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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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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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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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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen traced to N.Korea: official
Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebels in recent months came from North Korea, a South Korean intelligence official said Wednesday, in the latest case that illustrated North Korea's support for the weapons programs of some countries in the Middle East.Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the issue.He did not give further details on how South Korea reached the conclusion that th
July 29, 2015
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Faulty K-11 rifle line to get major upgrade by end-2016
South Korea will complete a major upgrade on the home-grown dual-barrel K-11 rifle by the end of 2016, the head of the state defense development agency said Wednesday, after the use of the Army assault rifle was suspended last year due to a glitch in the shooting control system."(We) are pushing to improve the K-11 dual-barrel rifle by a large scale before the end of next year in order to turn what has become an ugly duckling into a swan in the shortest time possible,"Jung Hong-yong, president o
July 29, 2015
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Anthrax panel to conduct on-site survey
South Korea and the U.S. will conduct a joint on-site investigation at the U.S.’ Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, next Thursday, as their initial step to probe the accidental shipment of a live anthrax sample to the base, Seoul officials said Wednesday.Maj. Gen. Jang Kyung-soo, director general of the policy planning bureau at Seoul’s Defense Ministry, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, U.S. Forces Korea assistant chief of staff for policy and plans, before the first
July 29, 2015
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Two Koreas mark armistice agreement
Over in the South, descendants of veterans who fought in the Korean War participate in a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement and U.N. Forces Participation Day at the Olympic Hall in eastern Seoul on the same day. (Yonhap)The two Koreas on Monday celebrated the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, with commemorations on each side as jarringly different as the current state of the Korean Peninsula separated by economic and ideological disparities and military conf
July 27, 2015
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N.K. rocket threats escalate
North Korea’s recent deployment of four multiple rocket launchers on a border island is raising questions whether South Korea is sufficiently prepared to handle threats from these rockets and other artillery targeting Seoul and its surrounding areas.This file photo shows North Korea’s forward-deployed artillery piece, marked with a red circle, at its border island of Galdo, 4.5 km from South Korea’s Yeonpyeongdo Island. (Yonhap) In recent years, defense discourse here has centered on countering
July 26, 2015
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Ruling party chief thanks U.S. veterans of Korean War
The chief of South Korea's ruling party met with U.S. veterans of the Korean War Saturday and thanked them for their service to the bilateral alliance.Kim Moo-sung, chairman of the Saenuri Party, arrived in the U.S. capital earlier in the day on a nine-day visit that will also take him to New York and Los Angeles.The visit is expected to focus on the allies' joint response to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.While having dinner at a hotel with a group of U.S. veterans of the 1950-53 Korean
July 26, 2015
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Korea vows full probe into U.S. anthrax accident
South Korea’s Defense Ministry pledged Friday to “promptly and exhaustively” investigate the U.S. military’s accidental shipment of a live anthrax sample to a U.S. base here, after the Pentagon released the outcome of its probe, calling the shipment an “inexcusable mistake.”“We will visit Osan Air Base at the earliest date to exhaustively look into the accidental shipment of the anthrax sample to the unit and check the outcome of the U.S. side’s probe into the case,” the ministry said in a press
July 24, 2015
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Death penalty sought on Army sergeant over bloody shooting rampage
Military prosecutors sought capital punishment for an Army sergeant on Tuesday for killing and wounding a dozen unarmed fellow soldiers in a shooting rampage at a military outpost near the tensely-guarded eastern border with North Korea last year.The 23-year-old conscript, surnamed Lim, detonated a grenade and sprayed a hail of bullets in June last year in the military outpost of the 22nd Infantry Division stationed near the east-coastal front line, killing five comrades and wounding seven other
July 21, 2015
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N.K. SLBM test ‘destabilizing’: U.S. commander
North Korea’s perceived ambition to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile is “destabilizing” the region, a top U.S. Navy official said Monday, warning its lack of transparency would stoke uncertainties and opaque intent may make other countries’ objectives “dangerous.” Amid unabated tension in the South China Sea, Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, also reiterated Washington’s opposition to Beijing’s unilateral, coercive approach, while downplaying his surveillance f
July 20, 2015
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U.S. Pacific Fleet commander in Seoul
Adm. Scott Swift. (U.S. Navy)Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a three-day visit, as part of his first inspection tour of the Asia-Pacific since his inauguration in May.During his visit, the admiral is expected to meet with top South Korean military leaders including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Choi Yun-hee and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Chung Ho-seop. During their talks, they are likely to focus on joint efforts to deter North
July 19, 2015
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S. Korea's top nuclear envoy to travel to China
Seoul's top nuclear envoy will travel to China on Sunday for meetings with his counterpart and experts on Korea, the foreign ministry said. Hwang Joon-kook will be in Shanghai until Tuesday and visit Beijing from Tuesday to Friday for talks with university scholars, think tank researchers and journalists, among other experts. Hwang also plans to meet with Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs. Both Hwang and Wu are their governments' top envoys to the now-stall
July 19, 2015
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China conducts 8-day military drills in Yellow Sea
China has launched regular military exercises in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Strait, according to China's military newspaper on Saturday. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Daily, the Chinese military's official newspaper, reported that eight days of "military missions" had begun on Friday in the northern parts of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Strait, adjacent to the Korean Peninsula. Until next Friday, China's maritime authorities have banned ships from sailing in the affected areas. The br
July 18, 2015
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U.S. approves foreign military sale for S. Korea's KF-16 upgrade project for $2.5 bln
The United States approved a possible foreign military sale to South Korea for a project to upgrade the country's aging fleet of KF-16 fighter jets for an estimated cost of $2.5 billion (2.86 trillion won), a U.S. defense agency said Wednesday.The cost estimate is about 1 trillion won higher than the 1.75 trillion won contract that South Korea had originally awarded to the U.S. unit of the British defense firm BAE Systems to upgrade 134 KF-16 fighters with better electronic warfare capabilities.
July 16, 2015
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U.S. official says troop cut could affect USFK
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) ― The U.S. Army’s troop reduction, driven by budget constraints, could ultimately affect South Korea, even though American troops levels in the Asian ally will remain the same in the first round, an Army official said Thursday.Earlier in the day, the Army announced force structure decisions and stationing plans that call for a reduction of the regular Army from 490,000 to 450,000 soldiers in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The reduction of 40,000 will be completed by the end of f
July 10, 2015
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Navy posthumously promotes soldier killed in 2002 maritime battle with N. Korea
The Navy on Friday granted a posthumous promotion to a soldier who was killed in a deadly maritime skirmish with North Korea, as a new film rekindled public commemoration of the inter-Korean clash. The Navy decided to promote Chief Petty Officer Han Sang-kook to the rank of senior chief petty officer at a promotion evaluation committee meeting held earlier in the day, it said in a press release. The belated decision came after the Navy revised the date of his death from June 29, 2002 to Aug.
July 10, 2015
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Air Force launches space monitoring body
The Air Force launched the country’s first space monitoring body Wednesday as part of efforts to better track other countries’ satellites, predict cosmic weather and fend off any future accidents and threats from the air. The Space Operation Center, unveiled at the Air Force’s headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, is equipped with a common operation picture and situation room to help monitor the movement of satellites in two and three dimensions, its global positioning system’s p
July 8, 2015
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Park vows to expand investment in cybersecurity
President Park Geun-hye pledged Wednesday to expand investment in cybersecurity, the latest in a series of efforts by South Korea to better deal with potential cyberattacks.She also called for technology development in cybersecurity to make South Korea's cyberspace safer.She made the comments in a video message to mark Information Protection Day. She did not elaborate on details of the proposed expansion of investment.South Korea has been hit by a series of cyberattacks in recent years that offi
July 8, 2015
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S. Korea launches 1st space monitoring center for better surveillance
South Korea launched the country's first center for space monitoring on Wednesday as it aims to better prepare against emergency situations in space and track the passing of enemy satellites, the Air Force said.The space information operation center, opened at the Air Force headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong Province, located some 176 kilometers south of Seoul, will enable the military to better guard the country against accidents in space, such as the breakdown of the Russian cargo spa
July 8, 2015
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Price, favorable terms to be basics of S. Korea's defense
Favorable prices and terms should take priority in South Korea's defense acquisition deals, the head of the military equipment acquisition agency said Tuesday following the country's surprise choice of Europe-based Airbus Defense and Space last week for its $1.3 billion project to supply aerial refueling tankers."Choosing arms systems that are cheap and in better terms is fundamental," Minister Chang Myoung-jin of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration said in an interview with Yonhap Ne
July 7, 2015
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Military officer accused of leaking military info to China
A military officer is under a probe by military prosecutors over accusations that he leaked sensitive defense information to China, a source said Tuesday.The officer affiliated with the Defense Security Command allegedly handed over military intelligence information to a Chinese security agent, including intelligence on the latest activities of neighboring countries, which was filed by other military officers stationed abroad, the military source noted. DSC is a counter-espionage agency tasked w
July 7, 2015