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Row escalating over island visit by Japan lawmakers

PoliticsJul 29, 2011

Seoul plans to slap entry ban on four A diplomatic conflict between South Korea and Japan is escalating as four Japanese lawmakers are pushing ahead with their plan to visit Ulleung Island, while Se...
Korea to send 39 troops to PKO exercise in Mongolia

DefenseJul 29, 2011

South Korea will send 39 troops to Mongolia later this week for an annual international peacekeeping exercise, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday. At the invitation of the Mongolian military, the...
N.K. vows to begin disposal of resort assets

PoliticsJul 29, 2011

Seoul hints it could rely on international law to resolve issue North Korea on Friday notified South Korea that it would begin taking “practical steps” to dispose of South Korean assets at its Mount...
Military searches for stray landmines

Social affairsJul 28, 2011

Joint Chiefs of Staff mobilizes 1,700 troops to join restoration efforts The military has ordered a search in southern Seoul, as well as in Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces to verify whether landmines...
Weak ground on Mt. Umyeon prompts deadly landslides

Social affairsJul 28, 2011

The landslides on Mount Umyeon in southern Seoul on Wednesday after two days of torrential rain could be attributed to weak ground, experts said Thursday. They also noted that the Seoul municipality...
Marine Corps to take stringent steps to stamp out abuse at barracks

DefenseJul 18, 2011

Measures to include disbanding of units found to have serious problems The Marine Corps is seeking to introduce a set of severe measures to stamp out physical and verbal abuse in its units, which ha...
S. Korea, China agree to high-level military dialogue, bolster security cooperation

PoliticsJul 15, 2011

Defense chiefs of South Korea and China on Friday agreed to establish an annual “strategic defense dialogue,” paving the way for enhanced cooperation in tackling peninsular and regional security issu...
New USFK chief vows to bolster alliance

DefenseJul 14, 2011

Gen. Thurman takes charge of U.S. forces in S. Korea, vows to deter N.K. provocations A new U.S. Forces Korea commander took office on Thursday, vowing to further strengthen the long-standing bilate...
Bugging scandal hits politics, journalism

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

State broadcaster KBS denies bugging allegations, calls probe threat to press freedom Allegations of bugging involving the state-run broadcaster KBS have sparked criticism over “unethical journalism...
Seoul mayor marks 1st year of 2nd term, decries spending

PoliticsJul 13, 2011

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pledged to fight “welfare populism” in a city council bill to offer free school meals at all schools in the capital. “If we don’t overcome ‘welfare populism,’ the democracy of...
N.K. calls for S. Korean plans to dispose of Geumgang assets

North KoreaJul 13, 2011

North Korea on Wednesday demanded that the South present its plans to dispose of the Seoul-owned assets at the Mount Geumgang resort by July 29, according to a government official. The North also sa...
Navy to bloster presence on Ulleung, move seen to protect Dokdo islets

DefenseJul 13, 2011

The Navy has decided to expand a helicopter landing facility on Ulleung Island and dispatch two more military helicopters to it, according to a lawmaker. The move comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its...
S. Korean, Swiss defense chiefs talk regional security

DefenseJul 12, 2011

Defense chiefs of South Korea and Switzerland held talks on Tuesday in Seoul to discuss regional security issues and ways to enhance bilateral military ties, the Ministry of National Defense said. D...
Defense minister to visit China this week

DefenseJul 12, 2011

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin will depart for China on Thursday for a three-day schedule that includes talks with his Chinese counterpart and other top government officials there, officials here said...
USFK confers annual Good Neighbor Awards

DefenseJul 12, 2011

The U.S. Forces Korea on Monday conferred its annual Good Neighbor Awards to 24 Korean and U.S. civilians and military staff for their contribution to strengthening the alliance between the two natio...