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Anti-piracy unit’s mission expanded to include Hormuz Strait near Iran

Jan 21, 2020

Last July, the United States urged allies to join a coordinated maritime security mission two months after Iranian revolutionary guards attacked oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The ministry sai...
No. of military deserters falls 80% in 2013-2019: defense ministry

Jan 20, 2020

The number of military deserters has decreased more than 80 percent since 2013, the defense ministry said Monday. A total of 105 conscripts attempted to abandon their units in 2019, down 83.7 percen...
S. Korea, China hold working-level defense talks over peninsula

Jan 16, 2020

South Korea and China held working-level defense talks in Seoul on Thursday on ways to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula and enhance bilateral cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said. During ...
S. Korea, US still have differences on defense cost sharing: ministry

Jan 16, 2020

South Korea and the US still have their differences on how to share the costs of stationing American troops in Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday, after the two sides wrapped up their latest r...
[Newsmaker] Active-duty soldier undergoes sex reassignment surgery, voices hope for continuing service

Jan 16, 2020

An Army non-commissioned officer underwent gender reassignment surgery last year and has expressed a desire to continue to serve in the military as a female solider, officers said Thursday. The serv...
S. Korea, US Army chiefs to meet in Washington this week

Jan 12, 2020

South Korea's Army Chief of Staff Gen. Suh Wook will visit the United States this week for talks with his US counterpart to discuss ways to boost ties between their services, Suh's office said Sunday...
US unit seen stepping up preparations for rotational deployment to Korea

Jan 11, 2020

A US Army unit appears to be quickening preparations for its upcoming rotational deployment to South Korea, with its recent social media post saying its heavy equipment is "on its way to the port." ...
S. Korea, US to hold defense cost talks next week after Washington hints at compromise

Jan 10, 2020

South Korea and the United States will hold a new round of talks in Washington next week on sharing the cost for stationing American troops here amid expectations the two sides are closer to a deal. ...
[Newsmaker] Restricted military areas to be opened up for business development

Jan 9, 2020

Restricted military areas in Korea, concentrated in regions adjacent to the capital, will be opened up to the public for business development, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said Thursday. The...
Ministry says no decision yet on whether to send S. Korean troops to Hormuz Strait

Jan 7, 2020

South Korea has made no decision yet on whether to send its troops to help safeguard the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday, amid rising tensions in the Middl...
US again flies surveillance aircraft over S. Korea amid tensions

Jan 7, 2020

The United States flew a surveillance aircraft over South Korea's capital areas on Tuesday, an aviation tracker said, amid simmering tensions over possible provocations by North Korea. An RC-135W Ri...
US flies surveillance aircraft to monitor N. Korea amid tensions

Jan 6, 2020

The United States flew surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, an aviation tracker said, amid simmering tensions over possible provocative acts by North Korea after it warned of a ...
S. Korea to abolish military guardhouse system

Jan 4, 2020

South Korea is expected to abolish the military guardhouse system this year as part of efforts to better protect the human rights of draftees, officials said Saturday. A revision of the Military Per...
S. Korea, US to adjust combined drills for diplomacy with N. Korea: defense ministry

Jan 2, 2020

South Korea and the United States will continue to stage their combined exercises in an adjusted manner to support efforts for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's defense ministry s...
US flies surveillance aircraft after NK warns of 'new strategic weapon'

Jan 2, 2020

The United States again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Thursday, amid simmering tensions over possible provocative acts by North Korea after it warne...