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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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S. Korea, U.S. to start two annual joint exercises in February
South Korea and the U.S. will kick off their two major annual joint military drills later next month, officials of the allies announced Friday.They said the Key Resolve exercise will start on Feb. 27 and go on until March 9. Separately, the Foal Eagle exercise will be held from March 1 to April 30.The Key Resolve will involve about 200,000 South Korean troops, plus 2,100 U.S. troops. About 800 U.S. participants will come from outside South Korea, according to the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces
Jan. 27, 2012
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S. Korean Marines hold firing drill in West Sea
South Korea’s Marine Corps on Thursday conducted the first live-fire drill at the islands near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea since the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.The late North Korean leader died of heart failure on Dec. 17.Thursday’s exercise was conducted by Marine Corps units based on the West Sea islands including Baengnyeongdo and Yeonpyeongdo, and involved Vulcan anti-aircraft guns, 81 millimeter mortars and K-9 self-propelled artillery.According to the Marine Corps
Jan. 26, 2012
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Navy, Marines set off for multinational drill
The South Korean Navy and Marine Corps dispatched troops to take part in the multinational exercise Cobra Gold in Thailand on Thursday.According to the Navy, the military dispatched 320 troops, including a platoon of amphibious armored vehicles, a battalion of Marines, and a 2,600-ton amphibious assault ship. In this year’s exercise, scheduled to run from Feb. 5 to Feb. 17, Korean forces will participate in drills alongside units from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the U.S.I
Jan. 26, 2012
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S. Korea, U.S. mapping out new plan to counter N.K.
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Yonhap News) ― The chief South Korean and U.S. military officers met Tuesday at the Pentagon to sign a preliminary agreement for a new operational plan against potential North Korean provocations, sources and officials said.Army Gen. Jung Seung-jo, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Washington earlier in the day after visiting a military command near Chicago, according to the sources in the U.S. capital.The U.S. Defense Department gave no immediate conf
Jan. 25, 2012
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Korea to double fines against illegal fishing by Chinese
The government will submit a bill next month for a law revision that would double fines against illegal fishing, in its latest effort to counteract Chinese fishing boats poaching in South Korean waters in the Yellow Sea, an official said Saturday.Korea has vowed to take tougher measures against ille
Jan. 21, 2012
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U.S. to import M1 rifles from S. Korea
The U.S. is set to import antiquated firearms from South Korea that were previously banned from entry, officials here said Thursday.Defense ministry officials said the United States has approved imports of M1 Garrand rifles, which were used by U.S. forces during the 1950-53 Korean War.“The U.S. sent an approval letter in September last year,” a ministry official said. “The U.S. will be willing to review legal procedures once we seek to export the rifles.”The official added that an exporter will
Jan. 19, 2012
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Defense ministry to access technical information at state lab
The defense ministry on Thursday reached an agreement with a state-run science laboratory to borrow the latter’s technical data and patent information to develop military supplies.The ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), under which the ministry will be able to access technical information to manufacture and commercialize products under the military’s non-weapons system.The non-weapons system includes military supplies, su
Jan. 19, 2012
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Korean, U.S. marine corps to strengthen collaboration
South Korean and U.S. Marine Corps will increase joint exercises and strengthen measures for defending the islands near the northern limit line in the West Sea.On Thursday, Commander of the South Korean Marines Lt. Gen. Lee Ho-yeon and U.S. Marine Corps in Korea Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Regner confirmed that the two forces will conduct the largest joint landing exercise in 23 years during the first half of 2112 as agreed last year.The exercise will combine the joint brigade-level landing exer
Jan. 19, 2012
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Navy appoints first female commanders of high-speed boats
The Navy has appointed its first two female officers to command fast attack craft, as it looks to expand female presence on vessels in operation, officials said Monday.“We’ve finalized a plan to name female captains to command our Chamsuri boat patrolling the South Sea,” a high-ranking military source said, referring to a 150-ton patrol vessel. “Last Thursday, we named two female officers on a trial basis.”According to the source, Adm. Choi Yun-hee, the Chief of Naval Operations, briefed Defense
Jan. 16, 2012
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Marine corporal sentenced to death for killing four fellows
HWASEONG, South Korea, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- A 19-year-old marine corporal surnamed Kim was sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for killing four fellow marines in a shooting rampage on Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, last July.A marine private found guilty of assisting Kim in the July 4 ra
Jan. 13, 2012
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Hackers target soldiers
South Korean military officials are being targeted by hackers using e-mails with North Korea-related attached files.According to local news reports, South Korean military officials have been receiving e-mails containing attached files with titles related to North Korea or Seoul-Washington relations.One e-mail contains a file with a title that suggests it is an analysis of North Korea’s New Year’s editorial.Another appears to be from a U.S. military officer, and contains a hacking program in a fi
Jan. 12, 2012
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U.S. to keep ‘operationally resilient’ troops in Korea
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. Department of Defense assured Sunday that it will maintain “operationally resilient and politically sustainable” troops in South Korea under a new long-term defense strategy.“We will continue to maintain a force posture that is geographically distributed, operationally resilient and politically sustainable,” a department official said in a reply to Yonhap News Agency’s inquiry over the possibility of a troop level cut.The U.S. has around 28,000 soldiers in Sou
Jan. 9, 2012
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South Korea sets W10 trillion defense projects in motion
The government has set in motion three large defense contract projects with a combined value of more than 10.6 trillion won ($9.1 billion). On Friday the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, or DAPA announced the acquisition plans for the AH-X project and the maritime operations helicopter project.In addition, the DAPA plans to make the announcement for the third part of the F-X project late next week.The deadline for the bids for the two helicopter projects are May 10. All three projects
Jan. 9, 2012
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State held responsible for soldier’s suicide
The Seoul Central District Court ruled on Monday that the state was partially responsible for the death of a soldier surnamed Lee who was pushed to suicide after being abused by other soldiers. In passing the ruling, the court ordered the government to pay Lee’s family 60 million won ($51,500) in compensation. The court sided with Lee’s family, saying that a lack of measures to address Lee’s psychological status contributed partially to his suicide.“Senior soldiers repeated profanities, verbal a
Jan. 9, 2012
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U.S. to keep 'operationally resilient' troops in Korea: official
The U.S. Department of Defense assured Sunday that it will maintain "operationally resilient and politically sustainable" troops in South Korea under a new long-term defense strategy."We will continue to maintain a force posture that is geographically distributed, operationally resilient and politic
Jan. 9, 2012
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Military to study response to increasing naval force in neighboring states
The military will begin looking into preparing countermeasures to increasing naval powers in South Korea‘s neighbors and potential territorial claims that may ensue, officials said Saturday.A military official said the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts late last year earmarked 500 million won ($430,660) for the related research. The official said it will focus on responding to China‘s and Japan’s growing naval power by strengthening South Korea‘s own naval forces in th
Jan. 8, 2012
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Military to study response to increasing naval force in neighboring states
The military will begin looking into preparing countermeasures to increasing naval powers in South Korea's neighbors and potential territorial claims that may ensue, officials said Saturday.A military official said the National Assembly's Special Committee on Budget and Accounts late last year earma
Jan. 7, 2012
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Financial watchdog asks police to investigate N. Korea rumors
South Korea's financial watchdog said Friday it has asked police to investigate market rumors about an explosion at North Korea's nuclear facilities to find out whether speculators intentionally spread them to take profits.Korea's stocks and currency sharply fell on Friday, hit by market talks there
Jan. 6, 2012
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Helsinki OKs shipment of Patriot missiles to S. Korea
HELSINKI (AFP) ― Sixty-nine Patriot missiles impounded in Finland after being found on a merchant vessel in mid-December were headed for South Korea, the Finnish government said Wednesday, granting their transit through Finnish territory.“The missiles in question had been sold to the Republic of Korea by Germany,” the government said in a statement, adding that it had granted a license to Seoul’s “Defense Acquisition Program Administration to transit through Finnish territory 69 Patriot missiles
Jan. 5, 2012
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Israeli official in Seoul to discuss jet
Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Defense Udi Shani came to Korea on Thursday to discuss issues regarding the T-50 advanced trainer jet.Shani’s visit comes on the heels of his visit to Italy, Korea’s competitor for a lucrative defense contract estimated to be worth $1 billion. Israel has been weighing the Korean-made T-50 against Italy’s M-346 to replace the U.S.-made A-4 Skyhawk advanced trainer jet. While the Israeli defense ministry is said to be planning to make the decision within we
Jan. 5, 2012