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No discussion of US troop pullout here: Seoul officialJun 16, 2020There has been no talk whatsoever of scaling back the number of US troops stationed here, a Defense Ministry official confirmed Tuesday. The issue resurfaced here after the US announced it was reduci... -
S. Korea pushing to spend more on home-grown weapons: defense chiefJun 15, 2020Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Monday the government is pushing to spend more money on buying arms developed by South Korean companies to help them cope with the growing economic fallout from... -
After 75 days on furlough, USFK Korean employees return to workJun 15, 2020Thousands of South Korean employees for the US Forces Korea returned to work Monday following months of unpaid leave, after Seoul and Washington agreed upon a wage deal amid their stalled defense-cos... -
Trump wants to pull out troops from S. Korea, Japan, other allies: ex-US envoy to GermanyJun 12, 2020US President Donald Trump was "very clear" that he wants to bring US troops home from South Korea, Japan and other allies, his former ambassador to Germany said, stressing Americans are "tired of pay... -
Defense chief calls for strict security against illegal entryJun 11, 2020Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Thursday called for strict surveillance against illegal entry, his office said, following the military's security failures over illegal Chinese entrants on small ... -
Military conducts scaled-down firing drill amid heightened tensions with N. KoreaJun 11, 2020The military carried out a firing drill off the east coast Thursday, officials said, amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula with the North threatening to treat South Korea as an enemy. The... -
S. Korea, US conducted missile defense exercises as planned in H1: defense ministerJun 10, 2020South Korea and the United States have already carried out joint air and missile defense exercises as scheduled earlier this year, the defense minister said Wednesday, even though the two sides postp... -
Ministers visit Air Force unit at forefront of military‘s tech-based reformJun 9, 2020South Korea’s defense and science ministers on Tuesday visited an Air Force unit that has been developed as a “test bed” for the military‘s reform with cutting-edge technologies, the defense ministry... -
Military officer tests positive for coronavirus, total infections at 54Jun 9, 2020A military intelligence command officer tested positive for the new coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections among the military population to 54, officials said Tuesday. The late... -
Trump continually reassessing US overseas military presence: White HouseJun 9, 2020WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump is continually reassessing the American overseas military presence, the White House said Monday following reports that Trump plans to partially withdraw troops... -
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[News Analysis] Would US pull troops from S. Korea?Jun 8, 2020Korean Peninsula different from Germany, but no guarantee Trump will stick to status quo, experts say -
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[Eye Plus] Honoring the brave on 70th anniversary of Korean WarJun 6, 2020Every June, South Korea commemorates the 1950-1953 Korean War that cemented the division of the Korean Peninsula. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the war that began on June 25, 1950, when No... -
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[Weekender] Coming back home, seven decades after warJun 6, 2020Seoul pushing to repatriate remains of Korean soldiers who perished in the Korean War from US, while continuing excavation of battle sites here -
US continues to urge S. Korea to show flexibility in defense cost talks: officialJun 5, 2020WASHINGTON -- The United States continues to urge South Korea to show "flexibility" in negotiations over sharing the cost of the American troop presence there, notwithstanding a recent agreement to h... -
S. Korean military to conduct postponed maritime combined arms drill next weekJun 4, 2020South Korea's military is set to carry out a maritime combined arms drill next week as part of its ongoing efforts to hone the skill of its forces, official sources said Thursday. The drill, which w...
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