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'Super Rich in Korea' will leave viewers appreciating Korea more: producers
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Probe of first lady on Dior bag allegations set to begin
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Indonesia’s KF-21 fighter jet deal cut back -- what’s next?
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[KH Explains] Can tech firms' AI alliances take on Nvidia?
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Police seek arrest warrant for med student who killed girlfriend
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Local filmmakers criticize ‘The Roundup: Punishment’ monopoly of screens
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[Grace Kao, Meera Choi] Has money displaced romance on dates?
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Will China's self-sufficient dream in HBM come true?
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Man stabs woman and her son amid financial dispute, killing 1
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Army to investigate ‘mystery deaths’
On an afternoon in February 1998, Army 1st Lt. Kim Hun was found dead inside an underground military outpost along the border with North Korea. A gunshot wound was found on the right side of his head and a 9mm Beretta pistol was near his body. The South Korean military determined that the then-25-year-old Army officer had committed suicide. But questions and doubts have mushroomed that he may have been murdered because of no apparent motive for suicide and evidence of a physical fight inside t
Sept. 1, 2017
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Additional THAAD deployment likely next week: report
Deployment of four more Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launchers may begin as early as next week, local media reported Friday citing unnamed South Korean and US military sources. According to reports, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defense and US Forces Korea are likely to transport four additional THAAD launchers, and materials required for their temporary deployment to the site in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, next week. A THAAD launcher stationed in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Provinc
Sept. 1, 2017
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Seoul says not considering redeployment of US nuclear weapons to Korea
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Friday dismissed the possibility of deploying US nuclear weapons to South Korea to deter North Korea's armed provocations."We have never thought we should redeploy US nuclear assets," a ranking Cheong Wa Dae official told reporters on condition of anonymity."The government respects the global non-proliferation regime, and continues to align all its policy within that framework," the official added. South Korea`s Defense Minister Song Young-moo(f
Sept. 1, 2017
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Talk of tactical nuclear weapons resurfaces
Talk of South Korea’s nuclear armament resurfaced Thursday, after Seoul’s defense chief raised the issue in a meeting with his US counterpart.Meeting US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday, Seoul’s Defense Minister Song Young-moo floated the idea of South Korea manufacturing indigenous nuclear-powered submarines and bringing back US tactical nukes that were withdrawn from the Korean Peninsula in 1991. The proposal was discussed in the context of the allies’ efforts to enhance their dete
Aug. 31, 2017
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Korea dismisses speculation over possible redeployment of US tactical nukes
South Korea remains unchanged in its commitment to a nuclear arms-free Korean Peninsula, the foreign ministry said Thursday, apparently dismissing speculation that Seoul might be interested in the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons on its soil in the face of a growing threat from North Korea. "Our basic stance is to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula through a complete nuclear disarmament in the North," Cho June-hyuck, foreign ministry spokesman, told a regular press briefing. Foreign Mi
Aug. 31, 2017
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Lawmakers propose resolution to scrap Korea-US missile guideline
A group of lawmakers on Thursday proposed a parliamentary resolution calling on President Moon Jae-in to scrap a South Korea-US missile guideline, saying it has restricted Seoul's missile capabilities and commercial rocket development.The 26 lawmakers, led by Kim Kyung-jin of the minor opposition People's Party, claimed that the "humiliating" guideline has seriously infringed on the country's self-reliant defense capabilities amid the grave security tensions triggered by North Korea's provocatio
Aug. 31, 2017
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Ministry to launch task force on defense reform
South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday it will create a task force on military reform in early September.The move comes days after President Moon Jae-in ordered measures to streamline the country's 625,000-strong armed forces and root out corruption related to arms development and purchases.Moon called for the establishment of the "new war concept," especially on "how to fight." An image of the South Korean defense ministry headquarters in a photo provided by Yonhap News TV. (Yonhap)He str
Aug. 31, 2017
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Korea, US to end joint military exercise
South Korea and the United States will wrap up their combined defense drills on Thursday as scheduled amid renewed tensions on the peninsula, officials said.The annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, which started on Aug. 21, has involved more than 50,000 South Korea troops and around 17,500 American service members, including 3,000 from overseas bases.Seven other member states of the United Nations Command -- Australia, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Britain -- als
Aug. 31, 2017
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Korea to host intl. defense forum next week
South Korea said Wednesday it will host a vice-ministerial defense forum next week largely on North Korea, cybersecurity and anti-terrorism efforts.The three-day Seoul Defense Dialogue, the sixth of its kind, is to open Wednesday at the Westin Chosun hotel in the country's capital, according to the Ministry of National Defense.With the theme "Visions for Security Cooperation in an Age of Uncertainty," the annual conference will bring together government officials and experts from 38 countries an
Aug. 30, 2017
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S. Korea releases footage of ballistic missiles in response to North’s aggression
S. Korean military released footage of its ballistic missile drills, Tuesday, in response to North Korea firing missiles past neighboring Japanese territory earlier in the morning.The footage showed test launches of Korea’s newly developed and enhanced ballistic missiles with ranges of 800 kilometers and 500 kilometers, according to the Agency for Defense Development. (Ministry of National Defense)ADD said it has improved the warheads on the ballistic missiles. The recent drills have been the f
Aug. 29, 2017
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Korean-made submarine delivered to Indonesia
JAKARTA -- A South Korean-made submarine has arrived at a port of the Indonesian Navy's Eastern Fleet in Surabaya after 16 days of sailing from South Korea, the country's Navy said Tuesday.The arrival of the new submarine, the KRI Nagapasa 403, on the previous day came after South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering handed over the 1,400-ton submarine to the Indonesian Navy at the shipbuilder's Okpo shipyard on Aug. 2.During a ceremony Monday at the Indonesian port to mark the sub
Aug. 29, 2017
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Four F-15ks hold exercise against N. Korea's leadership
A squadron of four South Korean F-15K fighter jets staged a live-bombing drill against North Korea's leadership on Tuesday in response to its latest ballistic missile launch, the Air Force announced.The aircraft dropped eight MK-84 bombs, each weighing about a ton, at a simulated target at the Pilseung Range in the eastern province of Gangwon.They hit the target accurately, it said, adding the practice was aimed at sharpening the capability of completely destroying "the enemy's leadership" in ca
Aug. 29, 2017
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US recognizes need to increase Korea's ballistic missile capability: vice FM
WASHINGTON -- The United States recognizes the need to "swiftly and smoothly" increase South Korea's ballistic missile capability in the face of North Korea's growing threats, Seoul's No. 2 diplomat said Monday.Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam made the remark after holding talks with US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on the bilateral relationship and North Korea's nuclear program.The two sides especially held "in-depth" talks about Seoul's request to revise a bilateral missile guideli
Aug. 29, 2017
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Moon calls for military capable for ‘offensive action’ against NK attack
President Moon Jae-in on Monday called for sweeping military reforms, saying South Korea must become capable of matching the North’s asymmetric threats. Speaking in front of the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Veterans and Patriots Affairs, Moon said South Korea’s military capabilities do not match its economic scale and investment over the years. Pointing out that South Korea’s gross domestic product is 45 times larger than that of North Korea, Moon said the country’s defense capab
Aug. 28, 2017
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Korea seeks 'aggressive' role in any wars on peninsula: ministry
South Korea's military said Monday it will push for a paradigm shift in its war concept in order to play an "aggressive" role in resolving armed conflicts on the peninsula.In a report to President Moon Jae-in for discussions on the reform and future role of the country's armed forces, the Ministry of National Defense presented its own vision. Among the key tasks is to establish the concept that if a war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula, it will be aggressively staged, according to the ministry
Aug. 28, 2017
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Korean defense chief to visit Pentagon next week
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo will visit the United States next week for talks with his American counterpart on North Korea, his ministry announced Friday.Song is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon on Wednesday during the trip aimed at confirming the strength of the alliance amid serious security conditions on the Korean Peninsula, it said. (Yonhap)It would be Song's first meeting with Mattis as Seoul's top defense official.Song a
Aug. 26, 2017
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[Newsmaker] THAAD deployment to be completed as early as next week
South Korea is poised to complete the installment of a US missile shield next week, officials said Friday, despite unabated controversy over the Moon Jae-in government’s flip-flopping on the timing of the deployment. The stationing of the remaining four launchers of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system comes as the Environment Ministry wraps up a small-scale environmental review. The equipment will join the already operational two launchers, radar and other assets to form a full-fledge
Aug. 25, 2017
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Korea replaces military intelligence chief amid calls for reform
South Korea named a two-star Army general to head the Defense Security Command (DSC) on Friday amid public calls for the reform of the key organization for military investigation and intelligence. Maj. Gen. Lee Suk-koo (Yonhap)The Ministry of National Defense said it has picked Maj. Gen. Lee Suk-koo, who is in charge of operation planning at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as acting leader of the command.He will be officially appointed to replace Lt. Gen. Cho Hyun-chun after being promoted to the ran
Aug. 25, 2017
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Korea's military seeks five indigenous spy satellites by 2023
South Korea's military said Friday it will soon begin a full-fledged project to put five indigenous reconnaissance satellites into operation by 2023.The implementation of the ambitious program, worth about 1 trillion won ($880 million), has been delayed for more than four years amid conflict among the defense ministry, the science ministry and the National Intelligence Service over the details of the development and operation. (Yonhap)Under the decision made at the defense program committee, cha
Aug. 25, 2017
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Results of environmental assessment for THAAD launchers due out next week: presidential aide
The results of an environmental impact assessment required for the temporary deployment of additional US missile interceptor launchers will be released next week, a presidential aide said Friday, raising the prospects of their earlier-than-expected installation.The Ministry of National Defense has been conducting the assessment that President Moon Jae-in views as a legitimate domestic procedure for hosting a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system aimed at countering North Korea's escalating
Aug. 25, 2017