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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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Moon to meet US defense chief over N. Korea, summit with Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in was scheduled to meet US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Friday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.The meeting will be held later in the day at Cheong Wa Dae. Mattis arrived here earlier in the day for an annual defense dialogue between the allies, called the Security Consultative Meeting that will be held Saturday.The meeting between Moon and Mattis was largely expected to focus on the upcoming Korea-US summit, slated to be held here in Seoul on Nov
Oct. 27, 2017
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Pentagon says aircraft carriers' deployment 'assures allies'
WASHINGTON -- The United States' deployment of three aircraft carriers to the western Pacific provides South Korea with assurance against the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, the Pentagon said Thursday.This week the USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt joined the USS Ronald Reagan, which is homeported in Japan, in the western Pacific Ocean as part of what the US Navy said were routine operations. USS Ronald Reagan (Yonhap)The deployment came amid heightened tensions over No
Oct. 27, 2017
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NATO chief to visit S. Korea to discuss NK, security issues
The chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will visit South Korea next week to discuss a wide range of issues, including North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, the foreign ministry said Friday.During his three-day trip starting Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will make a courtesy call to President Moon Jae-in and meet with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha. He is to visit the Demilitarized Zone, which separates South and North Korea, the ministry said. He wi
Oct. 27, 2017
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Pentagon chief to visit DMZ, warn N. Korea
The top military officials of South Korea and the US will visit the Demilitarized Zone together this week and issue a warning message to North Korea, an official said Thursday.Defense Minister Song Young-moo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis plan to tour the Joint Security Area, where South and North Korean forces stand face-to-face, on Friday. South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo (R) and his American counterpart James Mattis shake hands during their talks at the Pentagon on Aug. 30
Oct. 26, 2017
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US military strike won't destroy all N. Korean nuclear capabilities: US expert
WASHINGTON -- A preventive military strike by the United States would not remove all of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, a renowned American expert on the North Korean issue has said, while proposing economic sanctions as the most viable tool to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program."A preventive military strike would not destroy all of North Korea's capabilities. It would risk a wider war that would inflame South Korea and Japan and potentially cause millions of cas
Oct. 25, 2017
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Korea, China hold 1st defense ministers' talks in two years
CLARK, Philippines -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and China on Tuesday held their first bilateral talks in nearly in two years, taking a meaningful step toward warming relations chilled by a standoff over the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system on the peninsula.South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo met with his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan for about half an hour in Clark, the Philippines, on the margin of a regional security forum, a South Korean government official
Oct. 24, 2017
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Trump aware of LKP‘s call for redeployment of tactical nukes: party official
US President Donald Trump has been briefed on a South Korean party's calls for the redeployment of tactical nuclear arms to the Korean Peninsula to counter growing North Korean threats, a party official said.Khang Hyo-shang, the spokesman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, said in Washington on Monday (local time) that the Central Intelligence Agency kept Trump informed of the public sentiment in Korea about the redeployment.Khang was accompanying party chief Hong Joon-pyo and other law
Oct. 24, 2017
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South Korea, US, Japan kick off missile warning drill
South Korea, the United States and Japan on Tuesday began a two-day missile warning drill to better detect and track incoming missiles in the event of a possible North Korean attack. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the joint military exercise took place in waters off the coasts of South Korea and Japan. Included in the drill were the Aegis destroyer Yulgok Yii of South Korea, the USS Stethem and USS Decatur Aegis destroyers from the US, and a JDS Kirishima destroyer from Japan. The
Oct. 24, 2017
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In combat uniforms, allies' defense chiefs to press N. Korea
CLARK, Philippines -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo said Monday he and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis plan to use military uniforms for a joint warning message to North Korea this week, when they meet in South Korea for bilateral annual talks.Song proposed that Mattis wear a Marine Corps combat uniform, instead of a suit, in meeting with the allies' troops on the peninsula together. The Pentagon chief is a retired Marine Corps general.Song, a former Navy admiral and chief of
Oct. 24, 2017
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Korea-US alliance is 'linchpin' of regional security: defense chiefs
WASHINGTON -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States reaffirmed Monday that their alliance is the "linchpin" of regional peace and security.The acknowledgment from South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis comes as tensions have heightened over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.The two met on the sidelines of a regional defense ministerial meeting in the Philippines earlier in the day. This photo, provided by South Korea`
Oct. 24, 2017
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Trump likely to visit major US base in Korea
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump is likely to visit American troops at a newly expanded US military base in South Korea next month, a senior White House official said Monday.The visit would take place during Trump's state visit to Seoul on Nov. 7-8 amid high tensions over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs."The president is most likely going to be visiting Camp Humphreys," the official told reporters on condition of anonymity. "Camp Humphreys is a relatively new base, a
Oct. 24, 2017
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Korean defense chief to focus on N. Korea in ASEAN security forum
CLARK, Philippines -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo prepared Monday for a round of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in Clark, the Philippines, on North Korea and other regional security issues.He's visiting the Clark Freeport Zone, northwest of Manila, to attend the 4th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus.The Philippines, the chair of ASEAN meetings this year, is hosting the 11th ADMM and the expanded ADMM-Plus session that also includes eight dialogue partners: South Korea,
Oct. 23, 2017
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Korean defense chief in Philippines for ASEAN meeting
CLARK, the Philippines -- South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo arrived in the Philippines on Monday to join a high-level regional security forum.North Korea will be among the agenda items at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus in Clark, Pampanga, about two hours north of Manila.The two-day session to open later in the day brings together defense chiefs of Southeast Asian nations and their eight dialogue partners: South Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Russia, Australia, Indi
Oct. 23, 2017
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USFK officially completes THAAD battery unit setup in Korea
The US Forces Korea said Sunday it has officially set up the unit charged with operating the advanced missile defense system deployed in the country.A ceremony was held in the southeastern county of Seongju on Thursday to transfer the Delta Battery of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in Fort Bliss, Texas, to the 35th ADA Brigade in South Korea, official sources said.The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery, which has missile launchers, command and control facilities and a powerful r
Oct. 22, 2017
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US B-1B bombers fly over Korea to participate in Seoul air show
Two US B-1B strategic bombers flew over South Korea on Saturday as part of their participation in the Seoul air show. The long-range, multi-mission supersonic bombers flew low over Seoul Air Base for eight minutes as part of the air show, formally called the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017.The first one appeared in the skies over the air base, escorted by two South Korean F-15K fighter jets, and flew as low as just 450-500 meters above the ground before exiting to the w
Oct. 22, 2017
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Boeing, Saab compete to win Korea's maritime patrol aircraft deal
US aerospace giant Boeing Co. and Saab of Sweden are vying to win South Korea's next maritime patrol aircraft contract, military sources here said Sunday.Military officials at this year's Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition being held in Seongnam, just south of the capital city, said the two companies have respectively proposed the P-8A Poseidon and Swordfish as candidates for the contract. The planes can allow South Korea to better counter North Korea's growing underwater threa
Oct. 22, 2017
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Air Force vows to create new surveillance unit
South Korea’s Air Force on Friday announced a plan to establish a new surveillance unit by the end of this year, which it said would boost the capability to detect any preparations in North Korea for nuclear and missile attacks. The envisioned “Air Intelligence Wing,” to be formed by Dec. 1, will have a task organization and mission largely based on those of the 37th tactical intelligence group located in US Osan air base, it said. Employing Global Hawk high-altitude surveillance drones and S
Oct. 20, 2017
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Army reveals plan to develop ‘Frankenmissile’ targeting NK
South Korea’s military on Thursday announced a plan to develop “Frankenmissile” to counter North Korea’s escalating missile and nuclear capabilities in a bid to overwhelm the North during the initial phase of the war. In its report to an annual parliamentary audit by the National Assembly’s Defense Committee, the Army said they would develop the “Hyunmoo IV” surface-to-surface missile, powerful enough to destroy North Korea’s underground military facilities and command center. Combined with indi
Oct. 19, 2017
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Army confident of destroying N. Korea with ballistic missiles at war
South Korea's Army said Thursday it will be quick in totally destroying North Korea's front-line artillery systems in the event of a war on the peninsula.In a report to the National Assembly, the Army presented a three-tier missile strike concept in the early stage of an armed conflict.The weapon that will first be mobilized is a tactical surface-to-surface missile, called KTSSM and known as artillery killer."KTSSM-I will strike the enemy's tunnels with the 170-mm self-propelled howitzers and 24
Oct. 19, 2017
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Marine Corps vows to build new command for ‘strategic islands’
South Korea’s Marine Corps on Thursday announced a plan to establish a new command dedicated to protecting border islands, pledging to defend the sea border against North Korea’s potential attacks and infiltration attempts. In its report to a parliamentary audit Thursday, the Marine Corps said the new command will be built around 2020 and based on the current Northwestern Island Defense Command. It was formed in 2011 following North Korea’s artillery attack on Yeongpyeong Island, one of the farm
Oct. 19, 2017