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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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Samsung chief bolsters ties with Germany’s Zeiss
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Nominee for chief of anti-corruption body pledges 'independence, effectiveness'
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Med schools expect 1,500+ new admission slots next year
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KT launches new mobile plans for foreign residents
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Korean defense companies display homegrown weapons at Eurosatory show
South Korean defense manufacturers displayed locally made weapons such as the K-9 self-propelled guns at the world's largest defense exhibition underway in Paris, company officials said Tuesday.The biennial Eurosatory defense expo that kicked off on Monday for a five-day run brings together an estimated 1,600 defense-related suppliers from some 70 countries.A total of 21 South Korean defense manufacturers including Hanwha Techwin Corp. and Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) are present at Eur
June 14, 2016
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Korea seeks to boost cybersecurity startups in U.S.
The South Korean government said Tuesday it has begun a full-fledged campaign to help local cybersecurity startups operate in the United States.The Korea Innovation Center in Washington D.C. has agreed to team up with the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator, a Virginia-based agency specializing in supporting the launch of cybersecurity startups, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The KIC is the ministry's startup assistance arm. It has other foreign offices in Silicon Valley and
June 14, 2016
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THAAD not effective in countering N.K. nuclear attack haystacked in barrage of warheads: expert
The U.S. THAAD system is a powerful anti-missile tool, but wouldn't be effective in defending against a North Korean nuclear attack coming as part of a barrage of conventional warheads, a U.S. analyst said Monday.Garth McLennan, who has closely followed American foreign and security policy, made the point in an article contributed to the website 38 North, forecasting that THAAD's deployment to South Korea would lead to the North stepping up its production of ballistic missiles.South Korea alread
June 14, 2016
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Korea suspects N.K.’s illegal fishing rights sale to Chinese
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Monday that North Korea may have sold fishing rights to Chinese boats illegally operating in the neutral waters near the inter-Korea border. The North, meanwhile, has remained mum on Seoul’s recent crackdown in the area for the fourth straight day. Seoul and the U.N. Command launched a military police team to root out the illegal fishing in neutral waters around the Hangang River estuary on Friday. The military has been keeping a keen eye on the North, over co
June 13, 2016
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Military info leaked in N. Korea's cyberattack: Seoul policy
South Korean police said Monday North Korea had penetrated into the internal networks of the affiliates of two local conglomerates and stole and subsequently deleted some 42,000 documents, including some containing military information.According to the National Police Agency (NPA), in July 2014 the North started hacking the networks of South Korean telecoms giant SK Group and the Hanjin Group which has the country's top flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. under its wing. Korean Air makes parts for
June 13, 2016
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Wildcat maritime choppers arrive in Korea
South Korea received its first batch of Wildcat choppers made by British helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland on Monday with the Navy aiming to deploy them to frontline units by the middle of next year.The four AW159 Wildcat combat helicopters will be deployed after undergoing a series of tests on functions, according to the Navy. Seoul plans to take delivery of four more Wildcats at the end of this year.The chopper, known to be equipped with an active electronically scanned array radar, is ca
June 13, 2016
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Korea lags behind conflict-prone countries in defense budget-GDP ratio: data
South Korea spends relatively less than other countries facing similar security situations in terms of its defense budget to gross domestic product ratio, data showed Monday, as the government is making a case for more money to be allocated to cope with heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. According to the data compiled by the defense ministry for a promotional magazine, South Korea spent $36.4 billion last year, which was equal to 2.42 percent of its annual GDP. The ratio stayed relativ
June 13, 2016
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U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, USS Mississippi, arrives in Busan port
The USS Mississippi (SSN-782), a nuclear reactor-powered United States submarine, entered the port of Busan on Monday as part of the vessel’s maiden voyage to the Asian region, the U.S. military said Monday.The 7,800-ton Virginia-class attack submarine is one of the U.S. Navy's newest vessels, having started its mission with the U.S. Pacific Fleet in June 2012. "With a crew of approximately 141 sailors, the Mississippi will conduct a multitude of missions while maintaining proficiency of the lat
June 13, 2016
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Defense Minister Han to visit France to up pressure on N. Korea
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo will visit France this week as part of an ongoing effort by Seoul to increase pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, the defense ministry said Monday.Han will travel to France from Tuesday to Thursday to meet his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in order to discuss the two countries' joint efforts to pressure the North as well as ways to expand bilateral defense cooperation measures, the ministry said.Both South Korea and Fr
June 13, 2016
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Seoul, UNC crack down illegal Chinese fishing near inter-Korea borders
South Korea and the United Nations command on Friday deployed a team of military and police officials in neutral waters around the Han River estuary to clamp down on illegal fishing by Chinese boats, the Defense Ministry said.It is the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice that the authorities of either Koreas have entered the river mouth for a military operation. A military police team carries out an operation to clamp down on illegal Chinese fishing at the neutral wate
June 10, 2016
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Defense Ministry requests 40.9 trillion won budget for 2017
The Ministry of National Defense on Friday requested a 40.87 trillion won ($35.1 billion) defense budget for next year, marking a 5.3 percent increase from 38.8 trillion won in 2016. The boosted budget plan encompasses plans to establish missile defense systems against the North Korean missile threats -- which is also the key component of the annually announced five-year defense plans -- and to bolster welfare of the troops. According to the budget request submitted to the Ministry of Strategy a
June 10, 2016
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Defense ministry demands 5.3% increase in defense budget for 2017
The Ministry of National Defense has demanded a 5.3 percent on-year increase in its defense budget for 2017 as it plans to accelerate efforts to bolster the welfare of military conscripts and build up the country's air defense system, the ministry said Friday.The ministry has submitted its defense budget demand to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, requesting a budget of 40.87 trillion won ($35.18 billion) for next year, according to a statement. The defense budget for this year stands at 38.
June 10, 2016
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Allies drills against North Korea not always defensive: NNSC
The annual joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S. are not always assessed to be “100 percent defensive and deterrent” as the Seoul government has claimed, a Swiss delegation head stationed at the inter-Korea border said Wednesday.Major Gen. Urs Gerber, the Swiss delegation head of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission at Panmunjom truce village, told reporters that the NNSC has not always reached a decision that the drills are exclusively designed for defensive purposes against N
June 9, 2016
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New naval contingency unit conducts 1st warfare drill
South Korea's new naval contingency unit is conducting a warfare exercise in the West Sea in its first stand-alone military drill aimed at fending off North Korea's potential aggression, the military said Wednesday. "The quick reaction unit is carrying out an exercise in the West Sea area from May 5-11," the Marine Corps said in a statement.This is the first exercise conducted by the some 4,000-strong contingency team comprised of Marine Corps and Navy troops. The unit was launched in March to c
June 8, 2016
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S. Korea should make use of robotics for potential conflict with N.K.: researcher
South Korea should capitalize on its evolving robotics technology to cope with future combat operations, a local researcher said Wednesday, noting that ground-based military robots would put the country at an advantage in a potential conflict with poorly-equipped North Korean forces.Kim Do-jong, a researcher at the state-run Agency for Defense Development, said in his latest research paper that the South can utilize robots as part of its "reverse asymmetric weapons systems" to counter the North'
June 8, 2016
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Korea conducts maritime drills to protect Dokdo
South Korea's military and coast guard on Wednesday began two-day maritime drills aimed at better safeguarding the country's easternmost islets of Dokdo, amid Japan's persistent sovereignty claim.The South Korean military mobilized some 10 vessels, P-3 maritime surveillance aircraft and Lynx antisubmarine helicopters, along with Marine Corps personnel for the maneuvers in the East Sea, military officials said.The drills are being staged based on a scenario under which foreign forces are making a
June 8, 2016
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U.S. missile defense system aimed only at N. Korea, Iran, not China, Russia: White House
The U.S. missile defense system is designed to counter "limited attacks from Iran and North Korea" and are not aimed at the strategic deterrence forces of Russia and China, the White House said Tuesday.The White House Office of Management and Budget made the point in a policy statement, expressing opposition to a proposal to remove the word "limited" from a section of the National Missile Defense Act of 1999 that says the U.S. policy is to deploy "an effective National Missile Defense system cap
June 8, 2016
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Korea develops wheeled armored combat vehicles for infantry troops
South Korea has developed new wheeled armored combat vehicles that can greatly enhance the mobility and striking power of its infantry troops, the defense acquisition agency said Tuesday. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s wheeled armored vehicle project, undertaken by Hyundai Rotem since 2012, has been successfully completed, the DAPA said in a statement. It said the locally built vehicles passed their final qualification test on May 9. The project was aimed at improving the mobil
June 7, 2016
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Russia, China share concern about THAAD deployment in Korea
Senior officials from Russia and China held talks in Beijing and shared concerns about the possible deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system to South Korea, according to China's official media on Tuesday. The talks, led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov and Kong Xuanyou, China's assistant foreign minister, were held on Monday, on the same day the U.S. and China began their high-level talks in Beijing. During the Monday talks, Russia and China expressed their "firm opp
June 7, 2016
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U.S., Korea moving forward in THAAD talks: Pentagon
The United States and South Korea are moving forward in negotiations on the potential deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in the South, and are now focused on working out unspecified "complicated issues," the Pentagon said Monday.Following the North's long-range missile test in February, Seoul and Washington launched official talks about placing a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery in the South to bolster defense against missile threats from the communist nation. The move has
June 7, 2016