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Defense cost-sharing negotiations face rough road aheadDefenseNov 7, 2019The ongoing defense cost-sharing negotiations between South Korea and the United States face a rough road ahead, with Washington reportedly asking Seoul to pay for expenses not included in the origin... -
Stilwell says he had ‘fantastic’ discussions with Korean governmentForeign PolicyNov 6, 2019David Stilwell, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, on Wednesday welcomed “fantastic” talks with South Korean government officials. Visiting the country as part of hi... -
Top US negotiator for defense cost-sharing deal visits South KoreaForeign PolicyNov 6, 2019James DeHart, the chief US negotiator for the defense cost-sharing deal with South Korea, is in Seoul for an informal visit. South Korean government officials view the visit as aimed at learning more... -
Top US official for Asia arrives in Seoul, expected to discuss GSOMIAForeign PolicyNov 5, 2019David Stilwell, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrived in Seoul late Tuesday for talks with Korean officials on their bilateral alliance and ongoing regional affa... -
South Korea asks for US action on its ongoing row with JapanForeign PolicyNov 3, 2019South Korea has asked the United States to intervene to resolve the ongoing row with Japan. Deputy Foreign Minister Yoon Soon-gu and David Stilwell, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asia... -
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[Feature] Tall order to transform DMZ minefields into peace zoneNorth KoreaOct 28, 2019After a short-lived period of detente for the two Koreas, the North appears to be back to cold-shouldering the South. But this has not deterred the Moon administration from drawing up plans for lasti... -
Allies should contribute more for US troops defending their land, says US defense secretaryDefenseOct 23, 2019As defense cost-sharing negotiations between South Korea and the United States were to take place Wednesday, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper highlighted the importance of allies sharing the burden... -
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[Newsmaker] Opposition party leader denies involvement in alleged martial law planPoliticsOct 22, 2019Liberty Korea Party Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday denied allegations made by a civic group that he took part in planning to impose martial law to quell monthslong candlelight protests if the impe... -
UNC’s authority on giving permission to enter DMZ should be reviewed: ministerNorth KoreaOct 21, 2019Regulations should be revised on the United Nations Command’s authority to give entry permission into the Demilitarized Zone, Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Monday. During a parliamentary i... -
Google Maps exposes 40 percent of South Korea’s military installations: lawmakerDefenseOct 20, 2019The locations of about 40 percent of South Korea’s military installations, including some crucial fighter wings, are openly revealed on Google Maps, a lawmaker said Sunday. According to data that Re... -
Arrest warrant sought for students who breached US envoy's residence, police beef up securitySocial affairsOct 20, 2019Prosecutors on Sunday sought arrest warrant for seven university students who broke into the US ambassador’s residence in Seoul on Friday, as the police strengthened security measures around the area... -
Mandela daughter appointed ambassador to South KoreaDiplomatic CircuitOct 17, 2019The late anti-apartheid activist and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zenani Mandela-Dlamini has been appointed South Africa’s ambassador to South Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. ... -
US has no secret plan to make UNC operational headquarters: AbramsDefenseOct 17, 2019The United States does not have any “secret plan” to make the United Nations Command an operational command, and media reports regarding this are “fake news,” Gen. Robert Abrams, the UNC commander sa... -
Kim Jong-un says pain caused by US turned to rageNorth KoreaOct 16, 2019North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rode up Paektusan on a horse, the North’s state media reported Wednesday, highlighting it as a historical event. Visiting upper Samjiyon County -- the birthplace of h... -
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[Newsmaker] Military culls wild boars to stop spread of swine feverSocial affairsOct 15, 2019South Korea’s Defense Ministry kicked off a joint operation Tuesday to shoot wild boars to stop the African swine fever from spreading near the border areas to North Korea, after infected carcasses w...
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