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Koreans, Americans differ on prestigious jobs: lawmakers vs. firefighters
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Only half of S. Koreans willing to marry: data
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Disgraced ex-minister rises as major threat to ruling party
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Yoon calls for dialogue, trust from medical community
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Summit for Democracy opens in Seoul in mega-election year
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Jungkook of BTS updates life in Army
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Med professors to resign starting March 25
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Dyson founder visits Seoul for global debut of new hair dryer
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Leaders call for action against threats to democracy posed by AI
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Ryu Joon-yeol, Han So-hee confirm dating since early 2024
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Military seeks 7.2% budget hike
The Defense Ministry is seeking a 7.2 percent increase in its budget for next year to beef up its capabilities to counter North Korea’s growing threats and improve the military service environment. The ministry said Wednesday it requested the Finance Ministry to set aside 40.14 trillion won ($36.2 billion) for 2016. Nearly 70 percent of the proposed budget, or 27.76 trillion won, is allocated to raise the salary for enlistees, newly provide them with child support and enhance the living environm
June 17, 2015
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Allies’ chaplains stage first joint drills
Army chaplains of South Korea and the United States staged their first-ever joint drills in Seoul on Tuesday as part of the allies’ efforts to cultivate the officers’ roles during wartime, military officials said.Some 100 Catholic priests, pastors and Buddhist monks in the two countries’ militaries, as well as medics and interpreter officers, are taking part in the three-day field training exercise at the Special Warfare Command, according to the South Korean Army. The chaplains provide spiritua
June 16, 2015
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Minister Han tours military hospital for MERS
Defense Minister Han Min-koo visited a military medical center Sunday for MERS patients to help soothe the growing concerns over the disease that has claimed 14 lives in the country over the past weeks.Han arrived at the medical center at the Osan air base in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, 55 kilometers south of Seoul, early in the morning, the Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding Han asked the medics to be fully prepared for any additional breakouts of the disease among servicemembers.No conf
June 14, 2015
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Two F-16 fighters make emergency landing over technical flaws
Two U.S. fighter jets made an emergency landing at a South Korean air base after suspected problems with their fuselage, military officers said Friday. The F-16 jets landed at Wonju Air Base in Gangwon Province, 132 kilometers south of Seoul, on Thursday while taking part in a shooting training session at a range in the nearby mountain of Taebaek, they said. "Upon detecting signs of problems with the bodies of the planes, the pilots, affiliated with the U.S. Air Force 8th Fighter Wing in the
June 12, 2015
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Obama approves nuclear cooperation deal with S. Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama approved a civilian nuclear energy cooperation deal with South Korea on Thursday, saying it will promote the "common defense and security." In April, the two countries initialed the revision to their 1974 nuclear cooperation pact after more than four years of negotiations to reconcile Seoul's demand for the right to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and enrich uranium with Washington's concerns about proliferation. The new deal still bans Seoul from reprocessing and enr
June 12, 2015
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U.S. approves proposed sale of Aegis combat systems to S. Korea
The U.S. State Department has approved a proposed sale to South Korea of Aegis combat systems that will be used to arm the country's next-generation destroyers. South Korea has asked to buy 3 Aegis Shipboard Combat Systems, associated equipment, parts and logistical support and the State Department approved the proposed sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. The total estimated cost is $1.91 billion, it said. "The Aegis Combat System will provide enhanced capabilities on the ROK'
June 12, 2015
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[Photo News] For Better Korea-U.S. Alliance
FOR BETTER KOREA-U.S. ALLIANCE - Federation of Korean Industries chairman Huh Chang-soo (right), who also leads GS Group, poses with Maj. Gen. Theodore D. Martin, commanding general of the U.S. army 2nd infantry division, stationed in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, after receiving a souvenir from him. The business tycoon visited the army base on Tuesday to express his gratitude for the contributions of the U.S. Army to the local economy for the past five decades. FKI
June 10, 2015
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Ex-Navy officer jailed for corruption
A Seoul appellate court has upheld the guilty verdict of a former naval officer who was convicted of bribery tied to a faulty rescue and salvage ship that failed to save lives during a deadly ferry sinking last year. The former Navy lieutenant, identified only by his family name Jeong, was found guilty of receiving 308 million won ($275,000) between 2010 and 2012 from a parts supplier he helped win contracts to provide mooring equipment for the nation's first rescue and salvage ship, the Tongye
June 10, 2015
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Army colonel jailed for bribery
An Army colonel was sentenced to a two-year jail term Tuesday for receiving bribes in exchange for helping former and active-duty officers find employment, the Ministry of National Defense said. The colonel, surnamed Song, was convicted of accepting kickbacks from some seven active-duty service personnel or reservists who asked him for job placement at defense companies over the past three years, according to the ministry in a release. Song was arrested in January on charges of taking an unide
June 9, 2015
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Seoul seeks to bolster drone use in air defense zone
South Korea is seeking to facilitate the use of drones and other military tools to better monitor and guard its air defense identification zone amid a rise of unreported entries of foreign airplanes. The Defense Ministry said Monday it has proposed an amendment to the military aircraft operation act to shore up “defects” in its ADIZ management and lay the legal foundation for the use of drones. In 2013, the country announced its new ADIZ that stretches further south to include its submerged rock
June 8, 2015
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Defense Ministry begins checking visitors for fever
The Defense Ministry began examining visitors for any signs of fever Monday as concerns spike over the Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in Korea. All commuters were required to measure their temperature on their forehead before entering the ministry building either on foot or by vehicle. As of 11:00 a.m., no one has been found to be a possible MERS patient, a ministry official said. According to officials, the ministry was the first state agency to carry out such a test. Other instituti
June 8, 2015
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Ranking Navy officer arrested in corruption scandal
A senior South Korean Navy official was arrested Friday in a widening probe into alleged corruption in connection with the country's arms procurement projects.A military court issued an arrest warrant for the officer with the rank of rear admiral, only identified by his family name Park.He is charged with pressing his subordinates in 2012 to doctor a report on the operational capability of the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a multi-mission maritime helicopter.It participated in South Korea's nava
June 6, 2015
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U.S. wants to deploy THAAD to S. Korea mainly to protect itself: Armitage
The main purpose of U.S. efforts to deploy a THAAD missile defense unit to South Korea is to protect the U.S. mainland from North Korean missile threats, a former top American diplomat said Wednesday.Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage made the remark during a security seminar on Korea, claiming that hosting a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery is a responsibility South Korea has as an ally of the United States."I think the United States has approached this incorrectly ...
June 4, 2015
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South Korea test fires its first 500km ballistic missile
South Korea conducted its first-ever test launch of a ballistic missile Wednesday as part of its efforts to better counter North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats. President Park Geun-hye attended the event hosted by the state-run Agency for Defense Development in Taean, South Chungcheong Province. The newly developed missile has a range of more than 500 kilometers and thus is capable of striking nearly all parts of the communist neighbor. “The site is where the military is developing
June 3, 2015
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S. Korea successfully test-fires longer-range ballistic missile
South Korea successfully test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday capable of reaching nearly all parts of North Korea, the Defense Ministry said, in an apparent show of force against the communist archrival.The state-run Agency for Defense Development carried out the first test of the missile with a range of at least 500 kilometers that it has developed over the past three years.The test that took place at the ADD's firing range in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, was watched by President Park
June 3, 2015
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Military launches task force against possible MERS spread into barracks
The Defense Ministry said Wednesday it has set up a task force to prevent the MERS virus from spreading to service personnel. It is part of a set of precautionary measures the military authorities came up with in the wake of the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.South Korea has so far confirmed 30 MERS cases since the outbreak of the disease here some two weeks ago."The ministry set up an emergency response team Saturday and will run four epidemiological survey teams at the headqu
June 3, 2015
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S. Korea to develop indigenous missile for light-armed choppers
South Korea's arms procurement agency said Tuesday it has decided to develop a guided missile for light-armed helicopters using its own technology. The decision calls for developing indigenous air-to-ground missiles for the helicopters to replace the current anti-tank missiles of TOW (the Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided Missile System), according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration."The project is to be completed in 2022 for mass production and deployment the followin
June 2, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. devise principles against N.K. missiles
South Korea and the United States have laid out four principles of their operations to effectively counter missile threats by North Korea, U.S. Forces Korea said Tuesday.The principles "will guide decision-making, capability development and operations" of the allies "to counter the growing North Korean missile threat," the USFK said in its yearly magazine titled "Strategic Digest," published jointly by the United Nations Command and the Combined Forces Command.The North, which has conducted thre
June 2, 2015
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Military stages joint maritime firing drill
The South Korean military said Tuesday it has carried out a firing drill in the East Sea to boost joint capabilities against North Korea's possible maritime provocations.The firing drill staged jointly on Monday in the East Sea by the 8th Army Corps, the 1st Fleet Command, and the 8th Fighter Wing was conducted based upon a scenario in which the three branches of the service detected and attacked an enemy's provocation at sea, the Army said in a statement.The drill involved K-9 self-propelled ho
June 2, 2015
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Seoul, Tokyo to hold talks on N.K. info-sharing
South Korea and Japan will hold working-level talks this month on sharing military information on North Korea, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.Tadashi Miyagawa, chief of the intelligence bureau at Japan’s Defense Ministry will visit Seoul on June 15 for three days to attend the regular bilateral conference, ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said at a regular briefing.“The two sides will discuss the situation of Northeast Asia and ways to exchange relevant military information,” Kim said.Such mee
June 2, 2015