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Seoul deploys tactical missiles near DMZDefenseJun 17, 2011The South Korean military has deployed to frontline areas near the Demilitarized Zone tactical surface-to-surface missiles that put the North Korean capital of Pyongyang within their striking range, ...
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Dioxin traces found in streams near U.S. baseSocial affairsJun 16, 2011Trace amounts of dioxin were found in streams near a U.S. military base where drums of Agent Orange were purportedly buried about three decades ago, a South Korea-U.S. probe team announced Thursday. ... -
Korea gets tough on corruptionSocial affairsJun 15, 2011Land Ministry hit by series of bribery scandals The government will begin carrying out a stringent across-the-board inspection of public officials next month in efforts to stamp out corruption and s... -
Hyundai Development chief accused of tax evasion, embezzlementSocial affairsJun 15, 2011Four executives of Hyundai Development Co. including its chairman Chung Mong-gyu were accused last Friday by a local housing developer on charges of tax evasion, breach of trust and embezzlement, pro... -
Lee’s ex-aide denies bribery allegations involving bankSocial affairsJun 15, 2011A chief of a public corporation and former presidential secretary on Wednesday denied allegations that he pocketed tens of millions of won in kickbacks from the troubled Busan Savings Bank Group in r...
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Ex-USFK commander slams China for N.K. ‘strategic error’PoliticsJun 14, 2011China has made a “terrible strategic error” by failing to rein in North Korea, a former U.S. Forces Korea commander said Monday, stressing the need for it to assume a responsible role for regional pe... -
Border island command to be launchedDefenseJun 14, 2011South Korea will launch a new military command Wednesday to better defend the five northwestern border islands, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. North Korea’s November shelling of Yeonpyeong ...
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‘Defoliants sprayed on DMZ in late ’50s’Social affairsJun 14, 2011Retired U.S. soldier: Without herbicide, troops in South vulnerable to N.K. snipers A former U.S. Forces Korea soldier claimed Tuesday that he had witnessed defoliants ― apparently containing toxic ...
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Public concern over military medical systemSocial affairsJun 12, 2011Parents call for better disease control and prevention measures A series of recent cases in which young military trainees have been infected with or even died from a serious disease have sparked pub...
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Local governments move to open Agent Orange probesSocial affairsJun 12, 2011Civic group urges investigation of all U.S. bases Provincial governments are moving to verify whether areas near U.S. military facilities are contaminated amid heightened public worries over the all...
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Border island to get Apache choppersSocial affairsJun 12, 2011South Korea is considering deploying large attack helicopters on one of its western sea border islands in preparation against surprise infiltrations of North Korea’s air-cushioned vessels, a defense ...
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Gong loses Assembly seat on conviction of illegal fundingPoliticsJun 9, 2011Rep. Gong Sung-jin of the ruling Grand National Party lost his parliamentary seat Thursday as the Supreme Court upheld the lower court’s decision to convict him of receiving illicit political funds. ... -
Three possible causes pinned down for Naro rocket launch failureSocial affairsJun 9, 2011Korean investigators on Thursday pinned down three possible causes for last year’s failed launch of Korea’s first space rocket, saying that there might have been problems with both the upper and lowe...
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Records agency to mark International Archives DaySocial affairsJun 8, 2011The state archives agency will hold the country’s first ceremony on Thursday marking International Archives Day in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, officials said. The ceremony will take place at the Na...
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Forum seeks ways to end corruptionSocial affairsJun 7, 2011Scholars and experts suggested a variety of ideas to stamp out corruption in public and private sectors in a recent forum in Seoul, stressing that deep-seated illicit practices have eroded national c...
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