The Korea Herald

US continues to urge S. Korea to show flexibility in defense cost talks: official

Jun 5, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The United States continues to urge South Korea to show "flexibility" in negotiations over sharing the cost of the American troop presence there, notwithstanding a recent agreement to h...
S. Korean military to conduct postponed maritime combined arms drill next week

Jun 4, 2020

South Korea's military is set to carry out a maritime combined arms drill next week as part of its ongoing efforts to hone the skill of its forces, official sources said Thursday. The drill, which w...
USFK raps local daily for false report, vows commitment to conditions-based OPCON transfer

Jun 4, 2020

The US Forces Korea (USFK) stressed Thursday that South Korea and the United States are fully committed to a transfer of the wartime operational control, heavily criticizing a local newspaper for its...
US accepts S. Korea’s offer to bear wage costs of Korean USFK workers

Jun 3, 2020

Furlough to end ‘no later than mid-June’
W300b of defense budget to be cut for extra spending over coronavirus

Jun 3, 2020

The government is seeking to slash about 300 billion won ($244.96 million) from this year's defense budget to fund an extra spending plan aimed at coping with the economic fallout from the coronaviru...
Pentagon accepts S. Korea's proposal to fund labor costs for Korean USFK workers on furlough

Jun 3, 2020

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- The US defense department said Tuesday it has accepted South Korea's proposal to fund the labor costs for all Koreans working for the US Forces Korea (USFK) amid their stalled def...
Newly assigned American soldier tests positive for coronavirus; total infections at 31

Jun 1, 2020

An American soldier newly assigned to South Korea has tested positive for the coronavirus, the US Forces Korea said Monday. The latest COVID-19 patient brought the total number of infections among t...
S. Korea to send masks to independence fighters abroad

Jun 1, 2020

A total of 25,000 masks will be delivered to Korean independence fighters who engaged in military and diplomatic campaigns against Japan’s 1910-45 occupation of the Korean Peninsula, to help them com...
Surprise transport onto THAAD base sparks suspicions over upgrade or additional deployment

Jun 1, 2020

The defense ministry stuck to its flat-out denial Monday of any upgrades to a US THAAD missile defense base in South Korea after a series of reports suggested that last week's transport of military h...
Seoul, Washington deliver new interceptor missiles onto THAAD base

May 29, 2020

New interceptor missiles were delivered to a US military base in South Korea on Friday to replace worn-out equipment, amid lingering opposition by local residents. The Defense Ministry said it has s...
S. Korea to kick off homegrown Aegis destroyer development project in earnest

May 29, 2020

South Korea is set to begin basic designing of an indigenous Aegis-equipped destroyer in a move to enhance the Navy's defense capabilities, the arms procurement agency said Friday. In 2018, the gove...
[Newsmaker] Hacking attempts targeting S. Korean military info double in 2019

May 28, 2020

Hacking attempts from abroad targeting South Korean defense information nearly doubled last year, but no data was stolen, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The number of foreign hacking attempts i...
One Chinese caught after illegally entering S. Korea on small boat

May 27, 2020

The South Korean Coast Guard has arrested a Chinese national who illegally entered the country on a small boat last week, officials said Wednesday. The 43-year-old man was caught in the southwestern...
UNC says it is in talks with S. Korea over resumption of DMZ visits

May 27, 2020

The United Nations Command (UNC) said Wednesday it is in talks with South Korea about resuming tours to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas suspended last year in the wake of the A...
S. Korea to develop close-in weapon system for warships

May 26, 2020

South Korea decided Tuesday to develop an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS) for its warships by 2030. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the defense project promotion ...