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Seoul has to pay more for US troops: experts

DefenseApr 22, 2020

South Korea will have to pay more than it recently offered in a defense cost-sharing pact with the US, experts said Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump continues to insist on a drastic hike in co...
Seoul says no signs Kim Jong-un gravely ill

North KoreaApr 21, 2020

South Korea on Tuesday played down reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un falling seriously ill after surgery, saying nothing in particular signaled Kim's failing health or indicated an emergency...
[Breaking] Seoul official plays down report on NK leader Kim's failing health

North KoreaApr 21, 2020

A South Korean official on Tuesday played down a CNN report that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was in critical condition after surgery. Citing a US official with direct knowledge, the US news chan...
[Breaking] NK leader Kim reportedly in critical condition after surgery: CNN

North KoreaApr 21, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in critical condition after surgery, CNN said Tuesday, citing a US official with direct knowledge. Earlier on Monday, a South Korean online media outlet specializi...
NK warns Trump rapport with Kim shouldn’t be self-serving

North KoreaApr 20, 2020

North Korea warned US President Donald Trump not to use his personal rapport with leader Kim Jong-un for “selfish purposes,” saying Kim had not sent the “nice note” Trump claimed to have received. “...
Army conscripts released after testing positive for COVID-19

DefenseApr 18, 2020

Two Army conscripts from Daegu who are followers of the Shincheonji Church are to be released from military training after testing positive for COVID-19, the Army said Saturday. Two days earlier, an...
New infections drop to 18, lowest figure since Feb. 20

Social affairsApr 18, 2020

South Korea reported 18 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the tally to 10,653, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The number of new infections was the lowe...
US congressmen call for finalizing defense deal with S. Korea

DefenseApr 17, 2020

US Congressmen urged the Trump administration Wednesday to conclude the drawn-out defense cost-sharing deal with South Korea to protect US security interests and the readiness of both countries’ forc...
With victory under his belt, Hong vows to rebuild conservatives

PoliticsApr 16, 2020

Hong Joon-pyo, a prominent conservative politician who ran in the election as an independent and won, said Thursday that he would rebuild the political right, which is reeling from a crushing defeat ...
Ex-police commissioner elected on prosecution reform pledge

PoliticsApr 16, 2020

Hwang Un-hah, the former commissioner of the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency who is standing trial on power abuse charges, won a parliamentary seat in his hometown of Daejeon in Wednesday’s genera...
Voter turnout surges to 20-year high

PoliticsApr 15, 2020

Despite the continuing coronavirus outbreak, South Korean citizens flocked to the polls for Wednesday’s general election, pushing the turnout rate to the highest in years. Nearly 66 percent of the c...
NK fires cruise missiles in fifth weapons test

North KoreaApr 14, 2020

North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple cruise missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday morning, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, adding that it was maintaining readiness while monitorin...
Rival parties expect sweeping victory in longtime strongholds

PoliticsApr 11, 2020

“No, we don’t plan to go for campaigning there (in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province) any time soon. I mean we would, but it’ll probably be right before the election day on April 15,” a United Futu...
Army chiefs of S. Korea, US discuss countering COVID-19

DefenseApr 10, 2020

The army chiefs of South Korea and the US held a telephone conversation Friday to discuss countering the novel coronavirus pandemic, reaffirming the readiness of their combined forces. The call betw...
Dummy missile test suspected at NK shipyard: report

North KoreaApr 9, 2020

North Korea may have tested dummy missiles at its Sinpo South Shipyard along its east coast in recent days, Washington-based website 38 North said Wednesday, citing commercial satellite imagery. Fou...