The Korea Herald

Support programs for Cheonan survivors

PoliticsJan 17, 2011

A foundation established last year to honor the 46 sailors killed in North Korea’s torpedo attack on the corvette Cheonan is to begin several support programs this week for survivors of the disaster....
U.S. opens door to N.K. engagement

PoliticsJan 14, 2011

Gates warns Pyongyang to renounce hostility U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that “diplomatic engagement” with North Korea, starting with direct inter-Korean dialogue, is possible as ...
Defense procurer toughens vetting of military equipment

PoliticsJan 13, 2011

Blocking defects in weapons and military equipment is to be a key goal of South Korea’s military acquisition agency this year, the agency said on Thursday. This goal is apparently aimed at addressin...
K-21 armored vehicles back in use

PoliticsJan 13, 2011

K-21 armored vehicles will return to military use in April after defects that sank two of them in 2009 and last year were fixed, an official at the military acquisition agency said Thursday. After i...
Air Force, Navy to get more ministry, JCS representation

PoliticsJan 12, 2011

General-level officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force are expected to equally share key decision-making posts at the Defense Ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff by the end of next year, a gover...
Bills aim to strengthen status of Marine Corps

PoliticsJan 12, 2011

A ruling party lawmaker is planning to submit to parliament three revision bills this week that would offer more independence to the Marine Corps, which was merged into the Navy in 1973. The move co...
Military minces words on reform

PoliticsJan 11, 2011

Generals are still too attached to decorations, outfits Withdrawing the plan to detach the star-studded plates from military generals’ sedans has prompted concerns over whether the top brass’ reform...
Military academies may merge ceremonies

PoliticsJan 11, 2011

The Ministry of National Defense is seeking to hold a joint commission ceremony for all military academies, officials said Tuesday. The move is aimed at reducing the cost of holding all the ceremoni...
S. Korea, Japan agree to expand military ties after N.K. attacks

PoliticsJan 10, 2011

South Korean and Japanese defense ministers agreed to “expand and deepen” bilateral military cooperation during talks in Seoul on Monday, amid heightened tensions following a series of deadly North K...
Army marks dispatch of UAE contingent

PoliticsJan 10, 2011

The Army held a ceremony Monday marking the creation and dispatch of a South Korean contingent to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday a two-year mission to help train the Middle East country’s specia...
N.K. has multiple motives behind dialogue overtures

PoliticsJan 9, 2011

Pyongyang’s overtures for dialogue with Seoul appear aimed at securing outside assistance to ease its economic travails and escape international isolation resulting from its belligerent behavior, exp...
Former police chiefs to face summons

PoliticsJan 9, 2011

The prosecution is planning to summon two former top police officials early this week as part of its probe into an escalating bribery scandal regarding construction site catering contracts, sources s...
Park keeps lead in opinion polls of presidential hopefuls

PoliticsJan 3, 2011

Rep. Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the ruling Grand National Party, has maintained an overwhelming lead in all recent opinion polls on those hoping to run in the 2012 presidential election. Ho...