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Military doctors to be dispatched to treat COVID-19DefenseSept 2, 2020South Korean military doctors will be dispatched to understaffed civilian health facilities to help treat coronavirus patients, as trainee doctors continue their strike amid a surge in the number of ... -
S. Korea seeks biggest defense budget at W53trDefenseSept 1, 2020The Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday that it was seeking a 5 percent increase in its budget for next year, with most of the total 52.9 trillion won ($44.7 billion) linked to personnel traini... -
Air Force chief tapped to head Joint Chiefs of StaffDefenseAug 31, 2020Air Force chief Won In-choul was named to lead the country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. “He is an operations expert with initiative to power through defense... -
Kim Jong-un did not delegate power: Ex-US commanderNorth KoreaAug 31, 2020North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not passed down his key posts and that means Kim has not delegated power, retired Gen. Vincent Brooks, who was commander of the 28,500-strong United States Forces ... -
Army chief named to lead Defense MinistryDefenseAug 28, 2020Army chief Gen. Suh Wook was tapped to head the Ministry of National Defense, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday at a briefing. “He is experienced in field operations and strategy and has as well exceptional... -
US seeks to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts tied to NKNorth KoreaAug 28, 2020The US government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts believed to have ties to North Korean hackers who stole cryptocurrencies worth millions of dollars from two virtual exchanges... -
WHO says N. Korea has yet to report infectionNorth KoreaAug 28, 2020The World Health Organization said it has been informed of zero coronavirus infection in North Korea so far, since the pandemic outbreak late last year. “As of 20 August, 2,767 people have been test... -
US warns N. Korean hackers resumed bank heistsNorth KoreaAug 27, 2020North Korean hackers have resumed robbing banks across the globe by draining cash from ATMs on fraudulent money transfers, multiple US federal agencies warned Wednesday. A technical alert on the hac... -
N. Korea’s Kim convenes meeting for typhoon, coronavirus responsesNorth KoreaAug 26, 2020North Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened a politburo meeting of the ruling Worker’s Party on Tuesday to discuss measures in response to Typhoon Bavi and the coronavirus outbreak, the North‘s Korean C... -
UN set to address NK human rights issuesNorth KoreaAug 25, 2020The United Nations will discuss human rights conditions in North Korea at the coming General Assembly scheduled to open Sept. 15, the Secretariat said. It added that UN Secretary-General Antonio Gut... -
Ministry’s push for barter deal with NK hits wallNorth KoreaAug 24, 2020South Korea’s push to trade sugar for North Korea’s liquor and food products in a barter exchange has hit a wall as the project is found to be involved with a sanctioned North Korean trading firm, la... -
NK vows to overcome hurdles at congress next yearNorth KoreaAug 24, 2020North Korea said Monday that it will move to correct its “deficiencies” at a congress scheduled for January, referring to a ruling Workers’ Party plenary meeting a week earlier where leader Kim Jong-... -
Xi visit aimed at winning over Korea amid feud with US: expertsForeign affairsAug 23, 2020Chinese President Xi Jinping will seek to persuade South Korea to not heavily invest in anti-China initiatives led by the US if he visits here, experts said Sunday, although his trip is unlikely to h... -
Doctors again reject government’s olive branch, say strike onSocial affairsAug 22, 2020South Korean doctors on Saturday refused to stop their strike over health reform bills, even after the government announced it would put on hold the most contentious part of the plan until after the ... -
S. Korea expands tougher social distancing nationwide amid ‘grave situation’Social affairsAug 22, 2020South Korean health authorities said Saturday that they will expand nationwide heightened social distancing rules currently in place for Seoul and the surrounding areas only. “We’re at a crossroads,...
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