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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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S. Korea, U.S. wrap up joint Key Resolve exercise
South Korea and the United States were to wrap up their joint annual war game aimed at honing deterrence against North Korea on Friday, officials said, amid Pyongyang's strong criticism and threats of harsh retaliation.Involving some 10,000 South Korean and 8,600 American troops, the computerized command post exercise, called Key Resolve, began on March 2 to improve the combined forces' operation and combat capabilities to deter threats from North Korea.Seoul and Washington finished the first ph
March 13, 2015
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Colombia to send delegation to S. Korea for defense cooperation
Colombia plans to send a delegation to South Korea around May to explore chances for joint defense projects and to further boost bilateral ties, the South American country's defense minister said Thursday."Our defense ministry plans to send a delegation some two months later to South Korea, which is to be comprised of officials of major defense companies and government workers," Juan Carlos Pinzon told reporters in Seoul."Their visit will serve as an opportunity to seek strategic cooperative rel
March 12, 2015
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[News Focus] Defense industry faces sweeping graft probe
A pan-governmental team investigating corruption in the defense industry is accelerating its probe amid growing criticism that its efforts have yielded lower-than-expected progress despite its repeated vows to root out irregularities in the military procurement process.The 105-strong team consisting of prosecutors, state auditors, police and taxation officials is currently zeroing in on alleged malpractices involving Ilgwang Gongyeong, one of the country’s largest defense brokers that has engage
March 12, 2015
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Kerry, Carter expected to visit S. Korea in near future: sources
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter are expected to visit South Korea in the near future, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.Kerry is expected to visit Seoul as part of a regional trip that will also likely take him to Japan and China. In each stop, the top American diplomat is expected to discuss the planned visits to the U.S. by the leaders of the three countries.Carter is also expected to visit Japan as well, the sources said.Carter's trip is meaningful in th
March 12, 2015
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3 U.S. ships to visit S. Korea for joint landing drill
South Korea and the United States plan to stage a joint landing drill here late this month, with three U.S. amphibious ships participating, officers said Wednesday.Starting at the end of this month, the Marine Corps and the navies of the two nations are scheduled to hold the annual landing drill of Ssangyong in South Korea's southern port city of Pohang "to boost capabilities of conducting the full spectrum of a combined arms, amphibious landing operation," a military officer said.Though the exa
March 11, 2015
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S. Korea, Colombia agree to boost defense cooperation
The South Korean and Colombian defense chiefs held talks on Wednesday to discuss regional security situations and signed an agreement to deepen bilateral defense ties, Seoul's defense ministry said.During the meeting in Seoul, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Colombian counterpart Juan Carlos Pinzon "exchanged opinions on regional security circumstances, including on the Korean Peninsula, and discussed ways to develop cooperative ties in military and defense industry fields such
March 11, 2015
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S. Korea keeps strategic ambiguity over THAAD missile defense system
South Korea has made no decision on whether to allow the United States to deploy an advanced missile defense battery to South Korea, an official said Wednesday, in what could be the latest attempt to maintain strategic ambiguity over an issue that may hurt its ties with either the U.S. or China.Presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook told reporters that there was no request from the U.S. to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery to South Korea."As there was no request, there
March 11, 2015
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U.S. commander says he held talks with China about N. Korea
The U.S. Army Pacific commander said Tuesday he held talks with Chinese military officials about North Korea when he recently visited the country.Gen. Vincent Brooks made the remark in an interview with the Brookings Institution's "Order from Chaos" blog, emphasizing the importance of dialogue with countries in the region about Pyongyang.He did not provide specifics of his discussions with the Chinese officials, but it is still seen as unusual for U.S. and Chinese military authorities to talk ab
March 11, 2015
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[Reporter's Column] Korea-U.S. alliance is rock solid
After last week’s knife attack on U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, concerns surged that the incident might undercut the South Korea-U.S. alliance ― one reason why Seoul officials convened an emergency meeting of vice ministers and even a National Security Council session right after the unprecedented incident.Amid media speculation that the incident would damage the bilateral partnership, President Park Geun-hye called it an “attack on the alliance.” Upon arrival from her trip to the Middle East on
March 9, 2015
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Seoul says no plan to buy U.S. missile-defense system
South Korea reaffirmed Monday its long-held stance of not purchasing an advanced missile-defense battery from the United States amid growing calls from its ruling party lawmakers to introduce it to better guard against North Korea's missiles.The U.S. has hinted at the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery on Korean soil, home to about 28,500 American troops, to better cope with the growing threats of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile capabilities. "The defense ministr
March 9, 2015
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Park delivers pep talk to S. Korean troops in UAE
President Park Geun-hye met with hundreds of South Korean troops in the United Arab Emirates on Friday to boost their morale on the third and last day of her visit to the wealthy Gulf state."I am overwhelmed to see our troops in the UAE," Park, wearing a Navy jacket, said in a meeting with about 200 soldiers aboard the Dae Jo Yeong, a 4,400-ton South Korean destroyer, anchored at Zayed Port in the heart of the UAE capital.Park -- the first commander-in-chief to visit a South Korean warship deplo
March 7, 2015
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5 U.S. Navy ships arrive in S. Korea to join annual drill
Five U.S. Navy ships have arrived in South Korea to take part in an ongoing annual military exercise between the allies, the Combined Forces Command said Thursday.On Monday, Seoul and Washington kicked off the field training exercise Foal Eagle as part of efforts to improve the combined forces' operations and combat capabilities to deter threats from North Korea. The drill involves 200,000 South Korean and 3,700 American troops and is scheduled to run until April 24. "Five Navy ships from the U.
March 5, 2015
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Faulty safety system caused Navy gun accident
A malfunctioning safety control system caused a naval gun to be accidentally fired from a warship and seriously injure a seaman in January, Navy officials said Tuesday. Abrasion caused slipperiness between older and newer parts of the safety control system, leading to the accident. The 21-year-old seaman of the 2nd Fleet Command, surnamed Oh, remains in critical condition.The officials also pointed out that several crewmembers failed to comply with safety rules concerning the removal of a piece
March 3, 2015
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Tension mounts over military drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea in an apparent protest against the annual South Korea-U.S. military drills that began Monday.South Korea issued a stern warning against the “foolhardy and provocative” act, stressing that the launches violated the U.N. Security Council resolutions against the North’s use of ballistic missile technology, and that Seoul and Washington were ready to counter additional provocations.Between 6:33 a.m. and 6:41 a.m., the North fired
March 2, 2015
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New submarine to be named after revered independence fighter
A new submarine for the South Korean Navy will be named after a revered independence fighter, military officials said Sunday.The Navy announced that its sixth Type 214, 1,800-ton attack submarine will be named after Yu Gwan-sun (1902-1920), a female student activist who played a major part in the 1919 civil uprising against Japan’s colonial regime.“After holding policy meetings over the name of the submarine, we’ve christened it ‘Yu Gwan-sun,’” the Navy said in a statement.“This will be the firs
March 1, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. set to begin annual joint military drills
South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week, the Combined Forces Command (CFC) said Sunday, amid North Korea's repeated threats against the exercises.The computerized command post exercise, called Key Resolve, will be held from Monday to next Friday to improve the combined forces' operation and combat capabilities to deter threats from the North.The two-week war game will involve about 10,000 South Korean and 8,600 American troops to test various
March 1, 2015
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New Navy chief vows fight against corruption, sex abuse
New Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jung Ho-sub vowed to stamp out corruption and sexual misconduct in the Navy as part of broader efforts to shore up public trust during his inauguration ceremony.“Senior Navy officials steeped in old corruptive practices will have to take off their uniforms and leave the Navy,” he said during the ceremony held at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in South Chungcheong Province.“The reality is that there has been public distrust toward the Navy due to corrupti
Feb. 27, 2015
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New chief vow strong, corruption-free Navy
The new head of the South Korean Navy pledged Friday to build a strong and trustworthy naval force to regain public confidence after a series of scandals that revealed lax discipline. Adm. Chung Ho-seop took the helm of the 70,000-strong Navy to replace outgoing Adm. Hwang Ki-chul, who stepped down to take responsibility for corruption allegations involving the country's indigenous salvage ship, the Tongyeong. "We have to squarely face the reality where we've lost trust due to corruption alle
Feb. 27, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. kick off joint naval drills
South Korea and the United States began joint naval maneuver drills in waters off the Korean Peninsula Friday as part of their annual major military exercise Foal Eagle, the Navy here said. The allies' navies "will stage joint maneuver drills in the South, Yellow and East Seas in succession from today until mid-March to boost joint operations capabilities and to solidify the joint defense posture," the Navy said in a statement. During the four-day joint drill that began earlier in the day in t
Feb. 27, 2015
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U.S. F-22 stealth fighters to take part in Seoul air show
The U.S. Air Force plans to send F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets to an air show slated for October in Seoul, according to its Web site Wednesday. According to the U.S. Air Combat Command website, the F-22 demonstration team plans to come to South Korea for six days starting Oct. 20, for the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2015. It will be the first time for the U.S. tactical fighters to visit Korea for an air show, though it has been deployed here to carry out military o
Feb. 25, 2015