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US troops advised to observe COVID-19 rules after beach havocDefenseJul 15, 2020United States Forces Korea on Tuesday advised its personnel stationed in South Korea to strictly observe the antivirus guidelines the country has been urging local residents to follow in an effort to... -
Half of N. Korean population malnourished: UN reportNorth KoreaJul 14, 2020Nearly half of the North Korean population, or 12.2 million people, suffered undernutrition from 2016-2019, the United Nations estimated in its latest report on food security worldwide. At the time,... -
S. Korea, US could suspend again joint drills: sourcesDefenseJul 12, 2020South Korea and the United States could scale back their annual joint military exercises in August over coronavirus concerns or suspend them altogether, sources said Saturday. The pandemic has alrea... -
NK poised to test submarine-launched ballistic missile: think tankNorth KoreaJul 8, 2020North Korea appears to be weighing the timing to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile as part of the aggression it threatened to stage last month, a Defense Ministry think tank said Wednesday.... -
N. Korea not answering call on military hotline: officialNorth KoreaJul 7, 2020The military hotline between South and North Korea has remained cut since early June when the North severed all official communication channels between the two countries in protest over launches of a... -
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[News Focus] Seoul renews NK engagement push, but chances of success seen as slimNorth KoreaJul 6, 2020With a top US envoy for North Korea due in Seoul this week, South Korea is making a renewed push to restart the peninsular peace process, but prospects are dim with an apparently unwilling North Kore... -
Moon names spy chief as top adviser, reshuffles security ranksPoliticsJul 3, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Friday replaced his top foreign policy and national security officials, naming Suh Hoon director of the National Security Office, top security adviser to the president. Suh,... -
S. Korea, Washington mull canceling joint military drills: sourcesDefenseJul 3, 2020South Korea and the United States are considering calling off their joint military exercises in August, held twice annually in March and August, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, a local... -
Bolton says Trump could meet Kim to win reelectionNorth KoreaJul 3, 2020US President Donald Trump could push to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the third time in October to bolster his November reelection, said former national security adviser John Bolton. “If ... -
Trump-Kim summit unlikely before US election: expertsNorth KoreaJul 2, 2020Leaders of the US and North Korea are unlikely to push for their third summit before November, experts said Thursday, as domestic priorities override foreign policy concerns in the lead-up to the US ... -
US commander reaffirms successful handover of wartime roleDefenseJul 1, 2020The United States remains dedicated to a successful handover of the wartime operational control to South Korea, said Gen. Robert Abrams, who holds dual roles of commander of the US military here and ... -
Number of NK refugees in Q2 hits all-time lowNorth KoreaJul 1, 2020A total of 12 North Korean refugees arrived here between April and June this year, the lowest figure since 2003 when Seoul’s Unification Ministry started compiling the data, it said Wednesday. The f... -
Conscientious objectors start filing for alternative serviceDefenseJun 30, 2020South Korea’s military on Tuesday opened applications for alternative military service to conscientious objectors. The move is in line with the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling in June 2018 tha... -
Trump-Kim summit unlikely before US election: US officialNorth KoreaJun 30, 2020A third US-North Korea summit is unlikely before the US presidential election in November, but the door is open to diplomacy, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Monday. “I think it’s p... -
S. Korea readies transfer of wartime command roleDefenseJun 29, 2020South Korea’s Defense Ministry convened the first of this year’s two meetings on preparations for the transfer of its wartime operational control from the United States, scheduled to be completed by ...
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