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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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Inflation eases in April, continues bumpy ride
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Seoul to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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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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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Over 60% of S. Koreans support W100m childbirth incentive: survey
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Questions raised over fair promotion of RM, NewJeans
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Korea's Apache unit to hold 1st Stinger missile drill
Two AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters of South Korea each fired a Stinger air-to-air guided missile at a target drone 2.5 kilometers away, the Army said Wednesday.It was the first live-fire Stinger missile drill by the country's newborn Apache unit, conducted at the Daecheon range off the west coast of the peninsula earlier in the day.The two Apaches were mobilized, with two others on standby. They first detected the Outlaw G2 target vehicles with their fire control radar, and the pilots
Dec. 13, 2017
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US, S. Korea 'discuss' military drills amid Olympic worries
The US military is reportedly in talks with South Korea on the timing of large-scale annual military exercises that always infuriate nuclear-armed Pyongyang and could coincide with next year's Winter Olympics.The Foal Eagle and Key Resolve drills usually start in late February or early March and involve tens of thousands of troops from the two allies, which say they are purely defensive.(Yonhap)The North, though, sees them as rehearsals for invasion, and they always ratchet up the already high t
Dec. 12, 2017
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[PyeongChang 2018] Minister vows full military support for PyeongChang games
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Tuesday the country's troops will make every effort to support the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.He stressed the role of the military for the successful hosting of a "Peace Olympics," inspecting an ad hoc military command center in PyeongChang two months ahead of the opening of the global sports event, according to his ministry.He ordered the military to maintain a firm defense posture so that the entire world can enjoy the festival witho
Dec. 12, 2017
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Korea to hold chairmanship of next year's conference of members of chemical weapons ban treaty
BRUSSELS -- South Korea's top envoy in Amsterdam has been designated as the chairman of a conference of states that are members of a treaty banning chemical weapons to be held in The Hague in October next year, the South Korean Embassy said Tuesday.South Korean Ambassador to the Netherlands Lee Yun-young will take up the chairmanship of the 23rd conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention for one year after he is officially selected to the position at the meeting.The treaty, which entered into
Dec. 12, 2017
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Allies advised to expand defense industry ties
The head of South Korea's state arms procurement agency said Tuesday closer defense industry ties with the United States will serve as the driving force of the bilateral alliance."Defense industry technology cooperation is a cornerstone to expand the base for the South Korea-US alliance and guarantee the interoperability of their combined operation," Jeon Jei-guk, chief of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, said in a keynote speech at a forum in Washington, DC, according to his orga
Dec. 12, 2017
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Govt. drops indemnity suit against residents over Jeju naval base
The South Korean government decided Tuesday to quit a lawsuit against residents on Jeju Island and activists for having obstructed the construction of a major naval base there.The government approved a related motion at the Cabinet meeting, effectively putting an end to a longtime conflict with the protesters and the local community.In March 2016, the Navy filed the suit with the Seoul Central District Court to exercise its right to indemnity against 116 individuals and five entities.It cited lo
Dec. 12, 2017
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Allies mulling deferring war games after Olympics: report
With the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics around the corner, South Korea and the US are considering postponing their annual military drills to avoid provoking North Korea ahead of the global sports event. Citing diplomatic sources, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reported Monday that the South Korean and the US governments have been in talks to defer the Key Resolve combined exercise, which North Korea regularly protests likening it to a war rehearsal, until after the games. The O
Dec. 11, 2017
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Military: No decision on next year's alliance exercise
South Korea's military said Monday it's premature to talk publicly about the reported likelihood of postponing annual war games with the United States to avoid the overlap with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.The allies usually kick off the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises in late February or early March, which North Korea regards as a rehearsal for invasion and uses as a pretext for provocations.A dilemma for South Korea is that the drills will likely coincide with the PyeongChang
Dec. 11, 2017
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Korea, US, Japan to hold anti-missile drill
South Korea said Monday it has started a joint missile tracking exercise with the United States and Japan amid speculation that North Korea may soon test a submarine-launched ballistic missile.The two-day drill is taking place in waters near the peninsula and Japan, the first trilateral military operation since the North's firing of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile in late November, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Yonhap)It involves South Korea's Seoae Ryu Seong Ryong A
Dec. 11, 2017
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A glimpse into US forces in Japan on standby for contingencies in Korea
YOKOSUKA/OKINAWA/TOKYO -- In the morning of Nov. 29, 2018, hours after North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-15 ballistic missile toward Japan, the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was calm with a tinge of uneasiness and tension in the air. It is home to the 7th Fleet, the US Navy’s largest forward-deployed armada. Led by its command ship USS Blue Ridge, an impressive collection of guided missile cruisers and destroyers were docked at the base, ready to scramble at any moment’s notic
Dec. 10, 2017
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Gen. Brooks updates US leaders on security conditions in Korea
The top US military commander in South Korea traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York last week for briefings on North Korea and the allies' defense posture, his aides said Sunday amid growing attention to the Donald Trump administration's response to the communist regime's saber-rattling.The trip of Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who commands the US Forces Korea, came days after the North's launch of theHwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, sparking considerable media speculation. Gen. Vince
Dec. 10, 2017
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Moon calls for ‘overwhelming’ military capability against North Korea
President Moon Jae-in urged the military to secure “overwhelming” capability to fend off North Korea’s growing military threat on Friday as South Korea’s Defense Ministry warned against another strategic provocations following its latest missile launch. The president also called for an “early and swift” transfer of wartime operational control from the United States to South Korea, suggesting the military should secure capability to lead combined operations in the event of contingency on the Ko
Dec. 8, 2017
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Moon urges efforts to build 'stronger' military to deter N. Korean provocations
President Moon Jae-in called on his top military officers Friday to build up the country's defense capabilities to overwhelm and prevent North Korea from making any reckless provocations.During a meeting with some 150 military commanders, he also directed them to prepare for an early transfer of wartime operational control of South Korean troops from the United States."Right now, our military faces a very serious situation where North Korea's nuclear and missile threats are fast becoming more re
Dec. 8, 2017
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Moon to meet top military commanders over lunch
President Moon Jae-in was set to hold a meeting with the country's top military commanding officers Friday.The meeting will be held over lunch at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, involving some 190 commanders from the three armed services.It will mark Moon's second meeting with top military commanders since taking office in May, and the first of its kind following a personnel reshuffle that replaced the chiefs of staff of all three armed services and other military commanders.The president
Dec. 8, 2017
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Korea to develop advanced bomb disposal robot
South Korea said Friday it will start developing a state-of-the-art bomb disposal robot for military use.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration plans to hold an inaugural R&D meeting at a research center of Hanwha Land Systems, a local contractor, in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, later in the day.The state arms agency aims to complete the first stage development process to simulate the system operation and manufacture a prototype by 2019. It will then begin mass production. An image of a b
Dec. 8, 2017
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Two B-1B bombers train over Yellow Sea
The US flew two B-1B supersonic bombers over Korea on Thursday, the second sortie carried out here this week by the Guam-based aircraft, a defense official said.The Lancer bombers trained with more than 20 of the allies' fighter jets as part of their annual Vigilant ACE air force practice.They entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone through the sky over the waters south of Jeju Island and conducted simulated bombing drills over the Yellow Sea near North Korea and China, according to t
Dec. 7, 2017
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Female reporter named as defense ministry's spokesperson
South Korea said Thursday it has picked Choi Hyun-soo, a female journalist, as the defense ministry's spokesperson.It's unprecedented for a female reporter to be installed in the position, a move that reflects the Moon Jae-in administration's resolve for the reform and civilian control of the military, according to the Ministry of National Defense. Choi Hyun-soo, new spokesperson for South Korea`s defense ministry in a photo provided by the ministry (Yonhap)Choi, a veteran journalist at the Kukm
Dec. 7, 2017
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Korean defense chief requests Mongolia's support in handling NK nukes
The defense ministers of South Korea and Mongolia agreed Thursday to work together to resolve the North Korean nuclear and missile issue in their talks here, Seoul's defense ministry said.The country's defense chief, Song Yong-moo, asked Mongolia to take an active part in the international community's sanctions on North Korea for its illicit weapons development.Song requested Mongolia's efforts to persuade the North to denuclearize itself in consideration of their traditional diplomatic ties, ac
Dec. 7, 2017
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Korea's top negotiator hopes 'win-win' from military cost sharing talks with US
South Korea's top negotiator on defense cost sharing talks with the United States said Thursday that he will do his best to produce an outcome that will be a "win-win" for the two allies.Chang Won-sam, who was appointed to the post in mid-November, said that the negotiations between Seoul and Washington should be understood as a process of improving "efficiency" in bilateral alliance."This can be said to be negotiations, as money comes and goes, but I think that they should be thought of as a pr
Dec. 7, 2017
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Navy erects bust of US commander in Korean War
South Korea's Navy said Thursday it will unveil a bust of a late US commander in memory of his contributions to the growth of the country's naval forces during his wartime service here six decades ago.The sculpture of Capt. Michael J. Luosey will be formally made public at a ceremony to be held at the Naval Academy in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, later in the day.Luosey served as the head of the Commander Task Group with the operational control of South Korea's Navy during the 1950-53 Kore
Dec. 7, 2017