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[AtoZ into Korean mind] Humor in Korea: Navigating the line between what's funny and not
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Yoon seeks rebound, taps 5-term lawmaker as chief of staff
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Medical standoff deepens as doctors reject new med school plan, talks
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[Herald Interview] Why Toss invited hackers to penetrate its system
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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S. Korean envoys convene to navigate strategy amid Middle East tensions
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North Korea fires several short-range ballistic missiles into sea: JCS
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Samsung, SK hynix investors dump shares on Nvidia crash
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Suspect in murder of girlfriend's mugshot, name made public
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Allies mulling deferring war games after Olympics: report
With the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics around the corner, South Korea and the US are considering postponing their annual military drills to avoid provoking North Korea ahead of the global sports event. Citing diplomatic sources, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reported Monday that the South Korean and the US governments have been in talks to defer the Key Resolve combined exercise, which North Korea regularly protests likening it to a war rehearsal, until after the games. The O
Dec. 11, 2017
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Military: No decision on next year's alliance exercise
South Korea's military said Monday it's premature to talk publicly about the reported likelihood of postponing annual war games with the United States to avoid the overlap with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.The allies usually kick off the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises in late February or early March, which North Korea regards as a rehearsal for invasion and uses as a pretext for provocations.A dilemma for South Korea is that the drills will likely coincide with the PyeongChang
Dec. 11, 2017
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Korea, US, Japan to hold anti-missile drill
South Korea said Monday it has started a joint missile tracking exercise with the United States and Japan amid speculation that North Korea may soon test a submarine-launched ballistic missile.The two-day drill is taking place in waters near the peninsula and Japan, the first trilateral military operation since the North's firing of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile in late November, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Yonhap)It involves South Korea's Seoae Ryu Seong Ryong A
Dec. 11, 2017
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A glimpse into US forces in Japan on standby for contingencies in Korea
YOKOSUKA/OKINAWA/TOKYO -- In the morning of Nov. 29, 2018, hours after North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile toward Japan, the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was calm with a tinge of uneasiness and tension in the air. It is home to the 7th Fleet, the US Navy’s largest forward-deployed armada. Led by its command ship USS Blue Ridge, an impressive collection of guided missile cruisers and destroyers were docked at the base, ready to scramble at any moment’s notic
Dec. 10, 2017
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Gen. Brooks updates US leaders on security conditions in Korea
The top US military commander in South Korea traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York last week for briefings on North Korea and the allies' defense posture, his aides said Sunday amid growing attention to the Donald Trump administration's response to the communist regime's saber-rattling.The trip of Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commands the US Forces Korea, came days after the North's launch of theHwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, sparking considerable media speculation. Gen. Vince
Dec. 10, 2017
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Moon calls for ‘overwhelming’ military capability against North Korea
President Moon Jae-in urged the military to secure “overwhelming” capability to fend off North Korea’s growing military threat on Friday as South Korea’s Defense Ministry warned against another strategic provocations following its latest missile launch. The president also called for an “early and swift” transfer of wartime operational control from the United States to South Korea, suggesting the military should secure capability to lead combined operations in the event of contingency on the Ko
Dec. 8, 2017
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Moon urges efforts to build 'stronger' military to deter N. Korean provocations
President Moon Jae-in called on his top military officers Friday to build up the country's defense capabilities to overwhelm and prevent North Korea from making any reckless provocations.During a meeting with some 150 military commanders, he also directed them to prepare for an early transfer of wartime operational control of South Korean troops from the United States."Right now, our military faces a very serious situation where North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are fast becoming more re
Dec. 8, 2017
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Moon to meet top military commanders over lunch
President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a meeting with the country's top military commanding officers Friday.The meeting will be held over lunch at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, involving some 190 commanders from the three armed services.It will mark Moon's second meeting with top military commanders since taking office in May, and the first of its kind following a personnel reshuffle that replaced the chiefs of staff of all three armed services and other military commanders.The president
Dec. 8, 2017
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Korea to develop advanced bomb disposal robot
South Korea said Friday it will start developing a state-of-the-art bomb disposal robot for military use.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to hold an inaugural R&D meeting at a research center of Hanwha Land Systems, a local contractor, in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, later in the day.The state arms agency aims to complete the first stage development process to simulate the system operation and manufacture a prototype by 2019. It will then begin mass production. An image of a b
Dec. 8, 2017
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Two B-1B bombers train over Yellow Sea
The US flew two B-1B supersonic bombers over Korea on Thursday, the second sortie carried out here this week by the Guam-based aircraft, a defense official said.The Lancer bombers trained with more than 20 of the allies' fighter jets as part of their annual Vigilant ACE air force practice.They entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone through the sky over the waters south of Jeju Island and conducted simulated bombing drills over the Yellow Sea near North Korea and China, according to t
Dec. 7, 2017
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Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson
South Korea said Thursday it has picked Choi Hyun-soo, a female journalist, as the defense ministry's spokesperson.It's unprecedented for a female reporter to be installed in the position, a move that reflects the Moon Jae-in administration's resolve for the reform and civilian control of the military, according to the Ministry of National Defense. Choi Hyun-soo, new spokesperson for South Korea`s defense ministry in a photo provided by the ministry (Yonhap)Choi, a veteran journalist at the Kukm
Dec. 7, 2017
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Korean defense chief requests Mongolia's support in handling NK nukes
The defense ministers of South Korea and Mongolia agreed Thursday to work together to resolve the North Korean nuclear and missile issue in their talks here, Seoul's defense ministry said.The country's defense chief, Song Yong-moo, asked Mongolia to take an active part in the international community's sanctions on North Korea for its illicit weapons development.Song requested Mongolia's efforts to persuade the North to denuclearize itself in consideration of their traditional diplomatic ties, ac
Dec. 7, 2017
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Korea's top negotiator hopes 'win-win' from military cost sharing talks with US
South Korea's top negotiator on defense cost sharing talks with the United States said Thursday that he will do his best to produce an outcome that will be a "win-win" for the two allies.Chang Won-sam, who was appointed to the post in mid-November, said that the negotiations between Seoul and Washington should be understood as a process of improving "efficiency" in bilateral alliance."This can be said to be negotiations, as money comes and goes, but I think that they should be thought of as a pr
Dec. 7, 2017
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Navy erects bust of US commander in Korean War
South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will unveil a bust of a late US commander in memory of his contributions to the growth of the country's naval forces during his wartime service here six decades ago.The sculpture of Capt. Michael J. Luosey will be formally made public at a ceremony to be held at the Naval Academy in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, later in the day.Luosey served as the head of the Commander Task Group with the operational control of South Korea's Navy during the 1950-53 Kore
Dec. 7, 2017
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Korea's defense budget to rise 7% to W43.2tr
South Korea will raise its military budget next year to 43.2 trillion won ($39.7 billion) to support the Moon Jae-in administration's campaign to beef up the country's defense capabilities against North Korea, the authorities said Wednesday.According to the budget plan approved by the National Assembly earlier in the day, military spending will grow 7 percent on-year, the biggest hike since 2009.The budget has increased by 40.4 billion won more than the government originally proposed after a rev
Dec. 6, 2017
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US has no plan to move military dependents out of Korea: Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- The United States currently has no plan to move military dependents out of South Korea despite rising tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday.About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea to deter North Korean aggression after the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.Commenting on North Korea's latest launch of a long-range missile last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) argued Sunday that the US should stop sending military dependents to South K
Dec. 6, 2017
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US-South Korea ‘biggest-ever’ air combat drill kicks off
The South Korean and US militaries on Monday kicked off their biggest-ever combined air force exercise, involving two dozen US stealth fighters, in a show of force against North Korea’s escalating nuclear and missile threats. The two countries’ air forces launched their annual Vigilant Ace 18 drill, which involves six F-22 Raptors, six F-35A and 12 F-35B stealth fighter jets, according to the South Korean and US air forces. A total of 12,000 US personnel from the air force, marines and navy wil
Dec. 4, 2017
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S. Korea says allies' ongoing air drill is defensive in nature
South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that a joint air force drill between Seoul and Washington is defensive in nature, rejecting North Korea's condemnation of the exercise.A spokesman at North Korea's foreign ministry on Saturday denounced the exercise as a large-scale nuclear war drill against North Korea. The five-day Vigilant Ace war games kicked off Monday, days after the North fired a long-range missile."The air force drill is an annual joint military exercise among the allies of
Dec. 4, 2017
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Korea, US begin massive air combat drills
South Korea and the United States kicked off a major air force exercise here Monday against North Korea's threats, with two dozen US stealth jets mobilized.The five-day Vigilant ACE (air combat exercise) comes less than a week after the North fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile and declared the completion of its "nuclear force."The annual training has drawn keen media attention, although it was scheduled before the provocation.It's known as the largest-ever combined air force drill be
Dec. 4, 2017
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F-22, F-35 stealth fighter jets in Korea for joint training
A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday.The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea.It comes days after the North fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile and elevated tensions in the region. A F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet in a file photo (Yonhap)The exercise will
Dec. 3, 2017