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3 soldiers test positive for COVID-19Sept 15, 2021Three Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload reported among the military population to 1,665, the defense ministry said Wednesday. One soldier in Ansa... -
Top nuke envoys of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold trilateral talks on N.Korea diplomacySept 14, 2021The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan were set to hold trilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday about efforts to resume dialogue with North Korea, amid renewed tensions over ... -
USFK reports 9 COVID-19 cases from new arrivalsSept 13, 2021Six American soldiers and three family members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon their arrival here, US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday. Four of the service members and a family memb... -
Inter-Korean missile race intensifies amid tensionSept 13, 2021S. Korea has better submarines to launch missiles, N. Korea has better missiles -
Netflix series shows S. Korean soldiers still face abuse: NKSept 12, 2021Enlisted soldiers in South Korea still have to deal with abuse and violent crimes, North Korea’s propaganda outlet, Meari, said Saturday, referring to Netflix’s Korean thriller “D.P.” The Deserter P... -
Air Force officer, Army soldier test positive for COVID-19Sept 10, 2021An Air Force officer and an Army soldier have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload reported among the military population to 1,653, the defense ministry said Friday. T... -
S. Korea signs deal with Daewoo Shipbuilding to build new SLBM submarineSept 10, 2021The arms procurement agency said Friday it has signed a 985.7 billion won ($853 million) deal with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. to build a new 3,600-ton-class submarine capable of fir... -
NSC officials stress US has no hostile intent toward N. KoreaSept 8, 2021South Korea's top security officials stressed the United States has no hostile intent toward North Korea, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, as Seoul steps up diplomacy to resume d... -
Navy suicide fuels calls for civilian oversight of militarySept 8, 2021Calls are growing for increased civilian oversight of the military after a recent Navy suicide, with a military human rights group saying an independent commissioner is needed to look into recurring ... -
S. Korea opens annual int'l security forumSept 8, 2021An annual international security forum hosted by the defense ministry kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday for discussions on situations on the Korean Peninsula and the surrounding region. The vice-mini... -
Military reports 4 new COVID-19 casesSept 8, 2021Four service members tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday, the latest in a series of infections at barracks amid the prolonged fourth wave of the pandemic acro... -
Navy launches new frigate equipped with anti-submarine torpedoSept 8, 2021The Navy was to hold a launching ceremony Wednesday for a new 2,800-ton frigate with improved anti-submarine capabilities. The new warship Pohang is the sixth of the country's FFX Batch II frigates ... -
South Korea tests first SLBMSept 7, 2021South Korea has become the first non-nuclear state to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile, having run a test-firing from a newly built submarine, sources said Tuesday. SLBMs have been dev... -
Military reports 3 COVID-19 casesSept 7, 2021An Air Force officer and two Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload reported among the military population to 1,644, the defense ministry said Tuesday.... -
Military eases antivirus rules amid high vaccination rateSept 6, 2021The defense ministry on Monday eased monthslong restrictions on service members' vacation and off-installation activities as the military has a high COVID-19 vaccination rate of about 94 percent, off...
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