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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Korean president calls for enhanced military cooperation with NATO
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday called for increased cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also stressing the need for the two sides to work together to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue."I appreciate and agree with the fact you stressed that the North Korean nuclear issue must be resolved through diplomatic means," the president said while meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at his presidential office Cheong Wa Dae.Moon noted hi
Nov. 2, 2017
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Korea launches new 4,900-ton landing ship
South Korea launched and christened its newest Navy landing ship Thursday, the state arms procurement agency said.It is the fourth vessel built in the LST-II program designed to replace the smaller amphibious landing ships currently in operation. The 2,600-ton Go Jun Bong-class, or LST-I, landing ship has a single helipad that is used just for take-off and landing. The 4,900-ton Cheon Wang Bong-class ship, on the other hand, has two helipads and can accommodate choppers, mechanized landing craft
Nov. 2, 2017
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Opposition party calls THAAD deal with China 'humiliating diplomacy'
The minor opposition Bareun Party criticized the government Wednesday for reaching what it calls a "humiliating" deal with China to end the row over South Korea's hosting of the US THAAD missile defense system.South Korea and China announced the deal Tuesday, ending more than a year of tensions sparked by Seoul's decision to host a THAAD battery to better defend against North Korea. China strongly protested the decision and took a series of economic retaliatory measures.In Tuesday's agreement, t
Nov. 1, 2017
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Moon says Korea will neither develop nor possess nuclear arms
South Korea will neither develop nor possess nuclear arms, President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday, amid conservative opposition parties' call to redeploy US tactical nuclear weapons.Moon also renewed his call on North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions."In accordance with the declaration of denuclearization jointly announced by the South and the North, a nuclear-armed North Korea can neither be tolerated nor accepted. We too will not develop or possess nukes," the president said in his second
Nov. 1, 2017
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Korean defense chief to visit Middle East
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo will leave for the Middle East later Wednesday to inspect the nation's troops deployed there, his ministry announced.Song is scheduled to visit the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Lebanon to meet the troops from Friday till Sunday.It will be his first trip to the region since taking office in July. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo visiting a front-line unit. (Yonhap)He plans to "eat and sleep" with the South Korean soldiers to experience th
Nov. 1, 2017
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Trump not to visit Korean demilitarized zone: senior official
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump will not visit the Korean demilitarized zone when he travels to South Korea next week, a senior US government official said Tuesday.Speculation had been rife that Trump may visit the de facto border between the two Koreas to send a message to Pyongyang amid its nuclear and ballistic missile threats.But the official cited scheduling issues and said the president will instead visit a major US military base during his Nov. 7-8 trip to South Korea."The preside
Nov. 1, 2017
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[Focus] Korea, China agree to disagree on THAAD
After months of a diplomatic spat, South Korea and China are finally in a mood to patch things up. But their detente cleverly circumvents the main point of their contention -- THAAD -- leaving many to wonder what will happen to the US missile defense system in South Korea that China has so strongly opposed. Seoul and Beijing said Tuesday they agreed to talk through military channels about the disputed deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system here. While ther
Oct. 31, 2017
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Korean, Chinese militaries likely to restore dialogue channels
As South Korea and China agreed Tuesday to mend ties strained by their row over the THAAD missile defense system, the question of how soon they will restart their military consultation channels has arisen."Currently, there's no official dialogue channel with the Chinese defense authorities," a South Korean defense ministry official said. "(We) are considering various ways to establish it."The neighboring countries had regular consultations on military issues before their ties soured amid dispute
Oct. 31, 2017
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US reassures allies of full ‘extended deterrence’ against N. Korea’s threats
The top military officers of South Korea, the US and Japan have reaffirmed their close cooperation in dealing firmly with North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, according to a joint statement issued Monday.Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosted a trilateral meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts -- Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo and Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano -- in Hawaii on Sunday (local time).A press release said, "(The military heads) called u
Oct. 30, 2017
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Korea not mulling any more THAAD deployments: foreign minister
Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told lawmakers Monday South Korea is not considering any additional deployment of a US missile defense system called THAAD.She also reiterated that the country won't participate in the US-led missile defense networks."We are not considering any additional THAAD deployment," Kang told a parliamentary audit of the foreign ministry in Seoul.The US military has installed a THAAD battery that includes six missile launchers in the southeastern town of Seongju.The move c
Oct. 30, 2017
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Bill submitted for parliamentary audit of CFC
An opposition lawmaker said Monday he has proposed a bill to the National Assembly aiming to have the Korea-US Combined Forces Command undergo parliamentary audit, criticizing the bilateral organization for failing to share critical information with the legislative body in Seoul. Rep. Kim Joong-ro of the People’s Party said the legislative proposal was submitted on Friday to mandate the CFC commander -- assumed by a US four-star general -- testify before South Korean legislators about security a
Oct. 30, 2017
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Korean Navy to get new 230-ton border patrol ship
A new high-speed patrol boat will be delivered to South Korea's Navy on Monday, the first of several 230-ton vessels to replace aging ones in operation near the tense inter-Korean sea border in the Yellow Sea, the country's arms agency said.The Navy will receive the new 230-ton patrol killer medium rocket ship in a ceremony to be held at Busan shipyard of Hanjin Heavy Industries, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.It will be deployed to western front-line waters near the
Oct. 30, 2017
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‘Seoul offered maintenance support for US arms deployed here’
The South Korean government suggested offering maintenance support for US strategic military assets, seeking to have more deployed here, a government source said Sunday. The USS Ronald Reagan leaves the South Korean port of Busan. (Yonhap)“In regards to the expansion of the rotational deployment of US strategic assets, which is currently in talks to effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, the government has expressed the intention to the US to provide maintenance service
Oct. 29, 2017
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After defense chiefs' talks, timing of OPCON transfer draws fresh attention
The timing of South Korea's resumption of wartime operational control from the United States has gained fresh attention due to a subtle change in the wording of their annual defense ministers' joint statement released Saturday.At the close of the Security Consultative Meeting, Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his US counterpart James Mattis issued a statement that affirmed their leaders' decision in June to enable an "expeditious" OPCON transfer. This photo, taken Oct. 28, 2017, shows South K
Oct. 29, 2017
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Nuclear North Korea never be tolerated: allies defense chiefs
South Korea and the United States’ defense chiefs on Saturday pledged they would never tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea, warning that any provocations would be met with “massive and overwhelming” retaliation. During their annual Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul, Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his US counterpart Jim Mattis reiterated their commitment to a diplomatic approach to the North, but stressed military options were on the table and they will carry weight in finding a diplo
Oct. 28, 2017
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Allies agree to deal sternly with N. Korea‘s provocation
The armed forces of South Korea and the US agreed Friday to deal resolutely with North Korea‘s additional provocations on the basis of their “ironclad” alliance.In their Military Committee Meeting in Seoul, Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his American counterpart Gen. Joseph Dunford agreed to “continuously develop effective response measures in order to deter, and if necessary, firmly respond to additional provocation,” according to their joint press s
Oct. 27, 2017
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Our goal is not war: allies' defense chiefs
The South Korean and US defense chiefs on Friday expressed their commitment to a diplomatic solution to resolving the nuclear standoff with North Korea, saying their goal is to achieve the complete nuclear disarmament of the North, not to pursue another war on the Korean Peninsula. During their visit to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas, Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his US counterpart James Mattis urged North Korea to suspend reckless provocations and immediately return t
Oct. 27, 2017
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Cheong Wa Dae denies considering apology to China over THAAD deployment
South Korea is not considering expressing regrets over the deployment of a US missile defense system here as part of efforts to mend its ties with China, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, dismissing reports that also suggested Beijing has made such a request."China has not made any request regarding our expression of regret as a precondition to holding a South Korea-China summit," a Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters while asking not to be identified."Because the government h
Oct. 27, 2017
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Moon to meet US defense chief over N. Korea, summit with Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was scheduled to meet US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The meeting will be held later in the day at Cheong Wa Dae. Mattis arrived here earlier in the day for an annual defense dialogue between the allies, called the Security Consultative Meeting that will be held Saturday.The meeting between Moon and Mattis was largely expected to focus on the upcoming Korea-US summit, slated to be held here in Seoul on Nov
Oct. 27, 2017
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Pentagon says aircraft carriers' deployment 'assures allies'
WASHINGTON -- The United States' deployment of three aircraft carriers to the western Pacific provides South Korea with assurance against the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, the Pentagon said Thursday.This week the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt joined the USS Ronald Reagan, which is homeported in Japan, in the western Pacific Ocean as part of what the US Navy said were routine operations. USS Ronald Reagan (Yonhap)The deployment came amid heightened tensions over No
Oct. 27, 2017