The Korea Herald

South Korea’s bio-defenses are inadequate to meet threat

Mar 12, 2012

Seoul’s anti-smallpox measures fall far short of U.S. South Korea remains unprepared to deal with the smallpox virus, despite North Korea’s biological capabilities. While Pyongyang’s nuclear progra...
S. Korea, Russia to hold first defense strategic talks on exchanges

Mar 12, 2012

South Korea and Russia are scheduled to hold their inaugural defense strategic talks this week in Moscow, discussing regional security and bilateral defense exchanges, officials here said Monday. Th...
Special forces chief relieved for sex scandal

Mar 9, 2012

The commanding general of the country’s top special forces unit has been relieved of his duties for allegedly having inappropriate relations with a subordinate, Army officials said Friday. Brig. Gen...
‘N.K. notified U.S. of 2009 nuke test plan’

Mar 9, 2012

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea delivered a “private message” to the U.S. government on its plan to conduct another nuclear test in 2009, along with its intent to enrich uranium, a former top ...
U.S. soldiers reprimanded for violating curfew

Mar 9, 2012

The commanding general of the U.S. Forces Korea has called out officers and non-commissioned officers for violating an off-base curfew, a report said Friday. The Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military n...
Military holds course on Jeju naval base

Mar 8, 2012

Navy says it will review Jeju government request to stop construction work Work on the naval base on Jeju Island continued Thursday amid protests from activists and local residents. The contractors...
Naval base work starts despite protest

Mar 7, 2012

Police break up protesters as activists, politicians join demonstrations The preparations for building a naval base on Jeju Island got under way on Wednesday amid protests from activists and local r...
Herald photograph sparks anti-Seoul rallies in Pyongyang

Mar 5, 2012

A poster denouncing former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his successor Kim Jong-un (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald) The recent increase in the vehemence of Pyongyang’s anti-South Korea rhetori...
‘More than 40 N.K. soldiers killed or injured during Yeonpyeong battle’

Mar 2, 2012

More than 40 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded when South Korea returned fire for the North’s artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010, a media report said Friday, quoting a ...
Defense Ministry distributes guidelines on bioterrorism

Mar 2, 2012

The Ministry of National Defense has distributed its first guidelines on the military’s response to potential biological terror attacks by North Korea, a lawmaker said Friday. Rep. Song Young-sun of...
More than 40 N. Korean soldiers killed or injured during Yeonpyeong battle

Mar 2, 2012

More than 40 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded when South Korea returned fire for the North’s artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010, a media report said Friday, quoting a ...
U-2 spy planes keep watch on N. Korea

Mar 1, 2012

As a sleek black U-2 roared back from a mission, Pontiac muscle cars zoomed along the runway to help it touch down using a low-tech method dating back more than half a century to when this Cold War-e...
S. Korea, U.S. begin drills amid N.K. threat

Feb 27, 2012

North Korea is once again upping the tension on the peninsula with threats of war as a series of military exercises kicked off with the Key Resolve exercise in South Korea on Monday. Key Resolve, wh...
Retired U.S. General Sharp urges S. Korea, U.S. to lead N. Korea to freedom

Feb 22, 2012

South Korea and the United States should take concrete steps to bring freedom to the people of North Korea, a retired U.S. Army commander said, offering a new approach to the communist nation undergo...
Drills in West Sea end without incident

Feb 20, 2012

South Korean military drills on Monday were conducted without incident despite fiery warnings from North Korea. Ahead of the drills, North Korea on Sunday issued a warning saying that it woul respon...