North Korean threats. On Tuesday, the state-run Agency for Defense Development revealed to the press corps the whole process of the interception test on the Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile at its Anheung testing site in Taean, 109 kilometers southwest of Seoul, for the first time. The L-SAM is
June 1, 2023
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US 'strongly condemns' N. Korea's space launch: White House
WASHINGTON -- The United States "strongly condemns" North Korea's attempt to launch a spy satellite into space, the White House said, calling it a "brazen violation" of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. The statement issued by Adam Hodge, spokesperson of the White House National Security Council, added that US President Joe Biden and his national security team are "assessing the situation in close coordination with our allies and partners."
May 31, 2023
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NSC condemns NK rocket launch as grave violation of UN resolutions
The National Security Council on Wednesday condemned North Korea's rocket launch as a grave violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a serious provocation threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and beyond, the presidential office said. The presidential office convened an emergency NSC standing committee meeting led by National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong to discuss North Korea's "long-range ballistic missile launch under the pretext of a so-called satellite," it
May 31, 2023
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N. Korean projectile may be failed launch: S. Korean military
A rocket launch detected from North Korea early Wednesday may have failed and Seoul is analyzing the issue, the South Korean military said. According to reports the rocket disappeared from South Korean authorities' radar before reaching a point in the trajectory the North had earlier announced. Seoul's military is currently analyzing the data for all possibilities including the projectile exploding and possible debris.
May 31, 2023