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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US military commander in S. Korea during Gwangju uprising dies
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[KH Explains] Why Korea's so tough on short selling
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[Photo News] Seoul seeks 'best sleeper'
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Actors involved in past controversies return first via streaming service originals
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THAAD deployment will be helpful for national defense: Seoul
Deployment of the United States' advanced missile defense system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, in South Korea will be helpful in defending the country from North Korean threats, but the country has no plans to announce any decision on the matter in the near future, a defense official said Friday."Our government will consider every measure to prepare against North Korea's missile threats," the Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said."If U.S. Forces Korea deploys THAAD, it will he
Jan. 29, 2016
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Asia's largest drone show kicks off in Busan
Asia's largest drone festival opened on Thursday in Busan for a three-day run to show a variety of drones ranging from light unmanned aerial vehicles to toy drones.Some 56 companies from four countries participated in Drone Show Korea 2016, the largest of its scale in Asia and the first such event being held in South Korea.The exhibition now being held at BEXCO exhibition center in this southern port city features fixed-wing drones that look like airplanes and other UAVs for public and civilian
Jan. 28, 2016
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Korea, U.S. team up for joint Air Force exercise
Fighter pilots from South Korea and the United States have been conducting a four-day joint air drill aimed at better countering North Korea's provocations, South Korean Air Force said Thursday.The "Buddy Wing 16-1" training exercises, which kicked off on Tuesday, will run through Friday at an air base in Seosan, about 280 kilometers south of Seoul, according to South Korean Air Force.The joint air drill involves four F-16CM fighter planes from the 51st Fighter Wing of the U.S. Air Force and 14
Jan. 28, 2016
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5 Chinese fishermen rescued from capsized boat
Five Chinese fishermen have been rescued from their boat that capsized in the waters off South Korea's southwestern coast Wednesday, while five others remain trapped, the coast guard said.Four fishermen were picked up by another nearby Chinese fishing boat about 85 kilometers northwest of Gageo Island.The coast guard said it rescued a fifth fisherman, though he is unconscious. Five others remain trapped inside the capsized boat.The accident occurred around 10:35 a.m. when the doomed boat started
Jan. 27, 2016
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United States likely to deploy attack drones in South Korea
The U.S. is expected to deploy a cutting-edge attack drone in South Korea this year as part of the allies’ efforts to bolster their reconnaissance and combat capabilities and better counter North Korean threats, Seoul officials said Wednesday. The MQ-1C Gray Eagle underwent an exercise last August at the Gunsan Air Base, during which it streamed video and metadata directly to a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter via a data link from extended distances, its manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautica
Jan. 27, 2016
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USFK to use Gray Eagle as wartime drone in Korea
American troops stationed in South Korea will fly the combat drone Gray Eagle in the event of a war on the Korean Peninsula, officials said Wednesday."U.S. Forces Korea is currently operating the Raven at the battalion level and the Shadow at the brigade level," an official at the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division said, referring to the hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle and the reconnaissance drone. "In wartime, the USFK's 2nd Infantry Division will deploy the Gray Eagle," the officia
Jan. 27, 2016
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Delayed U.S. license halts Korea's Taurus missile adoption
The U.S.' stalled decision over the export of a key GPS system is causing a major delay in South Korea's plan to introduce Taurus missiles by the end of this year, sources said Tuesday.The U.S. government is currently delaying its decision on whether to approve the export of a military GPS receiver for the local project to arm its fighter jets with the made-in-Germany air-to-surface missiles, military and defense procurement officials said.Any decision on the matter is expected to come after Aug
Jan. 26, 2016
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Navy chief inspects maritime combat readiness in East Sea
The Navy chief ordered maritime forces Tuesday to stand with full combat readiness for the possibility of unexpected military provocations by North Korea."The enemy has always launched provocations in manners and timings that are hard for us to predict," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jung Ho-sub said during his visit to the 1st Fleet based on the east coast.Jung inspected the maritime defense posture of the maritime forces in the East Sea area during the visit which came after North Korea's lat
Jan. 26, 2016
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Seoul sets out to revamp veterans group
The Seoul government is seeking to overhaul the country’s largest veterans group by strengthening its control and authority over the leadership and the management following a series of corruption scandals involving its former chief.The Ministry of Patriots and Veteran Affairs on Tuesday unveiled measures to reform the Korean Veterans Association that has been foundering since the arrest of then-chairman Cho Nam-poong last November. The 78-year-old retired four-star Army general has been indicted
Jan. 26, 2016
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[News Analysis] Missile shield dispute rekindled
The plan by South Korea and the U.S. to set up a real-time missile-related intelligence-sharing mechanism is rekindling a controversy over whether the former is moving closer to participating in America’s global missile shield program despite China’s persistent objections. Defense Minister Han Min-koo (right) shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken during their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 20. YonhapAfter North Korea carried out what it claims to be a hydrogen bomb test earlier
Jan. 26, 2016
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Defense Minister says THAAD deployment needs consideration
Defense Minister Han Min-koo said Monday South Korea needs to consider the deployment of the U.S.' advanced defense system THAAD, reflecting growing security threats from North Korea's emerging nuclear and missile capabilities. "Speaking from the military's perspective, there's enough need to review it because our (defense) capabilities are limited," the defense minister said during his appearance in a news program by MBC, a mainstream broadcasting channel."The issue of THAAD should be considere
Jan. 25, 2016
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Korea, U.S., Japan pushing for talks among JCS chiefs
South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to hold talks among their military chiefs in February, an official here said Monday, in the aftermath of North Korea's fourth nuclear test earlier in the month.The three countries are pushing to hold a video conference next month among Gen. Lee Sun-jin, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and his American and Japanese counterparts -- Gen. Joseph Dunford and Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano -- a JCS spokesman said during a regular briefing.Details of t
Jan. 25, 2016
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Korean troops in UAE mark 5 years of stationing
The South Korean forces dispatched to the United Arab Emirates have conducted around 30 combined exercises with the local troops since the unit was first stationed in the Arab country five years ago as part of bilateral military exchanges, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday.South Korea sent the 150-strong "Ahk" unit to the UAE in January 2011 to train special forces and conduct joint military drills there. The 10th rotating troops are currently in service in the UAE. Since the deployment, the
Jan. 22, 2016
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Navy's anti-piracy unit escorted more vessels after successful rescue in 2011
The Navy's anti-piracy troops dispatched to the Somali coast have escorted an increasing number of nonmilitary vessels through the piracy-prone region following their successful mission to free a South Korean freighter taken hostage by Somali sea rovers in 2011."Since the Dawn of the Gulf of Aden operation, the number of vessels the Cheonghae Unit escorted in the sea near the Gulf of Aden has doubled," a military official said. Under the much-published operation, the 300-strong anti-piracy unit
Jan. 21, 2016
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Korea puts KF-X fighter jet project in full swing
South Korea officially kicked off its multibillion-dollar project Thursday to produce homemade fighter jets over the next decade.Under the Korean Fighter Experimental project by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, contractor airplane maker Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. will come up with six units of a homegrown prototype fighter by 2021.The test fighters will undergo flight tests for four years before the development project is completed by mid-2026, according to DAPA.Based on the
Jan. 21, 2016
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Korean fighter jet project kicks off
South Korea on Thursday announced the launch of projects to introduce indigenous fighter jets in the mid-2020s, kick-starting the journey that has spawned much controversy following the U.S. rejection to transfer key technologies. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration held a commencement meeting in the headquarters of contractor Korea Aerospace Industries in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province. Some 200 government and industry officials as well as military scientists also from partner co
Jan. 21, 2016
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THAAD to provide Korea with valuable capability
The U.S. THAAD missile defense system would provide South Korea with great protection against growing missile threats from North Korea, a U.S. think tank report said Wednesday.The Center for Strategic and International Studies made the suggestion in a report on the U.S. rebalance to Asia policy, saying the Asian nation "has no area defense capabilities against North Korean ballistic missiles."Chinese demarches have made a potential THAAD deployment a "sensitive issue" for Seoul, it said."The ROK
Jan. 21, 2016
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Military think tank calls for robot development
The U.S. Army envisions operations by teams of super humans and autonomous combat robots in 2050, while China and Russia are spurring programs to develop combat robots and unmanned editions of the existing armored vehicles. Japan, meanwhile, has unveiled the world’s first armed robot that can carry a seated human pilot. With world powers racing to gain an edge in the military robotics industry, Seoul should step up investment in the research and development of ground robots, a state-run think t
Jan. 19, 2016
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Defense officials, experts to gauge N. Korea's nuclear capability
Defense officials and experts gathered here together Tuesday to gauge North Korea's nuclear capability following the communist country's recent nuclear test. Minister of National Defense Han Min-koo, Vice Minister of National Defense Hwang In-moo and 17 other defense and military officials held a workshop at the defense ministry with seven experts on North Korea, mostly from state-run research centers including the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.Technical assessment of the recent nuclear t
Jan. 19, 2016
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Seoul to boost its missile defense program: DAPA chief
South Korea's arms procurement agency will concentrate efforts on upgrading the country's Patriot missiles and developing long-range ground-to-air missiles to counter North Korea's threats, its chief said Monday.North Korea declared that it successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test on Jan. 6. The outside world suspects the test might have been based on a conventional atomic bomb, or a boosted fission bomb at best, but nevertheless the recent test showed the communist country is advancing its n
Jan. 18, 2016