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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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[Music in drama] Rekindle a love that slipped through your fingers
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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On May Day, labor unions blast Yoon's foreign nanny proposal
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[KH Explains] Will alternative trading platform shake up Korean stock market?
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Civilians to fill key defense ministry posts
South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday it has picked a retired lieutenant colonel as the chief of the ministry's policy office in a move toward civilian control of the military.Yeo Suk-joo, who left the Marine Corps in 2010, has become the first retired field-grade officer to take up the key ministry post which handles major pending issues, including a response to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. It had usually been filled by former Army generals. Yeo Suk-joo, new policy chief at
Nov. 9, 2017
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Defense chief discusses NK's cyber threats with US commander
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo met the head of US Cyber Command in Seoul on Thursday for discussions on North Korea, his ministry said.Song and Adm. Michael S. Rogers, who doubles as director of the National Security Agency, agreed on the importance of close coordination between the allies in the cybersecurity sector based on mutual trust and a close bond, according to the ministry.Song pointed out that the North's advancing cyber threat poses a "real" challenge to the alliance. S
Nov. 9, 2017
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Three US aircraft carriers set for joint drill near Korea
SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- Three US aircraft carriers will soon conduct a rare combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the US military announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump is traveling to Asia.The three carriers -- USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- are also expected to train together with South Korea's Navy in the East Sea.They plan to stage "coordinated operations" in international waters from Saturday till next Tuesday, according to the 7th Fleet. (Yonhap)The flat
Nov. 9, 2017
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Appeals court orders govt. to reveal rest of pollution results on US military base
An appellate court on Wednesday ruled that the government should disclose details of two additional surveys on water contamination near the US military base in Yongsan. The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling that ordered the Ministry of Environment to make the records available to the Lawyers' for a Democratic Society, more commonly known as Minbyun, which filed a suit against the government calling for the disclosure. Minbyun already won a prior suit against the ministry at the to
Nov. 8, 2017
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[Video] What if Trump had made it to the DMZ
JOINT SECURITY AREA -- Since the Ronald Reagan administration, almost every US president who visited South Korea has gone to the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified border dividing the two Koreas, to get a firsthand look at the division and lingering tension of the unfinished Korean War. Wearing bomber-style jackets, visiting commanders have often gazed through binoculars toward the barren strip of the northern land. There, they could visualize what it would be like if another war breaks
Nov. 8, 2017
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No ‘fire and fury’: Trump softens tone on North Korea
Prior to Donald Trump’s first state visit to South Korea on Tuesday, concern was rampant here that the US president might make harsh remarks toward North Korea -- right at the doorstep of the rogue regime -- and escalate military tensions on the Korean Peninsula once again. But there were no threats of “totally destroying” North Korea with “fire and fury” during his first day in South Korea -- nor did the president use the derogatory nickname “Little Rocket Man” to mock North Korean leader Kim
Nov. 7, 2017
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Nuclear submarines on Seoul's potential 'shopping' list
After Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump talked about South Korea’s possible purchase of advanced weapons, a potential “shopping” list has already surfaced. A senior Seoul official said it could include nuclear-propelled submarines. US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)“We have the greatest military equipment in the world and South Korea will be ordering billions of dollars of that equipment, which for them makes a lot of sense and for us means jobs and r
Nov. 7, 2017
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S. Korea, US to sharply expand arms trade in summit deal
South Korea and US agreed Tuesday to bring their defense industry cooperation to an unprecedentedly high level, plus expand the rotational deployment of high-profile US military assets to and around the peninsula.The summit accord came in response to growing threats from North Korea amid the South's campaign to bolster its own defense capability.Reducing reliance on Washington in national security is key to Seoul's efforts to regain wartime operational control of its troops. (Yonhap)"(We) agreed
Nov. 7, 2017
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Trump says Seoul's purchase of US military equipment will help reduce trade deficit
US President Donald Trump welcomed Seoul's planned purchase of US military equipment Tuesday, saying it will help narrow his country's trade deficit with South Korea.The remarks came at the start of an expanded summit with President Moon Jae-in, following their one-to-one talks.Trump said he had learned through his representatives that the "amount of equipment and things you will be ordering from the United States will substantially increase, and therefore bringing the trade deficit down, which
Nov. 7, 2017
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Moon welcomes Trump at US base
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday welcomed the visiting US President Donald Trump at a main garrison for US troops stationed here, a surprise move intended to showcase the robust alliance amid North Korea’s persistent nuclear and missile threats. The leaders met at Camp Humphreys, a newly expanded US Army base located in the rural area of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, about 70 kilometer south of Seoul. The military compound is the first stop on Trump’s two-day visit to South Korea.
Nov. 7, 2017
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Korea, Russia agree to expand maritime cooperation
South Korea and Russia agreed to expand cooperation in Russia‘s Far East by building up the underdeveloped region rich in natural resources, the maritime ministry said Monday. South Korean Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon held a meeting with Alexander Galushka, Minister for Development of the Russian Far East, to discuss ways to boost joint investment in the region and signed a memorandum of understanding on marine cooperation. Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly support investment in
Nov. 6, 2017
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Korea, US, Australia to hold joint sea interdiction exercise
South Korea's Navy said Monday it will conduct a combined maritime training exercise with the US and Australia on interdicting the shipment of illicit weapons, mainly by North Korea.The two-day training operation is to start later in the day off the coast of Jeju Island. It is aimed at enhancing the countries' ability to operate jointly to curb the spread of weapons of mass destruction and support the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Pyongyang, the Navy said. (Yonhap)It will
Nov. 6, 2017
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State ordered to compensate Pyeongtaek for clean-up costs near US base
The government has been ordered to pay 870 million won ($778,800) to the city of Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, for the cost of purifying the soil near a US base there, a court ruled Monday. The Seoul Central District Court upheld the city's claim against the central government, ruling that the state should pay its expenses for cleaning the soil near Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, as mandated in the Status of Forces Agreement with the US.SOFA mandates that the South Korean government is responsible
Nov. 6, 2017
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Korea discusses defense cooperation with Middle East nations
Defense Minister Song Young-moo has discussed cooperation with three Middle East Nations in which South Korean troops are based, the government said Sunday.The ministry said Song met with Oman Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi in Muscat on Saturday (local time), with other military leaders from Oman also in attendance.South Korea's Cheonghae Unit, deployed in the Gulf of Aden to counter attacks from pirates, is based in in the country.According to the South Korean minist
Nov. 5, 2017
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S. Korean FM meets with USFK commander to discuss NK
The South Korean foreign minister met with the chief of the United States Forces Korea on Friday to exchange views on North Korea and security issues ahead of the upcoming summit of the two nations' leaders. From left: Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of US Forces Korea and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Foreign Ministry)Kang Kyung-wha held a disclosed meeting with Gen. Vincent Brooks at her office in Seoul, four days before US President Donald Trump embarks on his two-day trip to Seoul.
Nov. 3, 2017
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Trump to highlight alliance with trip to US base, parliamentary speech in Korea
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive here next week on a visit that is widely expected to highlight the strength and importance of the alliance with South Korea, an official from the South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.The US leader will begin his two-day visit to South Korea on Tuesday with a trip to the newly renovated US military base, Camp Humphreys, in Pyeongtaek, 40 kilometers south of Seoul, according to Nam Gwan-pyo, deputy director from the presidential Nati
Nov. 3, 2017
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Credible military capabilities should back up diplomatic actions to rein in NK: USFK commander
Credible military capabilities should be in place to back up diplomatic and economic sanctions to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the chief of the United States Forces Korea said Friday."The military is in support of these diplomatic and economic actions that are intended to create sufficient pressure to cause (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un to stop and reverse what it is he is doing so far," Gen. Vincent Brooks said in his lecture to a group of retired and sitting South Kor
Nov. 3, 2017
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S. Korea, US leaders to discuss military options against NK: McMaster
WASHINGTON -- Military options against North Korea will be on the table when the US and South Korean leaders meet next week, a top US official said Thursday."It would be irresponsible not to talk about the potential for military efforts within the alliance," H.R. McMaster, national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, said."The reason why that topic must be on the agenda is because of the behavior of this rogue regime and the threat that (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un poses," he sai
Nov. 3, 2017
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US flies B-1B bombers over Korea ahead of Trump's Asia trip
The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday, its Air Force said, ahead of US President Donald Trump's planned visit to Asia.The pair of bombers conducted sequenced bilateral missions with South Korean fighters and Japanese fighters, the US Pacific Air Forces said in a statement. (Yonhap)"The two B-1B Lancers took off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and transited south of Korea and west of Japan to integrate with Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) fi
Nov. 3, 2017
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Korea's anti-aircraft guided missile proves accuracy in firing contest
Two Cheongung anti-aircraft guided missiles flew around 40 kilometers and hit a mock target accurately in its first live-fire mission since the South Korea-made system was deployed, the Air Force said Thursday.The Cheongung medium-range surface-to-air missile was among the weapons systems mobilized for a firing contest hosted by the Air Defense Artillery Command. The others were the mid-range Patriot system, short-range Mistral missiles and Vulcan cannons.More than 300 troops of 10 units under t
Nov. 2, 2017