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S. Korea to boost manpower at diplomatic missions for N.K. defectors

Jun 18, 2013

South Korea plans to increase its manpower at its overseas diplomatic missions and strengthen cooperation with relevant countries to better protect North Korean defectors believed to be hiding in tho...
[Newsmaker] Korea marks second Yeonpyeong skirmish

Jun 18, 2013

South Korea marks the 11th anniversary of an inter-Korean naval skirmish this month to pay homage to six soldiers killed while safeguarding the Northern Limit Line, a de facto maritime border. Trigg...
N. Korea invited to 2014 Incheon Asian Games

Jun 18, 2013

South Korea has invited North Korea to attend next year’s Asian Games to be held in the western port city of Incheon, a senior government official said Tuesday. “We asked North Korea to participate ...
S. Korea kicks off bidding for US$7.3 bln fighter jet deal

Jun 18, 2013

South Korea started the bidding process Tuesday to pick a contractor to provide 60 advanced fighter jets for 8.3 trillion won (US$7.3 billion), the Defense Acquisition Program and Administration (DAP...
Lockheed Martin offers help on military satellite

Jun 17, 2013

Lockheed Martin said Tuesday it promised to help South Korea build and launch its indigenous military communications satellite as part of its offer to win Seoul’s 8.3 trillion won ($7.36 billion) fig...
Korea immune from U.S. military budget cuts: Pentagon official

Jun 13, 2013

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter made clear Wednesday the Pentagon will not cut its spending in Korea despite the so-called sequester, an automatic massive defense budget reduction that...
Bill aims to revive incentives for military service

Jun 11, 2013

In a move expected to spark controversy, conservative lawmakers and the defense ministry are pushing to revive a military service law ruled unconstitutional 14 years ago that gave incentives to job s...
Rivals vie for S. Korea's jet procurement with sweeteners

Jun 10, 2013

The three companies vying for South Korea's next-generation fighter jet project have proposed aggressive offset programs to sweeten their bids, ranging from technology transfers to promises of purcha...
Military leaders vow firm deterrence against N. Korea

Jun 7, 2013

Top military commanders held their biannual meeting on Friday to assess the security situation and their readiness as South and North Korea agreed to hold their first official talks in years, followi...
Air Force antismoking policy triggers dispute

Jun 5, 2013

The Air Force plans to ban pilots and cadets who smoke from flying and designate most units as cigarette-free zones beginning next month, triggering a controversy over the possible violation of airme...
Seoul’s cost sharing for USFK accounts for 65%: civic group

Jun 3, 2013

South Korea's financial support for U.S. troops here is undervalued in Washington's estimates considering other benefits and tax breaks, a left-wing civic group claimed Monday, as a tough negotiation...
Army refers nine to disciplinary board over sexual assault case

Jun 3, 2013

The Army has referred seven professors and two employees of the Korea Military Academy to its disciplinary board in connection with the first reported sexual assault case involving its cadets, offici...
Allies agree on new combined command

Jun 2, 2013

Plan may be finalized at SCM in October but will still need political approval
S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs vow strong alliance against N. Korea

Jun 2, 2013

South Korean Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin and the U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel shake hands on Saturday in an agreement to maintain strong alliance at Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore (Yon...
[Photo News] Joint drill

May 30, 2013

Korean and U.S. soldiers conduct a river-crossing exercise on the Imjin River in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on Thursday. (Kim Myung-sub/The Korea Herald)