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Russia sent more than 165,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea in March: White House
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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S. Korean children, teens grow taller, mature faster than before: study
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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Army takes group action against Hybe for neglecting BTS
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Some junior doctors are returning: Health Ministry
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Ador CEO's request for exclusive right to terminate NewJeans' contract with Hybe refused in February
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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Naver will consider company benefits in deciding on selling Line shares: CEO
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Woman dangling from power lines rescued by residents holding blanket
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Korea in talks to use U.S. military GPS
South Korea is in talks with the United States to win permission to use the country's military Global Positioning System as it moves to develop guided munitions that can better deal with Pyongyang's growing artillery threat, the government said Thursday.The military procurement agency said it is seeking to finish the development of the new weapon system with a range of 120 kilometers by 2018, and it will use the U.S. military's GPS which is immune to jamming attempts. The military plans to depl
April 7, 2016
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Air Force conducting 5-day pilot rescue drill
The Air Force is conducting a five-day exercise aimed at rescuing pilots who are stranded deep inside enemy territory, by mobilizing two search and rescue helicopters, the military said Thursday.The rescue drill began its five-day run on Monday and will run till Friday at Yeongwol and Danyang, both some 200 kilometers southeast of Seoul, according to the Air Force. The exercise was based on a simulation of rescuing pilots who have been forced to eject from their aircraft in hostile territories d
April 7, 2016
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N.K. may deploy new rocket launchers this year: minister
South Korea’s Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Tuesday he believes North Korea may deploy its new large caliber rocket launcher as early as this year, and that the new weapons system can substitute some of the existing short-range ballistic missiles.Han said the new 300-milimeter-caliber multiple rocket launch system is better than the ballistic missiles in that it is cheaper to manufacture and can fire multiple rockets at once. Defense Minister Han Min-koo / Ministry of National DefenseThe mil
April 6, 2016
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Korea in debate about developing own nuclear weapons: CRS report
South Korea is in a debate about developing its own nuclear weapons, despite the United States' assurances to extend its "nuclear umbrella" to protect the Asian ally, a congressional report said Tuesday.The Congressional Research Service also said in the report on U.S.-South Korea relations that such a move by the South could result in a series of negative consequences, including economic sanctions on Seoul and a nuclear arms race in the region."In the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear weapon
April 6, 2016
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Seoul conducts joint air attack exercise with U.S.
South Korea and the United States carried out a joint air attack exercise on Tuesday as part of a series of drills intended to test their combat readiness to counter potential North Korean aggression.The joint drill mobilized the South Korean Air Force's FA-50 light attack aircraft and the U.S. Marine Corps' FA-18C Hornet fighter jet, the Air Force here said in a statement.The U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Aircraft Group 12 made a trial sortie from the base of the Air Force's 16th Fighter Wing locat
April 5, 2016
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Navy launches new missile-armed submarine
South Korea's Navy on Tuesday launched its seventh Son Won-il class submarine that is capable of firing off guided missiles, and can contribute to the country's overall military readiness.The 1,800-ton diesel-electric submarine incorporates the latest technology and possesses a formidable weapons system that can enhance the fleet's fighting capability.The launch ceremony was held at Hyundai Heavy Industries'dockyard in Ulsan, some 400 kilometers southeast of Seoul, and attended by Chief of Naval
April 5, 2016
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Korea to test new recon planes in U.S. this week
South Korea plans to conduct a flight test of two new reconnaissance planes in the United States this week, which can help the country better detect signs of North Korean missile launches and other threats, officials said Monday. The planes, part of the enhanced Baekdu program, will undergo their first flight tests in an airfield in Texas later this week, according to officials at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.The test is intended to examine the operability of the aircraft with
April 4, 2016
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Korea partly resumes flight of F-16 jets following recent crash
South Korea partly resumed flights of its F-16 fighter jets on Monday after the crash of one plane led to a fleetwide grounding, the Air Force said.The U.S.-made combat aircraft plunged into an uninhabited hill in the southeast town of Cheongsong, some 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul on Wednesday, after its engine failed during a training mission. The two pilots aboard the airplane safely ejected. Following the accident, the Air Force suspended the flight of some 30 F-16 units, as well as 130
April 4, 2016
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Army conducts artillery exercise along east coast amid North Korean threats
South Korea's Army conducted a live-fire artillery exercise along the east coast on Monday amid continuous threats of attacks and missile and artillery launches by North Korea.The large-scale naval firing drill along the East Sea mobilized artillery units belonging to the three Army corps stationed along the eastern front of the inter-Korean border, according to the military. The drill simulated an artillery counter-attack against a supposed North Korean naval provocation, the Army noted.About 2
April 4, 2016
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Army holds conference on military drones
The South Korean Army on Saturday held its first conference on military drones, at which researchers rolled out drone-related studies such as development on so-called “suicide drones.”The event was hosted by the conference held at Korea Army Intelligence School, in charge of training intelligence officers in the Army. Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, refer to aircraft that require no human pilot with varying degrees autonomy in their operation. Their uses vary from military use to
April 3, 2016
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Korea, Japan practice sharing info during missile defense drill
South Korea and Japan practiced sharing information during an international missile defense exercise led by the United States, bolstering their defense ties in response to growing threats from North Korea, sources said Sunday.The two countries paired up in the drill, called Nimble Titan 16, where some 20 countries participated to practice information sharing, offense operations and anticipatory self-defense.The five-day training, which took place in February, was based on a mock submarine-launch
April 3, 2016
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North Korea launches short-range missile, again
North Korea fired a short-range surface-to-air missile into the East Sea on Friday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It is the latest in a string of verbal and security provocations by Pyongyang as world leaders including those from U.S., China, Japan and South Korea are gathered in Washington for antinuclear talks.“North Korea fired one short-range land-to-air missile into the East Sea from Seondeok of South Hamgyeong Province at around 12:45 p.m.,” the JCS said in a statement. Seondeok, located
April 1, 2016
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Seoul warns against North's GPS jamming
South Korea on Friday warned against Pyongyang’s continuous jamming of global positioning systems that it defined as a clear provocation to further escalate cross-border tensions. “North Korea must immediately stop the dangerous and reckless act that violates a relevant international treaty and threatens people’s safety here,” Cheong Wa Dae said after the meeting of the National Security Council. The announcement came after the South issued an alert late Thursday afternoon, confirming signs of
April 1, 2016
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Why Asian diplomacy is on nuke summit sidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) The leaders of China, India, Japan and South Korea are among the heads of government converging on Washington for a summit on countering the nightmarish threat of nuclear terrorism. But with tensions in North Korea and the South China Sea running high, the meetings that Asian leaders have on the sidelines could attract more attention than the summit itself. President Barack Obama has put a premium on expanding ties with Asia, in part to counter the rise of China. The U.S.
March 31, 2016
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S. Korea issues warning over suspected N. Korean GPS disruption
South Korea issued a warning Thursday after detecting satellite signal disruptions that it said appeared to be coming from North Korea. The warning, issued at 7:30 p.m. in Seoul, the adjacent city of Incheon and the surrounding Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces, came as North Korea discharged a large amount of radio waves to jam Global Positioning System signals in the region, officials said. "We've detected signs that North Korea has been sending radio waves to the capital area since a month a
March 31, 2016
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Korea, U.S. to expand ties on science, technology
South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday to broaden their partnership on science and technology, such as cybersecurity and innovation.The agreement came after Choi Yang-hee -- minister of science, ICT and future planning -- held the talks earlier with John Holdren, senior adviser to President Barack Obama on science and technology issues in Seoul.It marked the 9th session of the joint committee meeting on science and technology cooperation between the two sides.The biennial forum, launc
March 31, 2016
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Korea restarts project to launch 5 military satellites
South Korea plans to kick start a program to send five satellites into orbit by 2022 which will allow the military to keep close tabs on North Korea, defense officials said Thursday.The project, dubbed "425 project," has been stalled for a year amid budget limitations, with the National Assembly allocating only 2 billion won in the 2016 budget out of 64.3 billion won requested by the defense ministry. "The ministry has set its sights on reaching a contract within the latter half of this year," a
March 31, 2016
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White House rejects Trump‘s idea of allowing S. Korea to go nuclear
The White House on Wednesday rejected Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's idea of allowing South Korea to go nuclear in response to North Korean threats, saying it could give Pyongyang justification for its nuclear development."That prospect would be incredibly destabilizing," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. "Right now, the policy of the United States, a policy that is strongly supported by the broad international community, is that we should denuclearize the Korea
March 31, 2016
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Park arrives in U.S. for Nuclear Security Summit
President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a summit with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders on how to tackle the threats on nuclear terrorism and to strengthen an international regime for nuclear security.The biennial meeting, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, has been held every two years since Obama hosted the inaugural summit in 2010 as part of efforts to make the world free of nuclear weapons. This year's meeting is to be the final summit
March 31, 2016
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Trump rekindles talk of nuclear South Korea
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, known for proposing unconventional solutions to problems, has come up with an idea that he said would significantly reduce U.S. security burdens in Asia: arming South Korea and Japan with nuclear weapons.Trump's remarks have added weight to calls in South Korea for the country's own nuclear armament in the wake of North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range missile test in February. Talking seriously about the topic itself
March 31, 2016