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Trump says US-S. Korea talks on defense payment beginAug 7, 2019US President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that talks to get South Korea to increase its contribution to the upkeep of US forces in the country have begun. "South Korea is a very wealthy nation tha... -
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[Newsmaker] South Korea expected to conduct maritime defense drills on Dokdo this monthAug 7, 2019South Korea is planning to conduct combined maritime defense drills on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo as early as this month, government sources said Wednesday. During a parliamentary co... -
Bolton links missile deployment to protecting allies in S. Korea, JapanAug 7, 2019US National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that Washington's recent willingness to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia has to do with protecting its allies in South Korea and Japan.... -
Cheong Wa Dae convenes emergency meeting on N. Korea's rocket launchAug 6, 2019Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday it's holding an emergency meeting of security-related ministers to discuss North Korea's latest launch of unidentified projectiles. Chung Eui-yong, head of the national se... -
Esper to raise Homuz, cost-sharing in SeoulAug 5, 2019Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo will hold a meeting with US counterpart Mark Esper in Seoul on Friday, amid Washington’s growing calls for allies to support protecting shipping routes from Iranian ... -
S. Korea, US kick off combined military exercise despite NK warningsAug 5, 2019South Korea and the United States began a joint military exercise as scheduled Monday, sources said, even though North Korea has strongly complained against the maneuvers and rattled its sabers with ... -
No discussions on US missile deployment in S. Korea: ministryAug 5, 2019South Korea has had no discussions with the United States on the possible deployment of US intermediate-range missiles on its soil, nor does it plan to do so, the defense ministry said Monday. Some ... -
S. Korea reviews 'propriety' of military intel-sharing pact with Japan: ministryAug 5, 2019South Korea is reviewing whether it is right to continue exchanging military intelligence with Japan under a bilateral information-sharing pact, the defense ministry said Monday, amid speculation Seo... -
New US defense chief to visit S. Korea this weekAug 4, 2019US Defense Secretary Mark Esper will visit South Korea this week for talks with his South Korean counterpart, the South Korean defense ministry said Sunday. The trip comes as North Korea continues i... -
S. Korea, US to begin joint military drills MondayAug 4, 2019South Korea and the United States will stage joint military drills as scheduled despite warnings from North Korea, the South Korean military authority said Sunday. The joint drills will begin Monday... -
S. Korea mulling conducting defense drills on Dokdo this month: sourcesAug 4, 2019South Korea is considering carrying out a combined maritime defense drill on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo as early as this month, military and government sources said Sunday. The milit... -
Construction resumes at S. Korea's THAAD baseAug 2, 2019The South Korean and US militaries began construction to improve an accommodation facility within the base of an advanced US missile defense system in the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang on... -
US has no plans to adjust military exercise with S. Korea: reportAug 1, 2019The United States has no plans to adjust its planned military exercise with South Korea next month, Reuters quoted a US official as saying Wednesday. North Korea said last week that it launched two ... -
N. Korean soldier expresses desire to defect after crossing land border: JCSAug 1, 2019A North Korean soldier crossed the inter-Korean land border and expressed a desire to defect to South Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday. The man was spotted moving southward along... -
Cheong Wa Dae convenes NSC meeting over NK missile testJul 31, 2019The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday convened a National Security Council session over North Korea's firing of short-range ballistic missiles. Earlier in the day, the North fired two b...
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