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Ex-pro baseball player who killed debtor appeals sentence
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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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Military heightens readiness after NK leader's border unit visits
South Korea will ramp up its readiness against possible provocations by North Korea ahead of the sixth anniversary of the North's shelling of a western border island in 2010, military officials said Sunday.As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited front-line units near the border with the South, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff does not rule out the possibility of a shelling by the North against the South's Yeonpyeongdo Island or other northern border islands in the West Sea. The North's
Nov. 13, 2016
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Seoul, Tokyo to tentatively sign intelligence-sharing pact next week
South Korea plans to tentatively sign a bilateral pact with Japan on sharing military intelligence on North Korea as early as next week despite strong objection from opposition parties, according to the defense ministry Friday.The two sides last week reopened negotiations in Tokyo after a botched attempt four years ago. They initiated the pact in 2012, but Seoul suspended its signing as opposition parties and civic groups claimed the deal was arranged too hastily and in secret."South Korea and J
Nov. 11, 2016
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Trump's victory emboldens Seoul's nuclear armament advocates
A group of hawkish lawmakers gathered Friday to discuss South Korea's development of its own nuclear weapon amid the rising geopolitical uncertainties on the Korean Peninsula following the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election.A number of lawmakers at the ruling Saenuri Party have been insisting South Korea must consider having its own nukes, following the continuous provocations made by Pyongyang which staged nuclear and missile tests throughout this year."President
Nov. 11, 2016
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Navy plans anti-submarine exercise amid growing N. Korea threats
South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will conduct an exercise in the East Sea to better counter possible missile attacks by North Korean submarines.The exercise, which will run from Friday through Tuesday, will involve 10 warships, such as the 7,600-ton Aegis-equipped Sejong the Great destroyer, submarines, P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and fighter jets.It said officials from the US Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) plan to assess the Korean Navy's capabilities when it comes to operat
Nov. 10, 2016
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Seoul, Tokyo close to inking security cooperation pact
South Korea and Japan are close to signing a controversial military information sharing pact, Seoul officials said Tuesday. “(Seoul and Tokyo) were close to an agreement in 2012, so we will be able to arrange the draft in a short period,” said Moon Sang-kyun, spokesman for the Defense Ministry.A second working-level meeting is scheduled to be held in Seoul on Wednesday for the General Security of Military Information Agreement, which would mark Seoul’s first bilateral military agreement with Tok
Nov. 8, 2016
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Britain sends fighter jets to trilateral air exercise in Korea
Britain on Tuesday sent its fighter jets to South Korea for the first time since the Korean War to join the first-ever trilateral combined air exercise with the US amid growing threats from North Korea. Four Eurofighter Typhoons arrived at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, Tuesday morning along with a Voyager tanker aircraft, a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft and around 200 British airmen as part of the weeklong "Invincible Shield" drill that ends Thursday, the A
Nov. 8, 2016
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South Korea launches eighth 1,800-ton submarine
South Korea launched its eighth 1,800-ton submarine on Tuesday in an effort to reinforce its maritime combat capability in the face of North Korea’s growing threat including its submarine-launched missiles. The Lee Beom-seok submarine, named after a renowned independence fighter, was unveiled in the shipyard of its manufacturer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) in Geojedo, 333 kilometers (207 miles) south of Seoul. It is scheduled to be deployed in late 2018 after a test and re
Nov. 8, 2016
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Korea, US conduct joint infiltration drill amid NK threat
South Korea's Army on Tuesday conducted an air infiltration drill with the support of US helicopters in a move to better counter growing nuclear and missile threats posed by North Korea. The latest maneuver is part of the broader Hoguk combined drill, which the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force have carried out every year since 1996. The two-weeklong Hoguk combined exercise will run through Nov. 11.Some 250 South Korean soldiers from the 30th Mechanized Infantry Division boarded helicopters
Nov. 8, 2016
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Military on high alert against NK threats around US election
South Korea's military said Monday it will stay on high alert as North Korea may fire an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) around the US presidential election scheduled for Tuesday.Military officials said Pyongyang may want to send a strong message to the new US president that it will not give up its nuclear and missile development programs despite international condemnations and sanctions. "We are closely watching every move by the North Korean military at its Punggye-ri nuclear test
Nov. 7, 2016
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UN Korean War veterans to gather in Busan this week
An annual ceremony will be held at the United Nations park in the southern port city of Busan this week to commemorate the fallen heroes of the Korean conflict, the war veterans ministry said Monday. Nearly 2 million soldiers from 21 countries were dispatched to fight alongside South Korean soldiers in the 1950-53 war under the UN flag against the invading North Korean forces. More than 150,000 of them were killed, wounded, went missing or became prisoners of the war. To remember the fallen hero
Nov. 7, 2016
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US to withdraw Kiowa choppers from Korea, deploys Apaches
United States Army will withdraw its light Kiowa Warrior choppers from the Korean Peninsula and replace them with heavy-hitting Apaches, official sources said Sunday.South Korean military and United States Forces Korea (USFK) sources said the OH-53D armed reconnaissance helicopters will be pulled out gradually. The 30 choppers of an aviation squadron were deployed in the country in 2013 as part of a rotational force. The single-engine, single-rotor Kiowa is based on the Bell Model 206 copter and
Nov. 6, 2016
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THAAD deployment halts all Korea-China high-level defense talks
South Korea's decision to deploy advanced missile defense systems on its soil has led to the suspension of all high-level defense talks with China, sources said Sunday.An official here said the planned meeting between Seoul's Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan has been put on hold. He said the military strategy policy talks chaired by vice defense minister level officials that have been held every year since 2011 has also be suspended, hinting that China has b
Nov. 6, 2016
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USFK chief says THAAD to be deployed in next 8-10 months
An advanced US missile defense system will be deployed to South Korea in the next eight to 10 months to better counter growing threats from North Korea, the chief of US Forces Korea said Friday. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks made the remarks in a seminar hosted by the Association of the Republic of Korea Army in Seoul.In July, South Korea and the US announced a decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in South Korea to better defend against the North's evolving nuclear and miss
Nov. 4, 2016
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S. Korean Army conducts combined arms drill to counter NK threats
The South Korean Army said Thursday it is conducting a combined arms drill by mobilizing state-of-the-art K-2 Black Panther tanks in a bid to beef up its combat readiness against North Korea's threats.An infantry division is carrying out the exercise, which kicked off Monday and will run until Friday at the Seungjin training ground, located in Pocheon, north of Seoul, with about 70 tracked vehicles, including 20 K-2 tanks, and aircraft, it said.It marked the first time that the military conducte
Nov. 3, 2016
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S. Korea, Indonesia to cooperate to sell aircraft globally
Korea Aerospace Industries Co., the country's sole aircraft manufacturer, said Wednesday it had signed an initial agreement with an Indonesian company to sell its products in the global market. In the 2016 Indo Defence Expo and Forum set to run from Wednesday through Saturday in Jakarta, KAI and PT Dirgantara Indonesia agreed to carry out joint marketing to export aircraft in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, KAI said in a statement."The two companies will expand their cooperation in p
Nov. 2, 2016
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US intelligence officials negative about S. Korea's nuclear armament, but say it's up to Seoul: lawmakers
US intelligence officials reacted negatively to calls in South Korea for the country's own nuclear armament, but said it is ultimately up to the country whether to pursue the option or not, according to South Korean lawmakers Tuesday.Reps. Won Yoo-chul of the ruling Saenuri Party and Lee In-young of the Minjoo Party made the remark, saying they met with officials of the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence."They said it's basically an issue that
Nov. 2, 2016
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US saving money by keeping troops in Korea: US think tank report
The United States is saving money by keeping troops in South Korea rather than at home, a US think tank said Tuesday, rejecting Donald Trump's long-running claims that the US is losing money by stationing troops in the Asian ally.The American Action Forum also said in a report, titled "Burden-Sharing With Allies," that the US should not underestimate the "contributions of these host nations, in whatever form, that enable the American projection of power around the world.""In South Korea, it is l
Nov. 2, 2016
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Korea, US hold joint amphibious drill amid NK threats
Marines from South Korea and the United States kicked off an amphibious landing operation along the eastern coast, a military official said Monday, the latest in a series of military drills meant to demonstrate the resolve of the allies to counter Pyongyang's evolving threat.The weeklong exercise involves some 2,600 Marines from South Korea and 130 counterparts from the United States. The troops will be supported by some 10 warships, including Aegis destroyers, and30 amphibious assault vehicles
Oct. 31, 2016
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Seoul's rejection of China pressure over THAAD shows 'new degree of strategic trust' with US: CRS
South Korea's rejection of China's pressure over its decision to host the US THAAD missile defense system represents a "new degree of strategic trust" with Washington, a congressional report showed Friday.The Congressional Research Service made the assessment in the latest report on US-South Korea relations, saying that North Korea's provocations appear to have driven the military alliance between Seoul and Washington closer.Seoul's decision to host a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery
Oct. 31, 2016
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Military urges soldiers to focus on duty amid political scandal
South Korea's defense chief vowed Friday to keep watertight defense readiness amid ever-growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.Defense Minister Han Min-koo held a teleconference with top military commanders and told them stay focused on fulfilling their own duties of protecting the country and its people against any provocative acts by the North."We should remain firm and highly vigilant against any sort of military threat from the North despite a 'very difficult situation' in the
Oct. 28, 2016