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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Additional THAAD launchers to be deployed Thursday: villagers
The US military will deploy additional missile interceptor launchers to its base in a southern town early Thursday despite strong opposition from residents and activists, according to local villagers. The residents' group in Seongju said Wednesday they have confirmed the information through various channels about the planned deployment of four launchers of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system at 2 a.m. on Thursday, in addition to two that are already installed."We think the authorities
Sept. 6, 2017
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Ex-lawmakers demand redeployment of US tactical nukes
A group of former lawmakers Wednesday joined a growing chorus of calls for the Moon Jae-in government to seek the redeployment of US tactical nuclear arms to counter North Korea's escalating threats.The Parliamentarians' Society of the Republic of Korea made the demand, stressing that Pyongyang's repeated nuclear tests have reaffirmed that dialogue is not an effective method to address the decades-old nuclear standoff.Since the North's sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date Sunday, calls h
Sept. 6, 2017
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US vows full extended deterrence for Korea, Japan
The United States assured South Korea and Japan on Wednesday of full extended deterrence, based on both its conventional and nuclear arsenal, against North Korea.The US reaffirmed its "ironclad" security commitment for the key regional allies in a working-level video conference on the North's latest nuclear test, according to South Korea's defense ministry."In particular, the US stressed that its extended deterrence commitment will be guaranteed through all categories of military capabilities in
Sept. 6, 2017
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Seoul, Washington defense chiefs agree to strengthen deployment of US strategic assets
Defense chiefs of Seoul and Washington agreed on Tuesday to strengthen the regular deployment of US strategic military assets in response to North Korea's latest nuclear test.The South Korean defense ministry said Defense Minister Song Young-moo and US Defense Secretary James Mattis reached the agreement during their phone conversation Tuesday evening."The two defense chiefs agreed to strengthen the regular deployment of US strategic assets and joint military exercises on and around the Korean P
Sept. 6, 2017
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Seoul Defense Dialogue opens amid growing N. Korea risks
Defense policymakers and security experts from around the world gathered in Seoul on Wednesday for an annual forum, hosted by South Korea's defense ministry, amid growing concerns about North Korea's brinkmanship.The sixth Seoul Defense Dialogue brings together more than 500 participants from 38 countries, including dozens of vice ministerial officials.With the theme "Visions for Security Cooperation in an Age of Uncertainty," this year's SDD comes days after the North pressed ahead with a nucle
Sept. 6, 2017
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Seoul seeks to develop ‘Frankenmissile’ targeting North Korea: sources
Faced with North Korea’s escalating nuclear and missile threats, South Korea is seeking to develop a ballistic missile capable of carrying warheads powerful enough to destroy the communist regime’s underground military facilities and wartime commands. According to military sources familiar with the matter Tuesday, the government is considering a plan to build a new ground-to-ground ballistic missile that can reach the entire North Korea and load up to 2 tons of warheads. The measure was reveale
Sept. 5, 2017
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Opposition ups pressure on govt. to seek redeployment of US tactical nukes
The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday turned up pressure on the government to seek the redeployment of US tactical nuclear arms to counter escalating North Korean nuclear threats.During a general meeting with party lawmakers, LKP chief Hong Joon-pyo stressed that the conservative party has adopted the redeployment as its official line, which will also test the US' "will" to employ its nuclear umbrella in defense of its Asian ally.After the North conducted two tests of an intercontin
Sept. 5, 2017
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Seoul notes possible purchase of US weapons but denies any immediate plan
South Korea on Tuesday acknowledged the possibility of a need to purchase advanced US weapons systems in the future as part of efforts to enhance its deterrence against North Korean provocations but dismissed any immediate plan to spend "many billions of dollars" as suggested by Washington.In a short statement released after a telephone conversation between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his US counterpart Donald Trump late Monday, the White House said the US president has provided "his
Sept. 5, 2017
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Korean defense firms to showcase signature weapons at Polish expo
About a dozen South Korean defense manufacturers will promote their signature products at an international defense exhibition that kicked off Tuesday in Poland, Seoul officials said.The 25th International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO will run till Friday in the central Polish city of Kielce, bringing together 650 defense companies from 35 countries across the globe.South Korea has been designated as the expo's lead nation in charge of making an opening speech and hosting of a joint seminar,
Sept. 5, 2017
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Korea, ASEAN vice defense ministers to discuss cooperation
Senior defense ministry officials of South Korea and other Southeast Asian countries will gather in Seoul this week to discuss cooperation on regional security amid stepped-up tensions following North Korea's recent nuclear test. South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk will hold a meeting Wednesday with his counterparts from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, according to the ministry. South Korea`s Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk. (Yonhap)They are expected to disc
Sept. 5, 2017
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US to send more strategic assets to Korea: Pacific Fleet chief
A top US naval commander said Tuesday his country will keep sending formidable defense assets to the Korean Peninsula in combined deterrence and response to North Korea's "self-destructive" actions.Adm. Scott Swift, who commands the US Pacific Fleet, stressed that although South Koreans stand closest to the North's threats, they "do not face this aggressor alone."He cited the North's continued provocations, including "ill-advised" ballistic missile launches and inflammatory warnings of nuclear w
Sept. 5, 2017
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[News Analysis] North may have succeeded in miniaturizing nuke warheads for ICBMs: defense chief
With Sunday’s nuclear test, North Korea might have succeeded in making nuclear warheads small enough to be mounted on an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korea’s defense chief said Monday. In a parliamentary inquiry a day after the North conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test at Punggye-ri site, Defense Minister Song Young-moo told lawmakers that the military suspects the North may have secured technology to produce miniaturized nuclear warheads that weigh less than 500 kilograms
Sept. 4, 2017
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US naval ship conducted undersea survey off Jeju base: local official
A local official on Jeju Island said Monday that a US naval ship carried out an underwater survey off the South Korean military base there last month, raising suspicions that it may be part of preparation for the deployment of US strategic assets. "The US Navy vessel Henson was spotted conducting an extensive survey of the sea off the base late into the night from Aug. 17-29," the official at the community center of Gangjeong Village, home to the base, said. The oceanographic survey ship went fa
Sept. 4, 2017
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Ministry: Four more THAAD launchers all set for deployment
South Korea's defense ministry announced Monday that the US Forces Korea will soon install four more THAAD missile defense launchers at its new southern base.The announcement came as the environment ministry accepted the results of an environmental impact survey of the THAAD system partially operational at the former golf course in Seongju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul. Two THAAD rocket launchers are in operation there, with four others waiting for deployment. A US military chopper deliver
Sept. 4, 2017
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Environment ministry gives conditional consent to THAAD deployment
The Ministry of Environment said Monday it has given conditional consent to the deployment of a US missile defense system, removing the last administrative hurdle for its full operation fiercely opposed by local residents and activists.The ministry said it found the adverse environmental impact from deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense on the designated region of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, to be limited, after reviewing the results of the Ministry of National Defense's surv
Sept. 4, 2017
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S. Korea holds ballistic missile drill against N. Korea
South Korea's military said Monday it conducted a combined live-fire exercise in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test a day earlier.The training aimed at improving the capability of striking the North's Pyunggye-ri nuclear test site involved the Hyunmoo ballistic missile system and F-15K fighter jets.In the drill, the Army's Hyunmoo-2A surface-to-surface missile and the F-15K's SLAM-ER precision-guided air-to-ground rocket accurately hit a designated target in the East Sea, according to
Sept. 4, 2017
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Seoul to consider deploying most powerful US weapons
South Korea will discuss with the United States deploying the “most powerful US tactical weapons” here, in response to North Korea’s sixth test of nuclear weapons, its chief security officer said Sunday. Chung Eui-yong, President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser, also said the country would push for the “strongest sanctions” against the defiant regime led by dictator Kim Jong-un in order to “completely” isolate it. “President Moon Jae-in said the country would not allow North Korea to continue
Sept. 3, 2017
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US considering rotational deployment of US stealth jets to Korea: sources
The United States is considering a rotational deployment of its stealth jets to South Korea in response to North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats, government sources said Sunday.South Korea and the US are discussing the dispatch of F-22 and F-35B fighter jets on a rotational basis as part of efforts to boost extended deterrence against the North's threats, they said.The allies are known to be discussing the deployment of US strategic assets on a quarterly basis at US air base in Osan
Sept. 3, 2017
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Army to investigate ‘mystery deaths’
On an afternoon in February 1998, Army 1st Lt. Kim Hun was found dead inside an underground military outpost along the border with North Korea. A gunshot wound was found on the right side of his head and a 9mm Beretta pistol was near his body. The South Korean military determined that the then-25-year-old Army officer had committed suicide. But questions and doubts have mushroomed that he may have been murdered because of no apparent motive for suicide and evidence of a physical fight inside t
Sept. 1, 2017
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Additional THAAD deployment likely next week: report
Deployment of four more Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launchers may begin as early as next week, local media reported Friday citing unnamed South Korean and US military sources. According to reports, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense and US Forces Korea are likely to transport four additional THAAD launchers, and materials required for their temporary deployment to the site in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, next week. A THAAD launcher stationed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Provinc
Sept. 1, 2017