The Korea Herald

Military to conduct aerial defense exercise over Seoul

Social affairsJun 7, 2011

The military will conduct a large-scale aerial defense exercise Wednesday across the country to bolster its capabilities to handle enemy infiltrations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. The bi...
[Herald Interview] ‘War on Agent Orange is still ongoing’

Social affairsJun 6, 2011

Vietnam War veteran stresses calm amid defoliant contamination allegations Their missions during the Vietnam War ended four decades ago, but they are still fighting a war ― an unexpected one against...
Outcome of defoliant probe expected late June

PoliticsJun 5, 2011

Probe team focuses on one area at U.S. base The allegations that a large amount of Agent Orange was buried at Camp Carroll, a U.S. base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province, in 1978 are expected to...
Military struggles to cope with soldiers’ banned Internet use

DefenseJun 5, 2011

The military is striving to tighten discipline in cyberspace as an increasing number of tech-savvy enlisted soldiers are caught breaking rules on Internet use. While South Korea prides itself on bei...
Teams begin on-site probe of U.S. base

Social affairsMay 31, 2011

Controversy over when U.S. sprayed defoliants in Korea continues A Korea-U.S. probe team on Tuesday began taking soil samples just outside Camp Carroll, a U.S. base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Prov...
Rocket falls outside Korea’s Afghan base

PoliticsMay 31, 2011

Another rocket fell late Monday outside an Afghanistan base where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, but there were no injuries, Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday. There have n...
Army officer brought N.K. nuke site soil to South: reports

PoliticsMay 30, 2011

After 1999 mission, N.K. abducted Lt. Col. Jeong, then released him in deal A South Korean Army intelligence officer infiltrated areas near North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex and brought samples...
U.S. Army sprayed defoliant over DMZ in 1955: ex-soldier

Social affairsMay 30, 2011

Military forms joint team to investigate Camp Mercer site A former South Korean soldier testified for the first time Monday that from its aircraft, the U.S. military sprayed a defoliant over the Dem...
‘If China acted like U.S., N. Korea would be further isolated’

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

JEJU ― China's taking a similar attitude to that of the United States to North Korea would only see the reclusive state slip deeper into isolation, a senior Chinese official said Saturday. Such a mo...
Jeju Forum debates global peace, economy, culture

PoliticsMay 29, 2011

Prime minister calls for closer cooperation for peaceful and prosperous East Asia JEJU ― Top government officials, corporate leaders, scholars and activists from across the globe engaged in heated d...
Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity opens

Social affairsMay 26, 2011

A three-day international forum to seek solutions to a wide range of global issues will begin on Jeju on Friday, organizers said Thursday. Themed “New Asia for Peace and Prosperity,” the 6th Jeju Fo...
U.S. to use radar in chemicals probe

PoliticsMay 26, 2011

Device to examine soil at U.S. base; officials discussing joint investigation The U.S. military will mobilize ground-penetrating radar devices as early as next week to inspect the soil at one of its...
N. Korea defectors slam remittance approval plan

PoliticsMay 26, 2011

North Korean defectors here are strongly opposing a government plan to require them to gain approval before making remittances to relatives in the cash-strapped state. They say that the approval pro...
‘Chemicals dumped in Bucheon’

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

Ex-soldier claims indiscriminate dumping at U.S. base Another former U.S. soldier claimed seven years ago that his unit in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, dumped “every imaginable chemical” there in the...
Revision calls mount for U.S. forces rules

PoliticsMay 24, 2011

Lawmakers and civic groups are calling for the revision of the Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. to toughen regulations after possible environmental contamination here. They argue that with t...