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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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Nicaragua shuts down Seoul embassy
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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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U.S. Army officer stationed in Seoul selected as new senior enlisted advisor
An American Army command sergeant major stationed in South Korea has been named the new top noncommissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces, according to the Pentagon.Army Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, stationed in Seoul's Yongsan, has been selected as the new "senior enlisted advisor" to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon said in a release."Sergeant Major Troxell is someone soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors can look up to. He can inspire people, and he is someone
Nov. 20, 2015
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Obama underscores importance of 3-way security cooperation with S. Korea, Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama stressed the "critical importance" of trilateral cooperation with allies South Korea and Japan in ensuring peace and stability in the region, the White House said Thursday.Obama made the remark during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the Philippines."President Obama noted the critical importance of a strong trilateral relationship among the United States, Japan, and the ROK to ensure
Nov. 20, 2015
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Korea soon to strike deal with Indonesia to kick off KF-X
South Korea is in the final stage of negotiations with Indonesia over their partnership on a local fighter jet development program and the results will possibly come early next week, the defense procurement agency said Thursday."(Bilateral negotiations) are in the finalizing stage," Kim Si-cheol, spokesman for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said at a press briefing. "The result is possible for early next week." Indonesia previously agreed with South Korea last month to shoulder 2
Nov. 19, 2015
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China appears to fear THAAD reduces value of its missile inventory
China appears to oppose the potential deployment of a THAAD missile defense unit to South Korea because the system reduces the value of Beijing's missile inventory aimed for regional dominance, a U.S. government commission report said Wednesday.The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission made the assessment in its annual report to Congress, noting that Beijing's stated reason for its opposition to U.S. missile defense is concern about the value of China's nuclear arsenal.However, thea
Nov. 19, 2015
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Mutual military fund mulls new biz in private sector
The Military Mutual Aid Association, the fifth-largest institutional investor in South Korea, is considering a new business opportunity in the private military company sector, a high-ranking official of the fund said Wednesday.The MMAA forecast expanded business opportunities in the private military company segment as the local military is moving to outsource more of its non-combat services down the road, Lee Deok-keon, the association's managing director for planning and coordination said in a
Nov. 18, 2015
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Military to develop unmanned sensors to beef up DMZ surveillance
The military has signed a deal to develop unmanned ground surveillance sensors to boost its capacity to monitor North Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone, the defense procurement agency said Tuesday.The deal between the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the local defense manufacturer, Hanwha Thales, is worth 3.6 billion won ($3.1 million).The sensors will be installed in unmanned corners along the southern side of the DMZ, with the capacity to detect any infiltration attempts fr
Nov. 17, 2015
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U.S. successfully tests THAAD missile defense system
The United States successfully conducted the latest test of its ballistic missile defense system early this month, with the THAAD and the Aegis systems working together to intercept multiple targets as intended in a layered defense design, according to a congressional report.The test was conducted in the vicinity of Wake Island in the western Pacific Ocean on Nov. 1, the Congressional Research Service said in a report on the Navy's Aegis ballistic missile defense program, citing the U.S. Missile
Nov. 16, 2015
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Korea seeks to extend troops in Somalia, UAE
The Defense Ministry is seeking to extend by one year the stationing of its troops off the coast of Somalia and the United Arab Emirates, officials said Wednesday, citing persistent pirate threats and the need for constant security cooperation with Middle Eastern countries. The agency is also pushing to put in place legislation to facilitate its future overseas dispatch of forces and participation in non-U.N. peacekeeping operations. Currently, some 320 soldiers of the Cheonghae Unit have been t
Nov. 11, 2015
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Korea gears up for extending PKO in Gulf of Aden, UAE
South Korea is moving to extend its peacekeeping operations in the Gulf of Aden and the United Arab Emirates, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.Since early 2009, South Korea has stationed its Cheonghae military unit with a 4,000-ton Navy destroyer in the waters of the gulf, a hub of pirate activity situated in the Arabia Sea, as part of international efforts to help protect ships passing through the area. Some 500 South Korean vessels sail the region annually.The UAE, since 2011, h
Nov. 11, 2015
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Military envisions combat forces deployment on island of Ulleung, East Sea
The military is envisioning the deployment of combat marine forces on the island of Ulleung in the East Sea, a move that could add military pressure on North Korea and enhance the defense of the easternmost islets of Dokdo, a military official said Thursday.If the deployment vision is put into action, it could form a U-shaped coastal defense system linking the group of islands near the inter-Korean border in the Yellow Sea and the southern resort island of Jeju to Ulleung, located about midway a
Nov. 5, 2015
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Korea, China, Japan vie in Thai arms market
(Joint Press Corps)BANGKOK ― Korea, China and Japan are engaged in a heated competition for more arms exports at a defense tradeshow in Thailand as they strive to shore up their presence in the region’s growing markets traditionally dominated by Western powerhouses. At this year’s Defense & Security 2015, which opened in Bangkok on Monday for a four-day run, the three Northeast Asian neighbors are showcasing their technological prowess in parallel for the first time. Tokyo, in particular, marked
Nov. 4, 2015
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Navy to perform regular defense drill on Dokdo next week
The Navy plans to carry out its regular defense exercise over Dokdo next week, the easternmost South Korean islets claimed by Japan, a Navy official said Wednesday. "The exact date of the drill could be adjusted depending on weather conditions," the Navy official said. The Coast Guard will also join the Dokdo drill, which South Korea has been conducting every spring and autumn since its inception in 1986. A total of 10 warships, including a surface vessel and a guided-missile patrol killer,
Nov. 4, 2015
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FM Yun to visit Iran, discuss North Korean nukes
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will visit Iran this week as the two countries seek to bolster bilateral ties in the wake of a nuclear deal with implications also for North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. Yun's visit to Tehran on Saturday will be the first by a South Korean foreign minister in 14 years, and comes four months after Iran struck a landmark deal with the United States and other world powers to curb its uranium enrichment program in exchange for sanctions relief. Yun is sch
Nov. 3, 2015
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Korean companies target Asian arms market
BANGKOK ― More than 400 arms manufacturers from some 50 countries around the globe gathered to explore opportunities for future exports and technological sharing at a tradeshow in Thailand on Monday. Defense & Security 2015 kicked off in the Southeast Asian country’s capital for a four-day run, drawing the highest number of participating countries and businesses since its launch in 2003. Nine major ship and aircraft makers and other arms producers are running booths at a 424-square-meter Korean
Nov. 2, 2015
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Allies endorse guideline to counter North Korea’s nuke, missile threats
South Korea and the U.S. on Monday approved an operational guideline to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, reiterating their allied stance against the communist regime’s possible aggression and provocations. During their annual Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his U.S. counterpart Ashton Carter also signed the allied plan to execute the “conditions-based” transfer of wartime operational control, which is expected to take place in the mid-20
Nov. 2, 2015
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Any North Korean aggression, provocation won't be tolerated: Han, Carter
South Korea and the U.S. agreed on Monday that they will not tolerate any aggression or military provocation by North Korea, reaffirming the U.S.' commitment to provide "extended deterrence" against the communist country's growing nuclear threats. "Defense Minister Han Min-koo and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reaffirmed that any North Korean aggression or military provocation is not to be tolerated and the Republic of Korea and the U.S. would work shoulder-to-shoulder to demonstrate our comb
Nov. 2, 2015
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Korea, U.S. to begin ministerial talks on defense issues
Defense ministers of South Korea and the United States were to hold their annual talks Monday to discuss a range of defense issues, including how to handle North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats. The 47th Security Consultative Meeting between Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is scheduled to kick off in the late morning at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. North Korea's nuclear and missile capacities are likely to be the main focus of t
Nov. 2, 2015
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Korea to showcase defense prowess at Thai exhibition
BANGKOK ― The country’s leading arms producers are poised to boast their technological might and boost their potential for future exports at a trade fair in Thailand this week. Defense & Security 2015 will kick off Monday in the Southeast Asian country’s capital for a four-day run, bringing together about 25 defense agencies and 400 military service providers from about 50 countries. The biennial event is the largest military exhibition in the region, organizers said, having grown more than 30 p
Nov. 1, 2015
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Carter emphasizes South Korea support, visits buffer zone
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on North Korea to shrink and eventually eliminate its nuclear weapons program, while acknowledging during a visit Sunday to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas that prospects for reconciling with the defiant North are dim. ``For now what we have is what you see beyond us _ a very starkly divided and heavily defended border area,'' Carter told reporters as he stood on the South Korean side of a marker inside the DMZ that forms the de-facto borde
Nov. 1, 2015
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Lockheed Martin reverses itself, claims unaware of Korea-U.S. THAAD talks
U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin said Friday it is not aware of any talks taking place between South Korea and the United States about the THAAD missile defense system, reversing an earlier claim that such discussions are already under way."We regret the inaccurate information that was provided by Lockheed Martin yesterday at a media event in Washington," Jennifer Whitlow, senior vice president for communications at Lockheed Martin, said in a statement. "We are not aware of any discussions bet
Oct. 31, 2015