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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[KH Explains] No more 'Michael' at Kakao Games
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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Woman gets suspended term for injuring boyfriend with knife
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korean Army expected to become multicultural starting 2025
An increasing number of conscripts from a mixed-race family background is expected to make the Army multicultural starting in 2025, a government official said Monday.According to the official, the Defense Ministry has forecast that the number of men from multicultural families to be enlisted will reach an average 8,518 a year between 2015 and 2031."The surge in the number of multicultural soldiers will inevitably turn the Army into a multicultural one," he said. "The ministry has started to come
June 20, 2016
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Korea, Israel agree to jointly develop amphibious drone
South Korea and Israel have agreed to jointly develop an amphibious drone as part of their cooperation in financing research and development projects, the trade ministry here said Monday.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Israeli Ministry of Economy held a meeting on industrial development in Israel to discuss ways to operate a $45 million fund that the two countries created in 2001 to support information technology and energy.The fund has financed 99 researches co-operated by S
June 20, 2016
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PM vows to bolster security following IS threat
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Monday the government will beef up its security measures to tackle any potential terrorist threats, especially amid concerns that the Islamic State may be targeting South Korean citizens and U.S. military bases on its soil.The National Intelligence Service said IS has been calling for terrorist attacks through telegrams and messaging services by revealing the locations of 77 Air Force installations belonging to the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organiz
June 20, 2016
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Int'l gathering kicks off in Korea to discuss nonproliferation
An international gathering of nuclear experts and government officials kicked off in South Korea on Monday, providing related parties an opportunity to discuss how to better control the exports of materials and parts that can be used to develop nuclear weapons, the foreign ministry said.The Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting opened in Seoul earlier in the day, with about 300 participants from 48 member countries expected to be in attendance during its five-day run, according to the ministry. Its pl
June 20, 2016
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Korea, other Asian countries to crack down on cybercrimes
South Korea and other Asian countries have agreed to launch a joint crackdown on cybercrimes, Seoul's police agency said Sunday, amid growing concerns over transnational cybersecurity challenges.The Korean National Police Agency said that the countries, led by Interpol, or the International Criminal Police Organization, will carry out the "Week of Action," a scheme to clamp down on cybercrimes, including the spread of ransomware.Ransomware refers to a type of malicious software that bans access
June 19, 2016
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IS targets U.S. military installations here, S. Korean citizens
The Islamic State jihadist group has designated U.S. Air Force installations here and South Korean citizens as targets for attacks, Seoul's state spy agency said Sunday.In a press release, the National Intelligence Service said that the group incited terrorist attacks against them through Telegram, a messaging service, and revealed location data of 77 Air Force installations of the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and of individuals in 21 countries. Online information distri
June 19, 2016
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KAI, Airbus to co-develop naval chopper
Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., South Korea's sole aircraft maker, said Friday it will join forces with Europe's Airbus Helicopters to develop its Surion chopper to carry out maritime operations.A senior official at Airbus Helicopters told reporters in Paris that the two companies plan to co-develop a naval version of the Surion (KUH-1), saying there would be demand for about 250 such choppers over the next 10 years, according to pool reports.KAI and Airbus are among an estimated 1,600 defense-
June 17, 2016
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Seoul, Paris to consider additional sanctions on N.K.
South Korea and France held a defense ministerial meeting Wednesday during which they agreed to jointly consider additional sanctions against North Korea, while boosting military and defense industry cooperation between the two countries.According to the Ministry of National Defense, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian have agreed that Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs pose grave danger to both countries, and to discuss joint actions to
June 16, 2016
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'DAPA's 'inappropriate decision' in jet deal cost $90m: BAI
Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection said Thursday that the defense acquisition body’s “inappropriate decision” during the upgrade project of KF-16 fighter jets resulted in a delay of four years and an estimated $90 million in damages.According to the BAI, officials from Defense Acquisition Program Administration reported to the Korean defense authorities in November 2013 that they had reached an agreement with their U.S. counterparts on the project’s cost, when in fact the parties had yet to c
June 16, 2016
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Navy kicks off exercise to defend western sea border
The South Korean Navy on Thursday kicked off a three-day maritime exercise to defend the western sea border from possible North Korean provocations, the military said.The exercise will be conducted in a bid to deter North Korean patrol vessels from crossing the western maritime border, widely known as the Northern Limit Line, it said. The two Koreas fought several bloody sea battles along the NLL in 1999, 2002 and 2009.Pyongyang does not acknowledge the de facto demarcation line drawn unilateral
June 16, 2016
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Senate defense budget bill fails to include amendment calling for THAAD deployment in S. Korea
The recently approved Senate defense budget bill for next year has failed to include a proposed amendment calling for deployment of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, a congressional source said Wednesday.The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 in a 85-13 vote Tuesday, authorizing $602 billion in defense spending. The legislation will later be combined with a House version before being sent to President Barack Obama.Late last month, Sen. C
June 16, 2016
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THAAD was not issue during S. Korea-Russia talks: official
The top diplomats of South Korea and Russia barely discussed the controversial issue of deploying an advanced U.S. missile defense system on Korean soil during their talks earlier this week, a Seoul official said.The senior official told South Korean reporters during a luncheon in St. Petersburg on Tuesday that the topic of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system was raised in the meeting between South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, but on
June 16, 2016
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S. Korea, France defense chiefs to discuss joint sanctions efforts against N.K.
SEOUL/PARIS (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian plan to delve into how they could jointly act to tighten the screws on a defiant North Korea as well as ways to boost bilateral collaboration when they meet for talks on Wednesday, the defense ministry said.The defense ministers are scheduled to hold a meeting from 4:30 p.m. in Paris at the headquarters of the French defense ministry, the first full-length defense ministers' talks bet
June 15, 2016
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North Korea's nuclear arsenal growing: ISIS
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal has grown “significantly” to a total of 13 to 21 weapons, with the communist country procuring an additional 4 to 6 nuclear weapons in the last 18 months, a U.S. think tank said in a report Tuesday.The analysis by the Institute for Science and International Security comes days after media reports indicating that the hermit kingdom has resumed reprocessing nuclear fuel to harvest plutonium. The South Korean government had said that it is keeping a close eye on Pyongy
June 15, 2016
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Military to use drones for munitions transportation
The Army on Wednesday revealed plans to use drones to transport war supplies as part of the military‘s “Creative Defense” initiative seeking to incorporate innovative technologies into military operations.The drones, jointly developed by the Army and Korea Aerospace University, will be able to carry up to 20 kilograms of supplies over 5 kilometers. They can stay airborne for a maximum of 30 minutes while escalating to 500 meters above the ground.Officials said ground-based computers will control
June 15, 2016
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7 countries interested in K-9 guns: sources
Seven countries from Asia, Europe and Africa have expressed their intent to purchase South Korea’s K-9 Thunder self-propelled guns at Eurosatory international defense expo, military and industry sources said Wednesday.The five-day defense and security industry trade show brought together a total of 1,600 companies from 70 countries and is set to conclude on Friday.The 155-millimeter K-9 howitzer is on the forefront of the South Korean military technologies demonstrated at the Eurosatory. The Eur
June 15, 2016
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Army to deploy drones to deliver supplies to troops
The South Korean Army plans to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the near future to deliver defense supplies to troops around the country, the military said Wednesday.The Army conducted a system demonstration of a delivery drone during a meeting held earlier in the day to evaluate the feasibility of the UAVs to ferry supplies, it said in a statement. The tested drone handily airlifted a 15 kilogram package to a designated spot during the demonstration, according to the statement."In comp
June 15, 2016
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THAAD was not issue during talks with Lavrov: Korean FM
South Korea's foreign minister said he barely discussed the controversial issue of deploying an advanced U.S. missile defense system on Korean soil during talks with his Russian counterpart earlier this week.Yun Byung-se told South Korean reporters and foreign ministry officials during a luncheon in St. Petersburg on Tuesday that the topic of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system was raised in his meeting with Sergey Lavrov but only in passing."(The Russian side) mentioned a confrontati
June 15, 2016
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Korean firms demonstrate military tech
Korean defense manufacturers are showing their military equipment and weapons at the biennial Eurosatory international defense and security industry trade show in Paris that opened Monday for a five-day run.The defense expo -- the largest of its kind in the world -- brought together a total of 1,600 companies from 70 countries. A military vehicle is displayed Monday at the five-day Eurosatory defense expo in Paris. / Ministry of National DefenseAmong the 21 firms from Korea was Korea Aerospace I
June 14, 2016
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S. Korea's defense chief heads to France to expand cooperation, discuss N. Korea
South Korea's Defense Minister Han Min-koo departed for France for a three-day visit to the European country where he plans to hold talks on North Korea and ways to expand bilateral defense cooperation measures, the ministry said Tuesday.During the visit, Han will meet with France's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Wednesday.Han's visit to France, that runs through Thursday, comes at the invitation of Paris which expressed a wish to discuss "practical" measures to further strengthen bilate
June 14, 2016