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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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Medical reform committee kicks off despite boycott from doctors
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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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Over 9,000 hotline calls made by stalking victims in 2023
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Monthly users on local streaming platforms outpace Netflix, Disney+
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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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Seoul to promote luxurious side of the city
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Pentagon noncommittal about calls for return of Apache units to Korea
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Pentagon remained mum Friday about the possible return of combat and scout helicopters to South Korea with the war in Afghanistan winding down.The commander of U.S. forces in Korea, Gen. James Thurman, has argued for such a move to the Hawaii-based Pacific Command and most recently on Capitol Hill.“Gen. Thurman has provided his assessments to PACOM, the Joint Staff, the Army ― and now Congress in his testimony; however, no decisions have been made,” an official at
April 1, 2012
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U.S. offers 20 retiring choppers to S. Korea
The U.S. Third Marine Amphibious Corps has offered to provide the South Korean Marine Corps with 20 transport helicopters.According to the Ministry of National Defense, the Okinawa-based U.S. Marine Corps unit has offered to transfer the ownership of 20 CH-46 Sea Knight transport helicopters that are to be decommissioned. “We have not been able to confirm whether the U.S. Department of Defense shares the position. At present it is a development between the commander of the Third Marine Amphibiou
March 29, 2012
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N. Korea honing capability to attack Seoul: USFK commander
The commander of U.S. troops on the Korean Peninsula expressed concern Wednesday that North Korea’s new leadership will trigger a military conflict based on a “miscalculation.”Before the House Armed Services Committee, Gen. James Thurman said the North continues improving its ability to attack the South Korean capital of Seoul. “The first thing I worry about every day is a miscalculation on somebody’s part that causes a conflict that he hadn’t planned for,” he said at a hearing on the security c
March 29, 2012
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Cheonan-survivors-3.26(Mon)
Some continue to raise doubt despite conclusive findings Two years have passed since the South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by North Korea, but the soldiers who survived the attack continue to be haunted by the incident.“I think of Sergeant Cha Seok-gyun the most. We served together on the Cheonan, and he was a dong-gi (people who have graduated from or joined an organization at the same time),” said Petty Officer First Class Kim Hyo-hyung, who was a weapons petty officer of the sunken warshi
March 25, 2012
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Obama visits JSA ahead of summit
PANMUNJEOM ― U.S. President Barack Obama visited the Panmunjeom Joint Security Area on Sunday ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit.Obama is the fourth U.S. president to visit the JSA on the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas.As Obama stepped down from his helicopter, he was greeted by U.S. Forces Korea Commander General James Thurman and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Jung Seung-jo. According to a Combined Forces Command public relations official, this is the first time a fou
March 25, 2012
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Navy boosts anti-sub capabilities in wake of Cheonan
New equipment and tougher training enhances response to underwater threatsOn March 26, 2010, North Korea carried out a torpedo attack on the South Korean corvette Cheonan, which sank off the coast of the northwestern island of Baengnyeong, taking with it 46 sailors.Since then, the South Korean Navy has updated its patrol combat corvettes, increased anti-submarine exercises in the West Sea and made changes to its operations to better prepare for submarine attacks. Previous to the incident the Nav
March 25, 2012
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Cheonan survivors remember the dead, reaffirm resolve
Two years have passed since the South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by North Korea, but the soldiers who survived the attack continue to be haunted by the incident.“I think of Sergeant Cha Seok-gyun the most. We served together on the Cheonan, and he was a dong-gi (people who have graduated from or joined an organization at the same time),” said Petty Officer First Class Kim Hyo-hyung, who was a weapons petty officer of the sunken warship. He added that he continues to feel deep sorrow for the
March 25, 2012
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North Korea moves missile body to launch site: official
South Korean and U.S. military officials confirmed Sunday that North Korea had moved the main part of a long-range rocket to a launch site north of Pyongyang. “We understand that North Korea has moved the main body to Dongchang-ri and is preparing for the launch inside a building,” an official of th
March 25, 2012
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‘S. Korea, U.S. to agree to extend missile range’
Talks over revising missile pact gain momentum as N.K. plans to launch satellite South Korea and the U.S. are expected to reach a compromise in the near future to allow Seoul to develop longer-range ballistic missiles to better deal with North Korean threats, President Lee Myung-bak was quoted Thursday as saying.The allies’ talks over revising the bilateral missile pact apparently gained momentum after North Korea unveiled its plan last week to launch a satellite on a long-range rocket around Ap
March 22, 2012
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U.S. suspends remains recovery in N. Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) ― The United States said Wednesday it is suspending efforts to recover remains of thousands of fallen service members in North Korea, the latest sign that a recent thaw in relations is over.The U.S. was in the process of resuming the hunt for remains missing from the 1950-53 Korean War that had been on hold since 2005, the only form of cooperation between the two militaries.But North Korea announced plans last week to launch a satellite into space by rocket ― a step the U.S. says
March 22, 2012
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U.S. suspends war dead search over N. Korea missile plan
The United States said Wednesday it is suspending efforts to recover remains of thousands of fallen service members in North Korea, the latest sign that a recent thaw in relations is over.The U.S. was in the process of resuming the hunt for remains missing from the 1950-53 Korean War that had been o
March 22, 2012
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Coast Guard deploys extra aircraft near Ieodo
The Coast Guard said Monday it has deployed additional aircraft on the south coast to patrol nearby waters, including the rock outcropping of Ieodo, to which China recently laid claim.The CN-235 fixed-wing airplane can fly for up to seven hours at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour and is fitted wit
March 19, 2012
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Asia is world top weapon importer: SIPRI
Asia tops other regions when it comes to weapon imports, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).Over the past five years, Asia and Oceania accounted for 44 percent in volume of conventional arm imports, the institute said.That compared wi
March 19, 2012
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S. Korea to conduct military exercise on east coast
South Korea will conduct a large scale military exercise on its east coast ahead of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, official sources said Wednesday.The combined arms exercise involving Army, Air Force and Navy units will be carried out from noon through 9 p.m. Thursday with a focus on counte
March 14, 2012
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USFK bans alcohol sales after 9 p.m. in Yongsan
The main U.S. Army installation in Seoul has banned the sale of alcohol after 9 p.m. under a new policy going into effect this week, a report said Tuesday.The Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, said Col. William Huber, commander of the U.S. Army’s Yongsan Garrison, is seeking to promote “the health and welfare of the military community” and that the policy, which takes effect this Thursday, is meant to “standardize the hours for alcohol sales for Army and Air Force Exchange Service fa
March 13, 2012
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S. Korea’s bio-defenses are inadequate to meet threats
South Korea remains unprepared to deal with the smallpox virus, despite North Korea’s biological capabilities.While Pyongyang’s nuclear program remains central to security issues, the communist state is considered to have significant biological warfare capabilities.That is according to a Ministry of National Defense white paper that outlines North Korea’s biological capabilities, including synthesizing the smallpox virus. The U.S. regards South Korea as one of the most likely places to see small
March 12, 2012
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South Korea’s bio-defenses are inadequate to meet threat
Seoul’s anti-smallpox measures fall far short of U.S.South Korea remains unprepared to deal with the smallpox virus, despite North Korea’s biological capabilities.While Pyongyang’s nuclear program remains central to security issues, the communist state is considered to have significant biological warfare capabilities.The Ministry of National Defense states in the defense white paper that North Korea has biological capabilities, including synthesizing the smallpox virus, and the U.S. regards Sout
March 12, 2012
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S. Korea, Russia to hold first defense strategic talks on exchanges
South Korea and Russia are scheduled to hold their inaugural defense strategic talks this week in Moscow, discussing regional security and bilateral defense exchanges, officials here said Monday.The Defense Ministry here said Lim Kwan-bin, the South‘s deputy defense minister for policy, will travel to Russia this Thursday for the talks. Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s deputy defense minister handling international cooperation, will be his counterpart.“The two sides will talk about security situations
March 12, 2012
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Special forces chief relieved for sex scandal
The commanding general of the country’s top special forces unit has been relieved of his duties for allegedly having inappropriate relations with a subordinate, Army officials said Friday.Brig. Gen. Choi Ik-bong, commander of the Special Warfare Command, also recently expressed his intention to retire from the service, officials added, after the Army launched an investigation into suspicions that he engaged in inappropriate relations with a female staff sergeant in 2009. Choi, then a major gener
March 9, 2012
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‘N.K. notified U.S. of 2009 nuke test plan’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea delivered a “private message” to the U.S. government on its plan to conduct another nuclear test in 2009, along with its intent to enrich uranium, a former top White House official said in his book recounting the Obama administration’s policy on East Asia.“In April the North Koreans sent Washington a private message making several threats: to explode a nuclear device, to develop an ICBM capable of reaching the United States, to enrich uranium to enable them
March 9, 2012