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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Defense cost-sharing talks fail to yield concrete result amid US demand for hefty rise: Seoul negotiator
South Korea's top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States has said the allies have failed to produce a concrete result in this week's negotiations as Washington's demand for a sharp increase in Seoul's share remains unchanged.Jeong Eun-bo made the remarks Thursday following the fourth round of talks in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday over how to share the cost of stationing the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea under the cost-sharing accord, called the Special Measures Ag
Dec. 6, 2019
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[Newsmaker] 2 military intelligence officers investigated for alleged rape of N. Korean defector
Two Defense Intelligence Command officers are being investigated by the military prosecution for allegedly raping a North Korean defector multiple times, the Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday. The North Korean defector brought charges against a first sergeant surnamed Kim and a lieutenant colonel surnamed Sung, both working for the DIC, for repeated offences that took place over a period of more than a year. The Defense Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Command in late November ref
Dec. 5, 2019
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S. Korea scraps conscription privilege for men from multicultural families
The government has abolished a regulation allowing men of multicultural backgrounds to serve their mandatory military service in the same unit with friends or relatives, citing low demand and its discriminative nature.The change has been reflected in the revised regulations on the recruitment of active duty soldiers, taking effect this month, the Military Manpower Administration said in a release. South Korea adopted the system in 2011, by which two or three men could be conscripted in a gr
Dec. 5, 2019
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US JCS official unaware of discussion of troop drawdown in S. Korea
WASHINGTON -- A US Joint Chiefs of Staff official said Wednesday that he is not aware of any discussion inside the Pentagon of a possible drawdown of American troops in South Korea.Speculation of a possible reduction of the 28,500-strong US Forces Korea has grown in recent weeks amid tough negotiations on how the allies will share the costs for the troops' upkeep.US President Donald Trump added to the uncertainty on Tuesday when he told reporters in London that the benefit of continuing the US m
Dec. 5, 2019
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S. Korea decides to push in earnest for development for indigenous long-range surface-to-air missile
South Korea decided Wednesday to push in earnest for the development of a home-grown long-range surface-to-air missile after years of research into the project, the arms procurement agency said.South Korea has been working to develop the long-range ground-based interceptor since 2014 as part of efforts to beef up its air defense capabilities in the face of persistent threats from North Korea. As a key element of the Korea Air and Missile Defense, the interceptor is designed to shoot down ballist
Dec. 4, 2019
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US flies surveillance plane over S. Korea: aviation tracker
The United States flew a naval surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Wednesday, the latest in a series of flights of its aircraft to monitor North Korea amid concern over the North's military moves.The US navy's P-3C maritime surveillance plane was spotted flying over the Korean Peninsula at 22,000 feet, Aircraft Spots said on its Twitter account without specifying the exact time of the operation. It also did not upload photos showing the flight route. Accordi
Dec. 4, 2019
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US cyber commander in Seoul for ‘important, timely’ discussion
Paul Nakasone, US director of the National Security Agency, has arrived in South Korea to discuss the two countries’ alliance and cyber cooperation, government officials here confirmed Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, Nakasone, who is also the commander of the US Cyber Command, met with Chun Jung-soo, commander for Korea’s Cyber Operations Command, to discuss reinforcing cooperation in the area of cybersecurity, a military official said. Earlier in the day, US Ambassador to South Korea H
Dec. 3, 2019
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US flies another spy plane over S. Korea: aviation tracker
A US reconnaissance aircraft again flew over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Tuesday, the latest in a series of near-daily flights to monitor North Korea amid concern Pyongyang could undertake additional provocations after last week's rocket firings.The plane, believed to be an E-8C nicknamed JSTARS, was spotted in skies above the peninsula, Aircraft Spots said on its Twitter account without specifying the exact time of the operation. It also did not upload a related photo showing
Dec. 3, 2019
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[Herald Interview] ‘We will support conscientious objectors in fulfilling alternative service’
Ki Chan-soo, the commissioner for the Military Manpower Administration, vowed support for conscientious objectors, highlighting the MMA’s change of role with the upcoming introduction of an alternative form of service.The chief of the military recruitment agency also asserted that a corruption-free draft system must be maintained, touching on the controversies surrounding the enlistment of K-pop stars and celebrities, such as Big Bang’s Seungri and the members of boy group BTS.&ldquo
Dec. 2, 2019
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US again flies spy aircraft over S. Korean capital areas: aviation tracker
A US reconnaissance plane flew above the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Monday, on an apparent mission to monitor North Korea amid concerns the communist nation could undertake additional military provocations after last week's short-range rocket firings.The plane, believed to be a RC-135W Ribet Joint, was spotted flying in the skies above South Korea's Yellow Sea and capital areas "on task over the Korean Peninsula," Aircraft Spots posted on Twitter. It did not specify the
Dec. 2, 2019
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US flies reconnaissance plane over S. Korea
A US reconnaissance plane flew above the Korean Peninsula over the weekend, an aviation tracker said Sunday, in an apparent sign of beefed-up surveillance of North Korea following its recent test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher.The US Air Force's U-2S plane was spotted flying at an altitude of around 15,240 meters over the Seoul metropolitan area, northern Gangwon Province and central Chungcheong Province on Saturday, according to Aircraft Spots. The plane, nicknamed the Dragon Lady, is kno
Dec. 1, 2019
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US set to press S. Korea, NATO over burden-sharing next week
WASHINGTON -- Next week promises to underscore the Trump administration‘s demands that allies pay more for their defense, with a new round of negotiations over South Korea’s contributions to the upkeep of American troops in the country and President Donald Trump‘s attendance at a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization leaders.In Washington, negotiators from South Korea and the United States will hold a fourth round of talks on renewing a cost-sharing deal, known as the S
Nov. 30, 2019
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S. Korea to build memorial inside DMZ to honor fallen Korean War heroes
A memorial to honor men in uniform killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will be built inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas next month, the defense ministry said Saturday.The plan comes as the military officially wrapped up its eight-month project to retrieve remains of the deceased soldiers on Arrowhead Ridge in Cheorwon, some 90 kilometers northeast of Seoul. “To honor the sacrifice of deceased soldiers and to let the people better feel the changing DMZ from a zone of c
Nov. 30, 2019
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Chinese warplane violates Korea's air defense zone again
A Chinese military plane violated South Korea's air defense identification zone again Friday, prompting the Air Force to deploy its fighters to drive it out, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The plane, presumed to be its Y-9 surveillance aircraft, first entered the KADIZ at 10:05 a.m. from an area west of Ieodo, a submerged rock south of Jeju Island, and exited the zone at 10:53 a.m. It later reentered the zone two more times before its last exit at 1:36 p.m.A country declares an air defense i
Nov. 29, 2019
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No info shared between Seoul, Tokyo via GSOMIA over N. Korea's missile test: officials
South Korea and Japan did not exchange military information with each other regarding North Korea's weapons test this week under the framework of their bilateral intelligence-sharing pact, officials said Friday.On Thursday, North Korea fired two short-range rockets into the East Sea in a test of its super-large multiple rocket launcher. It was the North's first weapons test since Seoul decided last week to conditionally renew the General Security of Military Information Agreement."Japan did
Nov. 29, 2019
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US flies three spy planes over S. Korea after NK coastal gun firing
Three US reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Korean Peninsula in succession for two days this week in an apparent sign of ramped-up surveillance of North Korea following its test-firing of coastal artillery. A plane believed to be an EP-3E of the US Navy, was spotted in skies above the Korean Peninsula at an altitude of 7,010 meters, Aircraft Spots, an aviation tracker, said on its Twitter account. The aviation tracker said earlier it detected two US Air Force spy planes -- the RC-135V a
Nov. 28, 2019
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US flies spy plane over S. Korean capital areas: aviation tracker
A US reconnaissance plane flew over Seoul and surrounding regions, an aviation tracker said Wednesday, on an apparent mission to collect intelligence regarding North Korea.The plane, believed to be an RC-135V, was detected in the skies above South Korea's capital city and Gyeonggi Province "on task over the Korean Peninsula," Aircraft Spots posted on Twitter. It did not specify the exact time of the operation.The flight came amid lingering concerns that the North could conduct ad
Nov. 27, 2019
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Cheong Wa Dae to announce GSOMIA decision at 6 pm, termination plan apparently averted
South Korea's presidential office said Friday it will make public a decision on the fate of a military information-sharing agreement with Japan at 6 pm, six hours before it was scheduled to expire.Kim You-geun, deputy director of Cheong Wa Dae's national security office, plans to hold a press briefing, it said.The announcement follows final discussions on the issue of the General Security of Military Information Agreement.Cheong Wa Dae initially planned to make an announcement on its plan to pre
Nov. 22, 2019
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Esper calls on S. Korea, Japan to show leadership to resolve dispute
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday called on South Korea and Japan to show leadership and resolve their differences ahead of the planned termination of a military intelligence-sharing pact between the two Asian allies.The General Security of Military Information Agreement, set to expire at midnight Friday, is seen by Washington as a key platform for trilateral security cooperation against North Korea's nuclear threat and China's military rise."My message to them was, look, I unders
Nov. 22, 2019
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, US hold phone talks on GSOMIA, defense cost sharing
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held telephone talks late Thursday and discussed a soon-to-expire military information-sharing pact between Seoul and Tokyo, and their ongoing defense cost-sharing negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said. The phone talks between Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came just ahead of the planned expiration of the General Security of Military Information Agreement, set for Saturday. The allies are al
Nov. 22, 2019