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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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[Weekender] Geeks have never been so chic in Korea
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NewJeans members submit petitions over court injunction in Hybe-Ador conflict
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S. Korea's exports of instant noodles surpass $100m for 1st time in April: data
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[News Focus] Mystery deepens after hundreds of cat deaths in S. Korea
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[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting
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US Air Force blames power loss, weather for F-16 crash in S. Korea in May 2023
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Samsung expected to introduce new Exynos processor in next Galaxy series
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Ex-president Moon recalls in memoir NK leader voiced will not to use nukes
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Yoon vows to advance freedom, welfare to uphold spirit of 1980 pro-democracy uprising
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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
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Temporary deployment of 4 more THAAD launchers expected to be completed in near future: security advisor
President Moon Jae-in's top security advisor said Thursday that the temporary deployment of four additional launchers of a US missile defense system is expected to be completed "in the near future."Chung Eui-yong, the chief of the National Security Office, made the remarks during a parliamentary budget committee session in response to a question over whether the deployment can be completed within the year."(We) anticipate that the deployment of four additional launchers will be completed in the
Aug. 25, 2017
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Russian bombers intrude into Korea's air defense zone
Russia's strategic bombers briefly violated South Korea's air defense identification zone on Wednesday, prompting the country's fighter jets to scramble to a nearby area, an official said."As the Russian aircraft entered the KADIZ in formation yesterday morning, a squadron of our Air Force jets made an emergency sorties," said the official who requested anonymity on Thursday.The Russian planes, however, did not intrude into South Korea's aerospace, he added. A Tu-95MS Russian strategic bomber. (
Aug. 24, 2017
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Remains of ex-commandos from 684 unit enshrined
The Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday observed a memorial service to enshrine the remains of 20 former South Korean commandos who were trained to infiltrate North Korea but instead killed themselves in revolt against the government decades ago.At the ceremony held at an Army facility in Byeokje near Seoul, the soldiers' families and military officials paid tribute in front of urns containing the remains of the 20 former agents and memorial tablets for two others whose remains have not be
Aug. 23, 2017
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Remains found on US warship that collided off Singapore: US Navy
Divers searching for 10 missing sailors on a US destroyer that collided with a tanker off Singapore have found human remains, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet said Tuesday. The US Navy has announced a fleet-wide global investigation following the latest deadly warship collision, the second in two months. "The divers were able to locate some remains in those sealed compartments during their search today," Admiral Scott Swift told reporters, referring to a search by divers of compartments
Aug. 22, 2017
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Army stages anti-terror exercise in UFG
South Korea's Army conducted a massive counterterrorism training in a southern city Tuesday as part of the country's annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian joint military drills with the United States.The Army said more than 350 elite troops and 15 choppers, including KUH-1, CH-47 and UH-60, were mobilized in the practice hosted by the 2nd Operational Command based in Daegu. A rapid response team enters the site of a simulated terror attack at the World Cup stadium in Daegu, a southern city in South Kore
Aug. 22, 2017
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Controversy re-emerges over reliability of Korean howitzer
The explosion of a self-propelled howitzer that killed South Korean soldiers last week has sparked controversy over the reliability of the weapon system designed to counter North Korea’s long-range artillery units across the border. Two South Korean soldiers were killed and five injured in an explosion inside a K-9 Thunder during artillery training Friday in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. The training was designed to improve the accuracy of counter-artillery attacks in the event of a war with Nort
Aug. 21, 2017
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S. Korea, US begin military drills amid N. Korea's threats
The South Korean and US militaries on Monday started their first major combined training since North Korea's test-firing of two long-range missiles and threat to shoot ballistic missiles toward Guam.The Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise will run through next Thursday, focusing on a "tailored joint deterrence strategy" based on the Operational Plan 5015 of the Combined Forces Command, officials said.In an unusual gesture, three top US military commanders -- Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris,
Aug. 21, 2017
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US, Korea kick off military drills amid tensions on peninsula
Military tensions are expected to come to a critical juncture on the Korean Peninsula this week, with South Korea and the United Sates beginning Monday their annual military exercise in the wake of a standoff between Washington and Pyongyang over the latter’s threat to launch missiles toward the US island of Guam. The Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise, a computer-based military drill, is to kick off with some 50,000 South Korean and 17,500 US troops participating to simulate a war with North Korea
Aug. 20, 2017
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S. Korean Marines hold exercises for eastern island defense
South Korean Marines have started their largest-ever training to defend the eastern island of Ulleungdo, the Marine Corps said Sunday. Ulleungdo, some 120 kilometers off the eastern coast, is located near Dokdo, a set of rocky islets owned by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo. It is the country's eighth-largest island with a population of 10,000. More than 90 Marines are participating in the monthlong drills that kicked off last Friday. South Korean Marines head to Ulleung Island for their biggest-ever
Aug. 20, 2017
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S. Korea approves plan to upgrade K-9 howitzer
(Yonhap)South Korea's military procurement agency on Friday approved a plan to upgrade an indigenous howitzer used by ground and marine forces. The approval by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) allows the mass production of an upgraded K-9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer from next year, according to the agency. The project aims to improve the automatic fire control system, location system and periscope component of the howitzer which has been in use since 1999.
Aug. 18, 2017