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No plan to let doctors with foreign licenses practice here anytime soon: PM
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Ador CEO's dismissal to be decided on last day of May
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Science Ministry expresses regret over Japan’s pressure on Naver
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Haeundae Beach to become sand art museum in late May
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Hostilities get out of hand as YouTuber murders another outside courthouse
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Yoon interacts with public for 1st time since election defeat
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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Police officer jumps barefoot into drainage tunnel to save man
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Lee Sun-kyun's posthumuous film to hit theaters in August
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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Ranking Navy officer arrested in corruption scandal
A senior South Korean Navy official was arrested Friday in a widening probe into alleged corruption in connection with the country's arms procurement projects.A military court issued an arrest warrant for the officer with the rank of rear admiral, only identified by his family name Park.He is charged with pressing his subordinates in 2012 to doctor a report on the operational capability of the AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, a multi-mission maritime helicopter.It participated in South Korea's nava
June 6, 2015
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U.S. wants to deploy THAAD to S. Korea mainly to protect itself: Armitage
The main purpose of U.S. efforts to deploy a THAAD missile defense unit to South Korea is to protect the U.S. mainland from North Korean missile threats, a former top American diplomat said Wednesday.Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage made the remark during a security seminar on Korea, claiming that hosting a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery is a responsibility South Korea has as an ally of the United States."I think the United States has approached this incorrectly ...
June 4, 2015
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South Korea test fires its first 500km ballistic missile
South Korea conducted its first-ever test launch of a ballistic missile Wednesday as part of its efforts to better counter North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats. President Park Geun-hye attended the event hosted by the state-run Agency for Defense Development in Taean, South Chungcheong Province. The newly developed missile has a range of more than 500 kilometers and thus is capable of striking nearly all parts of the communist neighbor. “The site is where the military is developing
June 3, 2015
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S. Korea successfully test-fires longer-range ballistic missile
South Korea successfully test-fired a ballistic missile Wednesday capable of reaching nearly all parts of North Korea, the Defense Ministry said, in an apparent show of force against the communist archrival.The state-run Agency for Defense Development carried out the first test of the missile with a range of at least 500 kilometers that it has developed over the past three years.The test that took place at the ADD's firing range in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, was watched by President Park
June 3, 2015
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Military launches task force against possible MERS spread into barracks
The Defense Ministry said Wednesday it has set up a task force to prevent the MERS virus from spreading to service personnel. It is part of a set of precautionary measures the military authorities came up with in the wake of the outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.South Korea has so far confirmed 30 MERS cases since the outbreak of the disease here some two weeks ago."The ministry set up an emergency response team Saturday and will run four epidemiological survey teams at the headqu
June 3, 2015
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S. Korea to develop indigenous missile for light-armed choppers
South Korea's arms procurement agency said Tuesday it has decided to develop a guided missile for light-armed helicopters using its own technology. The decision calls for developing indigenous air-to-ground missiles for the helicopters to replace the current anti-tank missiles of TOW (the Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided Missile System), according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration."The project is to be completed in 2022 for mass production and deployment the followin
June 2, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. devise principles against N.K. missiles
South Korea and the United States have laid out four principles of their operations to effectively counter missile threats by North Korea, U.S. Forces Korea said Tuesday.The principles "will guide decision-making, capability development and operations" of the allies "to counter the growing North Korean missile threat," the USFK said in its yearly magazine titled "Strategic Digest," published jointly by the United Nations Command and the Combined Forces Command.The North, which has conducted thre
June 2, 2015
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Military stages joint maritime firing drill
The South Korean military said Tuesday it has carried out a firing drill in the East Sea to boost joint capabilities against North Korea's possible maritime provocations.The firing drill staged jointly on Monday in the East Sea by the 8th Army Corps, the 1st Fleet Command, and the 8th Fighter Wing was conducted based upon a scenario in which the three branches of the service detected and attacked an enemy's provocation at sea, the Army said in a statement.The drill involved K-9 self-propelled ho
June 2, 2015
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Seoul, Tokyo to hold talks on N.K. info-sharing
South Korea and Japan will hold working-level talks this month on sharing military information on North Korea, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.Tadashi Miyagawa, chief of the intelligence bureau at Japan’s Defense Ministry will visit Seoul on June 15 for three days to attend the regular bilateral conference, ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said at a regular briefing.“The two sides will discuss the situation of Northeast Asia and ways to exchange relevant military information,” Kim said.Such mee
June 2, 2015
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Seoul mulls SOFA revision after anthrax accident
South Korea is considering revising its military agreement with the U.S. to prevent another accidental shipment of live anthrax to the South, a ruling party lawmaker said Monday.Safety jitters over biological weapons flared up after the U.S. military said last month a U.S. Defense Department laboratory had mistakenly sent a live anthrax sample to the U.S. Forces Korea's Osan Air Base, south of Seoul.Public concerns did not subside despite the USFK announcement that the sample was destroyed befor
June 1, 2015
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S. Korea, U.S. start joint anti-submarine naval drill
South Korea and the United States have staged a joint anti-submarine naval drill to tackle North Korea's threats, sparked by the North's test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, the Navy said Monday.The two allies kicked off the largest-ever combined anti-submarine exercise Saturday that will run through Wednesday in waters off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju."The drill is aimed at deterring submarine-related provocations and beefing up the Navy's capacity to protect a
June 1, 2015
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Seoul, Tokyo to discuss expanding Japan’s military role
Seoul and Tokyo are expected to undertake discussions as early as next month over the details of Japan’s possible exercise of its right to self-defense on the Korean Peninsula following their first defense ministerial talks in more than four years. Foreign Minister Han Min-koo and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani met on the margins of the Asia Security Summit in Singapore on Saturday and agreed on the principle that the Self-Defense Forces can enter the peninsula only upon Seoul’s request o
May 31, 2015
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S. Korea, Japan to discuss 'collective self-defense' issue
South Korea and Japan will begin working-level consultations as early as next month on Tokyo's use of its right to "collective self-defense," officials said Sunday.The move follows a deal between Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, in Singapore on Saturday. In the meeting held Saturday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, the ministers agreed on the basic principle that Tokyo needs Seoul's consent in exercising the right on matters related with the Ko
May 31, 2015
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U.S. calls for joint int'l efforts to stop N.K. nukes
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Saturday stressed the need to maintain the current multilateral and diplomatic approach to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear ambitions."North Korea remains a troubling and provocative exception to the general rule in this (Asia-Pacific) region of countries that pursue systems of peace and stability," Carter said in his speech delivered at the Asia Security Summit, better known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore.Five members of the six-party
May 30, 2015
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Seoul, Washington kick off joint committee over anthrax mishap
South Korea and the United States have kicked off a joint committee to look into the incident involving a live anthrax sample that was mistakenly sent to an American military base in South Korea from the U.S., a diplomatic source said Friday. U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday that 22 personnel may have come in contact with a live anthrax sample that was accidentally sent to Osan Air Base in South Korea, but none have shown signs of infection. A U.S. military laboratory in Utah inadvertent
May 29, 2015
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Civic groups demand U.S. apology for anthrax delivery
A group of some 50 civic groups on Friday called on the U.S. to thoroughly investigate its military’s recent accidental shipment of live anthrax bacteria to a U.S. Forces Korea lab and to apologize and take measures to prevent a recurrence.The group including the Green Korea and Catholic Human Rights Committee held an outdoor press conference near the U.S. Embassy in downtown Seoul, stressing the need to “verify the truth” behind the accident.“Koreans did not know that anthrax bacteria, which co
May 29, 2015
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N. Korea 'exaggerating' sub missile, nuclear claims: ex-U.S. intelligence chief
North Korea is likely to be "exaggerating" claims that it successfully test-launched a ballistic missile from a submarine and miniaturized a nuclear warhead, a former U.S. intelligence chief said Friday. Dennis Blair, former director of national intelligence, also slammed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for being "very destabilizing, very dangerous," referring to a report by the South Korean spy agency that said Kim's defense minister had been purged and may have been executed.North Korea has pr
May 29, 2015
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Safety problems plague reserve force system
Reservist Lee Soo-yul, 28, was subject to reserve forces training on May 18, five days after the deadly shooting that killed three reservists.“I was nervous,” said Lee. “But I was able to get through the fear thanks to the assistant officers. They gave me one-on-one guidance throughout the training. They brought me a bulletproof jacket and fixed the safety hook. I felt really relieved,” said Lee.Still, the one-on-one assistance was only implemented by the Defense Ministry after a 23-year-old res
May 27, 2015
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Park, Obama unlikely to discuss THAAD at next month's summit: Russel
South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U.S. President Barack Obama are not expected to discuss the THAAD missile defense system when they hold a summit in Washington next month, a senior American official said Thursday. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel made the remark during a Foreign Press Center briefing, saying the two allies have not even begun government-to-government discussions on the sensitive topic. "I do not expect President Obama and Pre
May 22, 2015
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Air Force chief receives "stern warning" over misconduct
The Air Force chief has received "a stern warning" from the Defense Ministry for misconduct and negligence of duty involving budget use, officials said Thursday. Gen. Choi Cha-kyu, Air Force chief of staff, had been under audit after suspicions mounted over his alleged misuse of public funds. "Over the course of remodeling the Air Force chief's office in July 2014, the military was found to have wasted 14 million won ($12,797)," said a ministry official in charge of the audit. "Choi also eit
May 21, 2015