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Exports to US reach all-time high, widen gap with China
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Trump rekindles criticism: US forces defending 'wealthy' S. Korea 'free of charge'
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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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S. Korea discussed possible participation in AUKUS Pillar 2 with Australia: defense minister
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[New faces of Assembly] Architect behind ‘audacious initiative’ believes in denuclearized North Korea
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Seoul Metro to seek legal action against malicious complaints
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Illit, mired in controversy, remains on Billboard charts for 5th week
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Golden chance to liquidate babies’ gold rings?
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N. Korea claims S. Koreans want withdrawal of US forces
North Korea on Wednesday slammed the ongoing negotiations between South Korea and the United States to renew their deal on defense cost sharing, claiming that South Koreans want the withdrawal of US forces from the peninsula.The North's claim comes ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and its leader Kim Jong-un that would be held by May. It fuels speculation that the North may seek to strengthen its bargaining power ahead of the talks, experts say.The North has long insist
March 14, 2018
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Military to revisit past sexual assault cases
The Defense Ministry on Monday pledged to reinvestigate past sexual assault cases, accelerating its efforts to eradicate the past wrongdoings amid the #MeToo campaign sweeping across the nation. The ministry said the investigation will focus on the cases in the last ten years involving general officers, including those committed by female officers. The ministry said it would consider establishing an independent organization to oversee sexual assaults in the military. However, the impact of the i
March 12, 2018
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US to remain No. 1 market for Korean defense products
The United States will likely remain the largest overseas market for Korean defense products for at least the next five years, a local think tank said Sunday.The report by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade said there is a chance that Seoul may be able to win Washington's next generation trainer jet program, while orders generated by so-called offset deals could push up overall numbers. (Yonhap)The US is already the single largest buyer of Korean-made weapons, although Seoul
March 11, 2018
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[Herald Interview] South Korea-US drills to be “consistent” with previous ones: US Navy commander
Joint South Korea-US military drills will be held on a scale “consistent” with the previous ones, a top US Navy commander stressed, downplaying speculations surrounding the resumption of the annual drills postponed until after the Paralympics here.US Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift. Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald.In an interview with The Korea Herald on Thursday, US Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift also noted that there was “no indication” from the South Korean military to chang
March 8, 2018
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Defense chief's 'joke' adds to speculation about scaled-down drills
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo "jokingly" said Thursday the United States does not need to send a nuclear submarine and other strategic assets to Korea for the upcoming joint military drills.He made the remark during a meeting with visiting Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Scott Swift amid speculation that Seoul hopes to scale down this year's Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises in order to maintain the mood of inter-Korean reconciliation spurred by the PyeongChang Winter Olympics."Lo
March 8, 2018
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Korea, US kick off negotiations on military cost-sharing
South Korea and the United States have kicked off discussions for what will likely be monthslong negotiations on cost-sharing for the upkeep of some 28,500 American troops stationed here, the foreign ministry said Thursday.Their first meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii on Wednesday (local time). Officials of the allies discussed how to renew their current cost-sharing agreement, according to the ministry. They are expected to meet four or five times until Friday.The talks were led by Chang Won
March 8, 2018
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Korea, US to start military cost-sharing talks this week
Korea and the United States will open negotiations this week to renew their cost-sharing agreement for about 28,500 American troops stationed here, the foreign ministry said Monday.The first round of meetings will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii, from Wednesday to Friday. The current arrangement signed in 2014 is set to expire on Dec. 31.The talks will be led by Chang Won-sam, a career diplomat who was appointed in mid-November to head the negotiation team, and Timothy Betts, deputy assistant secret
March 5, 2018
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Defense chief refuses to confirm NK official's alleged link to 2010 naval attack
South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo refused Wednesday to confirm a controversial North Korean official's alleged link to the communist state's naval attack in 2010 that killed 46 South Korean sailors.Song's remarks came amid continued criticism of Seoul's decision to embrace Kim Yong-chol, a vice chairman of the Central Committee of the North's ruling Workers' Party, as the chief of Pyongyang's delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Kim has been accused o
Feb. 28, 2018
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Korea files protest with China over KADIZ entry by military jet
The foreign ministry has summoned China's ambassador to South Korea to lodge a complaint after a Chinese military aircraft intruded upon the South Korean air defense identification zone a day earlier, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. On Tuesday morning, the Chinese jet entered the KADIZ and approached 30 nautical miles, or 55.5 kilometers, northwest of Ulleung Island in the East Sea before flying out of the zone. The jet remained within the KADIZ for more than four hours before retrea
Feb. 28, 2018
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Former defense chiefs fall from grace as NK delegates return home
After he was promoted to a four-star general in 2005, Kim Kwan-jin hung pictures of the North Korean military leadership in his office -- a practice that continued until Kim became the defense minister in 2010 and presidential security adviser four years later. The practice earned him popularity among conservatives at a time when cross-border tensions escalated following the North’s sinking of the South Korean Cheonan warship and an artillery strike on the border island of Yeonpyeong. The decora
Feb. 27, 2018
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Chinese plane enters S. Korea's air defense zone: JCS
China flew a military aircraft into South Korea's air defense identification zone for over four hours Tuesday without giving prior notification, defense authorities here said.The plane came close to South Korean territory, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to monitor its activity, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. More than 10 planes, including F-15ks and KF-16s, were dispatched.The Chinese jet entered the KADIZ at around 9:34 a.m. and approached some 30 nautical miles, or 5
Feb. 27, 2018
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USFK launches Grey Eagle drone unit
US Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday it has created a MQ-C Grey Eagle drone unit as part of efforts to enance warfighting capability here.The Second Infantry Division plans to put the advanced unmanned aircraft system into full operation in April next year, with its first flight slated for this spring, USFK said in a statement.A technologically-upgraded derivative of the combat-provel Predator, Grey Eagle is an integrated reconnaissance platform associated with the Apache helicopter."It's not a
Feb. 21, 2018
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Did NK steal S. Korean missile design?
When North Korea held a military parade earlier this month just as athletes from around the world gathered in PyeongChang to celebrate the Olympics, attention was on whether Pyongyang would showcase a new intercontinental ballistic missile to the world. The international community was quite relieved to see little evidence of new ICBMs at what was described as a low-profile parade -- though North Korea showcased ICBM-class Hwasong 14 and 15, which it successfully test-fired last year. However, th
Feb. 21, 2018
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US prepares to evacuate civilians in case of war in Korea: report
The US military is working on continued improvements to its operation plan to evacuate American civilians in case of a war on the Korean Peninsula, Voice of America reported Wednesday.The US Forces Korea and US Army Pacific are conducting noncombatant evacuation drills on a regular basis to check on the strategic and tactical aspects of the operation, such as designating places of assembly in Korea, said Col. Christopher Garver, a spokesman for US Army Pacific in Hawaii, according to the US broa
Feb. 21, 2018
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Pentagon to release details on resumption of allied drills after Olympics
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Tuesday that details on currently suspended South Korea-US military exercises will be released after the Olympics end next month.South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said earlier in the day that the allies will announce the dates of the exercises once both the Olympics and Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, are over on March 18. The announcement will come before April, he added."The United States and the Republic of Korea deconflicted the start of ou
Feb. 21, 2018
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Army says it will create ‘dronbot unit’
Faced with North Korea’s sophisticated missile and nuclear capabilities, the South Korean Army came up with its own solutions to better counter the evolving military threat: drones and robots. During a meeting with lawmakers Tuesday, the Army said it will create “dronbot” battle units for surveillance and combat mission at Ground Operations Command scheduled to be established this year. Assigned to division-level units and above, the dronbot units would help the military’s contingency efforts
Feb. 20, 2018
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S. Korean military to press ahead with joint drills with US this year
South Korea's defense ministry affirmed Tuesday that the country's troops will conduct combined command-post drills with the United States this year despite Olympics-driven rapprochement with North Korea.The allies will hold the Key Resolve and the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercises in order to develop their so-called 4D Operational Concept to detect, disrupt, destroy and defend against North Korean missile threats, the Ministry of National Defense said in a report to the National Assembly.But it
Feb. 20, 2018
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Seoul said to have softened anti-North loudspeaker broadcasts during Olympics
South Korea appears to be toning down its loudspeaker-based propaganda broadcasts against North Korea in light of cross-border relations improved on the occasion of the PyeongChang Olympics, informed lawmakers and officials said Sunday.The two Koreas are known to have long resorted to propaganda broadcasts using loudspeakers installed near the heavily fortified border to condemn each other's political and social systems.As part of its psychological warfare campaign, the South Korean military has
Feb. 18, 2018
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Marine Corps commander inspects defense posture at front-line islands in West Sea
The commandant of South Korea's Marine Corps inspected the defense posture at two of the front-line islands near North Korea on Friday.Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo visited Maldo and Udo. Jin checked troops' readiness for wintertime contingency operations and offered words of encouragement to soldiers stationed at the islands along the inter-Korean maritime border, according to the Marine Corps. Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo visited Maldo and Udo and checked troops' readiness for wintertime contingency operation
Feb. 16, 2018
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South Korea gears up for military talks with NK
With North Korea’s high-level delegation having returned home after waging a peace offensive during the PyeongChang Olympics, South Korea is preparing to continue the momentum for an inter-Korean thaw by resuming long-stalled military talks. Cheong Wa Dae and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said that the resumption of military talks is crucial to easing cross-border tensions that have been lessened since the North Korean participation in the Winter Olympics. “In order to move forward with e
Feb. 14, 2018