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Marine Corps commander summoned by CIO for questioning on alleged influence-peddling case
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Debate rages over ‘overly fatty’ samgyeopsal
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[Weekender] Korean psyche untangled: Musok
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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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[Eye Interview] 'If you live to 100, you might as well be happy,' says 88-year-old bestselling essayist
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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From fake prostitution ring to nonexistent robber, prank calls hamper police
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Missing S. Korean traveler in Paris found safe after 2 weeks
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Defense chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry NK-Russia military cooperation
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Army deploys advanced multiple rocket launchers
The Army on Tuesday began deploying next-generation multiple launch rocket systems as part of Seoul’s efforts to better counter growing North Korean artillery threats and boost home production of tactical weapons. The domestically built MLRS, named “Chunmoo,” is poised to beef up South Korea’s artillery counterstrike capabilities with a range of up to 80 kilometers, more than twice that of the existing “Guryong.” The Defense Agency for Technology and Quality has injected some 131.4 billion won (
Aug. 4, 2015
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6 Air Force fighters depart for Alaska to join U.S. air drill
Six South Korean fighter jets departed for Alaska on Tuesday to join a U.S.-led air defense drill designed to beef up joint combat capacity, the Air Force said.The six F-16Ds were to arrive at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, later in the day to join the Red Flag Alaska exercise, which will kick off Aug. 10 for a 12-day run, the Air Force said in a statement.A total of 103 South Korean forces, including 32 combat pilots, will join the joint combat training exercise, commanded by the U.S. Pacific
Aug. 4, 2015
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2 soldiers wounded in suspected mine explosion at DMZ
Two Army staff sergeants were seriously wounded in what is believed to be a landmine explosion in the heavily fortified demilitarized zone, the military said Tuesday.The explosion took place on the southern side of the DMZ in the city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, at 7:40 a.m. while the two sergeants carried out a search mission there, according to the military.(Yonhap)The explosion nearly severed the soldiers' legs and they were rushed to a military hospital for treatment, the military said, addi
Aug. 4, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. well equipped to detect N. Korean missile despite cover
South Korea and the U.S. are well equipped to detect any signs of a North Korean missile launch despite the reported cover being installed over the North Korean launching pad, the Defense Ministry said Monday.Japan's Kyodo News reported earlier in the day that the North is installing a cover over the Tongchang-ri rocket launch pad to "evade surveillance by spy satellites."The cover will make it difficult for South Korea and the U.S. to catch any missile assembly activities inside, Defense Minist
Aug. 3, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan to hold director-level defense talks this week
South Korea will hold a working-level defense policy meeting with Japan this week to discuss regional security and cooperation on the defense segment, the Defense Ministry said Monday.The 21st round of the South Korea-Japan working-level defense policy conference will be held Wednesday at the ministry in Seoul, with the South Korean side headed by Yoon Soon-ku, the ministry's director general on international policy, and the Japanese side headed by his counterpart, Atsuo Suzuki, the ministry sai
Aug. 3, 2015
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N.K. puts artillery on reverse slope
North Korea has recently repositioned its 170 millimeter-caliber self-propelled howitzers in a frontline unit on the reverse slope, enhancing their survivability and further escalating artillery threats to South Korea, a government source said Sunday.Hidden in mountain caves or tunnels, the howitzers used to come out through their gates facing the South in an emergency. But they will now move out through their newly-built northern gates, making it difficult for South Korea to strike them prompt
Aug. 2, 2015
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N.K. puts artillery on reverse slope
North Korea has recently repositioned its 170 millimeter-caliber self-propelled howitzers in a frontline unit on the reverse slope, enhancing their survivability and further escalating artillery threats to South Korea, a government source said Sunday.Hidden in mountain caves or tunnels, the howitzers used to come out through their gates facing the South in an emergency. But they will now move out through their newly-built northern gates, making it difficult for South Korea to strike them promptl
Aug. 2, 2015
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Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen traced to N.Korea: official
Scud missiles fired into Saudi Arabia by Yemeni rebels in recent months came from North Korea, a South Korean intelligence official said Wednesday, in the latest case that illustrated North Korea's support for the weapons programs of some countries in the Middle East.Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the issue.He did not give further details on how South Korea reached the conclusion that th
July 29, 2015
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Faulty K-11 rifle line to get major upgrade by end-2016
South Korea will complete a major upgrade on the home-grown dual-barrel K-11 rifle by the end of 2016, the head of the state defense development agency said Wednesday, after the use of the Army assault rifle was suspended last year due to a glitch in the shooting control system."(We) are pushing to improve the K-11 dual-barrel rifle by a large scale before the end of next year in order to turn what has become an ugly duckling into a swan in the shortest time possible,"Jung Hong-yong, president o
July 29, 2015
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Anthrax panel to conduct on-site survey
South Korea and the U.S. will conduct a joint on-site investigation at the U.S.’ Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, next Thursday, as their initial step to probe the accidental shipment of a live anthrax sample to the base, Seoul officials said Wednesday.Maj. Gen. Jang Kyung-soo, director general of the policy planning bureau at Seoul’s Defense Ministry, shakes hands with Maj. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund, U.S. Forces Korea assistant chief of staff for policy and plans, before the first
July 29, 2015
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Two Koreas mark armistice agreement
Over in the South, descendants of veterans who fought in the Korean War participate in a ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement and U.N. Forces Participation Day at the Olympic Hall in eastern Seoul on the same day. (Yonhap)The two Koreas on Monday celebrated the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, with commemorations on each side as jarringly different as the current state of the Korean Peninsula separated by economic and ideological disparities and military conf
July 27, 2015
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N.K. rocket threats escalate
North Korea’s recent deployment of four multiple rocket launchers on a border island is raising questions whether South Korea is sufficiently prepared to handle threats from these rockets and other artillery targeting Seoul and its surrounding areas.This file photo shows North Korea’s forward-deployed artillery piece, marked with a red circle, at its border island of Galdo, 4.5 km from South Korea’s Yeonpyeongdo Island. (Yonhap) In recent years, defense discourse here has centered on countering
July 26, 2015
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Ruling party chief thanks U.S. veterans of Korean War
The chief of South Korea's ruling party met with U.S. veterans of the Korean War Saturday and thanked them for their service to the bilateral alliance.Kim Moo-sung, chairman of the Saenuri Party, arrived in the U.S. capital earlier in the day on a nine-day visit that will also take him to New York and Los Angeles.The visit is expected to focus on the allies' joint response to North Korea's nuclear weapons program.While having dinner at a hotel with a group of U.S. veterans of the 1950-53 Korean
July 26, 2015
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Korea vows full probe into U.S. anthrax accident
South Korea’s Defense Ministry pledged Friday to “promptly and exhaustively” investigate the U.S. military’s accidental shipment of a live anthrax sample to a U.S. base here, after the Pentagon released the outcome of its probe, calling the shipment an “inexcusable mistake.”“We will visit Osan Air Base at the earliest date to exhaustively look into the accidental shipment of the anthrax sample to the unit and check the outcome of the U.S. side’s probe into the case,” the ministry said in a press
July 24, 2015
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Death penalty sought on Army sergeant over bloody shooting rampage
Military prosecutors sought capital punishment for an Army sergeant on Tuesday for killing and wounding a dozen unarmed fellow soldiers in a shooting rampage at a military outpost near the tensely-guarded eastern border with North Korea last year.The 23-year-old conscript, surnamed Lim, detonated a grenade and sprayed a hail of bullets in June last year in the military outpost of the 22nd Infantry Division stationed near the east-coastal front line, killing five comrades and wounding seven other
July 21, 2015
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N.K. SLBM test ‘destabilizing’: U.S. commander
North Korea’s perceived ambition to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile is “destabilizing” the region, a top U.S. Navy official said Monday, warning its lack of transparency would stoke uncertainties and opaque intent may make other countries’ objectives “dangerous.” Amid unabated tension in the South China Sea, Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, also reiterated Washington’s opposition to Beijing’s unilateral, coercive approach, while downplaying his surveillance f
July 20, 2015
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U.S. Pacific Fleet commander in Seoul
Adm. Scott Swift. (U.S. Navy)Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a three-day visit, as part of his first inspection tour of the Asia-Pacific since his inauguration in May.During his visit, the admiral is expected to meet with top South Korean military leaders including Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Choi Yun-hee and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Chung Ho-seop. During their talks, they are likely to focus on joint efforts to deter North
July 19, 2015
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S. Korea's top nuclear envoy to travel to China
Seoul's top nuclear envoy will travel to China on Sunday for meetings with his counterpart and experts on Korea, the foreign ministry said. Hwang Joon-kook will be in Shanghai until Tuesday and visit Beijing from Tuesday to Friday for talks with university scholars, think tank researchers and journalists, among other experts. Hwang also plans to meet with Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs. Both Hwang and Wu are their governments' top envoys to the now-stall
July 19, 2015
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China conducts 8-day military drills in Yellow Sea
China has launched regular military exercises in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Strait, according to China's military newspaper on Saturday. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Daily, the Chinese military's official newspaper, reported that eight days of "military missions" had begun on Friday in the northern parts of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Strait, adjacent to the Korean Peninsula. Until next Friday, China's maritime authorities have banned ships from sailing in the affected areas. The br
July 18, 2015
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U.S. approves foreign military sale for S. Korea's KF-16 upgrade project for $2.5 bln
The United States approved a possible foreign military sale to South Korea for a project to upgrade the country's aging fleet of KF-16 fighter jets for an estimated cost of $2.5 billion (2.86 trillion won), a U.S. defense agency said Wednesday.The cost estimate is about 1 trillion won higher than the 1.75 trillion won contract that South Korea had originally awarded to the U.S. unit of the British defense firm BAE Systems to upgrade 134 KF-16 fighters with better electronic warfare capabilities.
July 16, 2015