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Opposition-led Assembly unilaterally passes bill to probe Marine's death
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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 to more than double military drones by 2026 to counter NK threats
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Key suspects grilled over alleged abuse of power in Marine death inquiry
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Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats
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North Korean nuclear attack implausible: U.K. institute
Despite North Korea’s recent threat of nuclear strikes against South Korea and the U.S., the possibility of Pyongyang actually carrying out an attack is implausible, a U.K.-based expert said.The communist country’s tough rhetoric is likely to moderate “conventional behavior” from the allies and Japan, the expert noted. Karl Dewey, a senior analyst at London-based defense information provider IHS Jane’s, said that the North’s ability to escalate its nuclear weapons is unlikely, considering the U.
March 14, 2016
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Marines storm Korean beach in massive joint amphibious attack exercise
Donut-shaped olive-green blasts of smoke grenades create a screen to obscure the approach of tracked armored vehicles that come ashore and disembark fully armed South Korean and American Marines onto a beachhead.The soldiers instantly storm the quiet, sandy beach in the small east coastal town of Pohang, South Korea.When the smoke clears, the first wave of troops are in their positions on the beachhead awaiting orders to advance further inland. Following the first wave, another set of troops arr
March 14, 2016
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U.S. aircraft carrier joins joint drill with Seoul
BUSAN -- A U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier John C. Stennis arrived in South Korea on Sunday to participate in the allies’ joint military exercise this month, amid rising inter-Korea tensions sparked by repeated provocations from North Korea.The USS John C. Stennis strike group, led by Rear Admiral Ronald Boxall, docked in Busan harbor in the morning. The fleet had sailed through the South China seas en route to Busan, possibly sending a message toward China. Rear Admiral Bill Byrne, the comman
March 13, 2016
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U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in Korea
A U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier arrived in South Korea Sunday to join a combined exercise, the military here said.The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) made a port visit to Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to join the March 7-18 Key Resolve military exercise between South Korea and the United States.The 103,000-ton aircraft carrier will lead the 7,000-strong USS John C. Stennis Strike Group.Three other guided-missile destroyers - the USS Stockdale, USS Chung-Hoon and USS William P. Lawre
March 13, 2016
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USFK chief tapped as NATO's top commander
WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti has been named as NATO's top military commander, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Friday.President Barack Obama nominated Scaparrotti to replace Gen. Philip Breedlove as NATO's supreme allied commander Europe, and NATO has also agreed to the appointment, Carter said in a statement.In addition to the NATO position, Scaparrotti will be assigned as commander of U.S. European Command, he said."General Scaparrotti's prov
March 12, 2016
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Seoul, Washington roll out joint landing drill
South Korea and the United States on Saturday staged a massive landing drill in an eastern coastal port city, the largest of its kind, amid continued provocations from Pyongyang.The latest exercise mobilized 17,200 soldiers, including around 12,200 U.S. Marine and Navy troops in Pohang for the exercise, South Korea's Marine Corps said. Sources said the drill mobilized key U.S. vessels including the USS Bonhomme Richard and amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland.The drill also focused on destro
March 12, 2016
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Record number of Australian, New Zealand troops taking part in joint military drill
A record number of troops from Australia and New Zealand are taking part in the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, which aim to bolster the allied forces' ability to deal with emergency situations, a military official said Friday.Seoul and Washington kicked off the annual Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises for a weekslong run Monday in South Korea, mobilizing some 300,000 local troops, along with 17,000 U.S. forces.The Key Resolve is a two-week command
March 11, 2016
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Royce nominates late Korean-American war hero for Presidential Medal of Freedom
The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee has nominated late Korean-American war hero Kim Young-oak for this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom, his office said Thursday.Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) sent a letter to President Barack Obama last month to nominate the late retired colonel, the office said. Kim, a son of a Korean independence fighter, was the first minority officer to command an Army combat battalion in American history."Colonel Kim served with exceptional valor in the
March 11, 2016
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Korea deploys anti-aircraft missiles along maritime border
South Korea has deployed a newly developed anti-aircraft missile system along the maritime border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea, a military official said Thursday."The surface-to-air guided missile system, Cheongung, was placed in the northwest islands area early this year to defend it from North Korean aircraft," the military official said, asking not to be named.The system can intercept North Korean airplanes or other hostile aircraft penetrating into South Korean airspace with almost no
March 10, 2016
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Korea to tighten airport security
South Korea will push forward measures to beef up security at the country's major airports in the wake of serious breaches that have raised questions about the operational safeguards in place at these critical facilities, the government said Thursday.Security and anti-terrorism measures at international airports across the country will be tightened significantly to prevent any illegal entry into the country, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.In recent months, Incheo
March 10, 2016
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Korea, U.S. upgrading combined air operations command center
South Korea and the United States are upgrading their command center for combined air operations in a bid to intensify information sharing on North Korea, a military official said Wednesday.The overhaul of the Korean Air and Space Operations Center that kicked off last year will take several years to finish, the official said, asking not to be named."Currently, it is in the initial stages and redesign is underway," he noted. The KAOC, at the United States Force Korea's Osan Air Base, commands an
March 9, 2016
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U.S. House resolution calls for stronger 3-way security cooperation with Korea, Japan
A U.S. House lawmaker has introduced a resolution calling for stronger trilateral cooperation between the U.S. and its Asian allies, South Korea and Japan, to counter North Korean threats and ensure regional security.Rep. Matt Salmon introduced the bipartisan resolution last week, together with seven co-sponsors, including Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, according to congressional records."The House of Representatives reaffirms the importance of the United States-
March 8, 2016
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N.K. hacked government bigwigs
North Korea has hacked into smartphones owned by key members of the government, local media reported Monday. A government official was quoted as saying “considerably important” figures within President Park Geun-hye’s administration recently had their phones hacked by the North. Railroad-related organizations also came under cyberattacks, although the incident was hushed up by authorities, the official claimed. An offical looks at the screen desribing cyber attacks on websites based on Korea.
March 7, 2016
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Korea-U.S. drills focus on striking N.K. leadership
South Korea and the U.S. on Monday kicked off their largest-ever annual joint military drill that will focus on striking North Korean leadership and key facilities, military officials said.The two-month drill consists of two parts: the command post exercise Key Resolve slated for March 7-18, and the Foal Eagle field training that will commence Monday and will continue until April 30. An F-16 fighter jet lands at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday. (Yonhap)The exercise take
March 7, 2016
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Korea, U.S. begin largest-ever military drills on striking N.K. leadership
South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest-ever annual joint military exercises on Monday with a special focus on bolstering the allies' wartime capability to launch precision strikes on North Korea's top leadership, officials said Monday.The Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises, each a command post-based and field training war game, began their weeks-long schedules amid escalating military tensions between South and North Korea following Pyongyang's nuclear and long-range missil
March 7, 2016
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Korea, U.S. to kick off largest-ever joint exercise
South Korea and the United States will launch their largest-ever joint exercise this week to warn North Korea against further provocations, a South Korean military official said Sunday.The Key Resolve and Foal Eagle exercises running from Monday through April 30 will be the largest in scale since Pyongyang's torpedo attack on the South Korean corvette Cheonan in 2010, which is what triggered these annual drills, the official said on the condition of anonymity.This year's exercise will involve mo
March 6, 2016
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IS names 20 Koreans as terrorist targets
Twenty ordinary Koreans were among a handful of people targeted by the Islamic State militant group for future terrorist attacks in a video last month, local reports said Saturday. Korea’s intelligence authorities said they were working to verify the authenticity of the purported threat. According to the reports, the video, posted on YouTube on Feb. 17 and soon deleted, contained the names and email addresses of 20 Koreans, with an instruction for IS followers to “kill them wherever you find the
March 5, 2016
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Korea, U.S. launch formal THAAD talks
South Korea and the U.S. launched the official talks on deploying an advanced U.S. missile defense system here against North Korean threats, the Defense Ministry said Friday. The ministry and the U.S. Forces Korea signed an agreement on composition and operation of the joint working group that will discuss details on stationing Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the country. Seoul’s Deputy Defense Minister Yoo Jeh-seung and U.S. Army commander Lt. Gen. Thomas S. Vandal signed the agre
March 4, 2016
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Prosecutors investigate alleged corruption in arms dealing
Prosecutors launched an investigation into South Korea's arms procurement agency, suspected of forging documents and obtaining defective devices in the process of purchasing surveillance equipment, legal sources said Friday.The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said it is looking into a Defense Acquisition Program Administration's project to establish a complex surveillance system along the country's seashore, the sources said. The system that helps integrate existing radar and thermal
March 4, 2016
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Korea, U.S. launch formal talks on THAAD deployment
South Korea and the United States officially launched a joint working group Friday to discuss the idea of deploying an advanced missile defense shield in the Northeast Asian country, the Defense Ministry here said.The joint group is scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting later in the day at the Ministry of National Defense. The sides are co-headed by the South Korean ministry's Director General Maj. Gen. Jang Kyung-soo and U.S. Forces Korea's Maj. Gen. Robert Hedelund.After years of speculation
March 4, 2016