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[Newsmaker] Military plans to ease restrictions on soldiers’ off-base activities, cellphone use

South Korea’s conscripted soldiers will soon be allowed to go off base and to use cellphones in barracks after working hours, the country’s military said Thursday, as part of efforts to improve basic...

December 27, 2018
Defense
NK may no longer be described as ‘enemy’ in S. Korea’s defense white paper

North Korea may no longer be described as South Korea’s official enemy in the government’s soon-to-be-published defense white paper, with the two Koreas accelerating efforts to reduce cross-border mi...

December 26, 2018
North Korea
Liberty Korea Party’s overhaul plan draws mixed reaction

Controversy persists over the decision by the main opposition party’s interim leadership to reduce the clout of lawmakers who were close to former President Park Geun-hye, as well as that of other co...

December 16, 2018
North Korea
‘Two Koreas should sign peace treaty when NK achieves 50 percent of denuclearization’

Controversy has erupted over a Seoul-based research institute’s report on the draft version of a hypothetical peace treaty with North Korea, with conservatives saying it is too early to discuss the m...

December 13, 2018
North Korea
Koreas hold working-level talks on health care

The two Koreas held working-level talks to share the latest data on influenza, paving the way for cooperation in the health and medical sector, the Seoul government said Wednesday. Kwon Jun-wook, a ...

December 12, 2018
North Korea
Hacked lawmaker’s email sent to defense agencies: report

A South Korean lawmaker’s email account had been hacked by an unidentified group as an alleged attempt to steal classified information from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defense Acquisition Prog...

December 12, 2018
Defense
In a first for the two Koreas, inspectors verify removal of front-line guard posts

The militaries of the two Koreas inspected each other’s military facilities in a heavily fortified border region Wednesday for the first time since the end of the Korean War, verifying work that too...

December 12, 2018
Defense
Politicians divided over whether Kim Jong-un can visit Seoul within this year

With North Korea maintaining its silence as to whether Kim Jong-un will visit Seoul before the end of this year, speculation is rampant among political parties here as to whether the North Korean lea...

December 11, 2018
North Korea
Military envisions reform plan that goes beyond NK nuclear threat

With the two Koreas speeding up their efforts to reduce cross-border tensions and enhance socio-economic ties, the South Korean government is seeking to formulate a new security policy that focuses ...

December 10, 2018
Defense
Even if Kim Jong-un came to Seoul, most South Korean might not know until last minute: experts

Since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged to visit Seoul in return for President Moon Jae-in’s September trip to Pyongyang, whether Kim will keep his promise has become a point of much speculati...

December 7, 2018
North Korea
Allies’ top diplomats pledge to maintain close coordination on NK

The top diplomats of South Korea and the US pledged united efforts to deal with North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, as the allies’ leaders seek another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jon...

December 7, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korean military says it has long watched N. Korea’s ‘unreported’ missile base

The South Korean military said Thursday that Seoul and Washington have long monitored a North Korean missile base that a US media outlet described as an unreported facility capable of launching a lo...

December 6, 2018
North Korea
Koreas agree to verify removal of 22 guard posts next week

The militaries of the two Koreas agreed to verify each other’s work on the removal of 22 guard posts next week, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in an effort to sustain the momentum of a deten...

December 6, 2018
North Korea
Entering buffer zone near DMZ to be simplified for civilians

The South Korean government on Wednesday pledged to simplify the process for civilians to enter the restricted border region, as a part of efforts to lift the ban on developing the military-controll...

December 5, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea, UAE to hold defense talks to build on ‘strategic partnership’

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates are to hold talks Wednesday, as the two countries seek to improve defense cooperation following the decision to establish a strategic pa...

December 4, 2018
Defense

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