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Ador CEO denies allegations, accuses Hybe of mistreating NewJeans
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[Herald Interview] 'Amid aging population, Korea to invite more young professionals from overseas'
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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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Rocket engine expert, ex-NASA exec to lead Korea's new space agency
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SK hynix pledges W20tr to ramp up DRAM production at home
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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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[Hello India] Hyundai Motor vows to boost 'clean mobility' in India
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US will take steps for three-way engagement on nuclear deterrence with S. Korea, Japan: Campbell
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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
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S. Korea seeks U.S. cooperation for safe delivery of missiles from Europe: sources
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is seeking U.S. cooperation to ensure safe shipment of missiles that were detained in Finland, government sources said Thursday.One source said a British-registered ship, named Thor Liberty, has been authorized to leave the port in Kotka, southern Finland.The sh
Jan. 5, 2012
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S. Korea adds cyber-security to defense plan
South Korean military to enhance readiness on border and improve conditions for conscriptsThe South Korean military has included cyberspace in its comprehensive defense plan, the Ministry of National Defense said in its annual report on Wednesday.Meanwhile the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs revealed that it is reviewing plans to introduce a quota in the civil service for those who have served military duty, as a possible alternative to the points system that gives ex-draftees an advan
Jan. 4, 2012
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U.S. Forces Korea extends curfew on military staff
The U.S. Forces Korea commander on Tuesday extended the off-base curfew on military personnel until further notice.The new curfew begins Jan. 7 at 1 a.m. The hours of the curfew are from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the week. Previously, the curfew had been enforced from midnight until 5 a.m. on weekdays and from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekends and public holidays. The U.S. military introduced a curfew on its members on Oct. 7 following a series of serious crimes, including the rape of a high school
Jan. 3, 2012
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Ministry to complete cleanup of ex-U.S. bases this week
The defense ministry said Thursday it is scheduled to finish cleaning up former U.S. military bases returned to South Korea by the end of this week.The ministry said 16 former U.S. installations have been cleaned up after more than two and a half years of work, covering 425.7 million square meters. One other base will join the list by July next year, it added.The U.S. forces here have returned 48 of 80 designated bases amid an ongoing relocation of their troops, and 17 of those 48 showed soil co
Dec. 29, 2011
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Spy plane ‘Peace Eye’ to fly in exercises
A U.S.-made advanced surveillance aircraft will take part in live military drills next year for the first time since joining the Air Force here in September, an official said Tuesday.An Air Force official said the E-737 aircraft by Boeing will join the joint Max Thunder exercises between South Korea and the U.S. The biannual exercises are scheduled for May and October next year.The airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) was dubbed “Peace Eye” after a naming contest in 2008.“The participation
Dec. 27, 2011
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Ship carrying missiles trying to avoid typhoon
A Britain-registered ship carrying missiles to South Korea has been detained in Finland after trying to avoid a typhoon, a South Korean official said Tuesday.According to the official with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the ship Thor Liberty, which was delivering 69 Patriot missiles from Germany to South Korea, was impounded in Kotka, southern Finland, on Dec. 15. The vessel had left a northern German port of Emden on Dec. 13.The official said it was en route to South Korea befo
Dec. 27, 2011
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‘U.S. forces S. Korea to delay purchase of Global Hawk’
South Korea’s plan to purchase Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance planes has been put off by one year as the U.S. government has not agreed to the sale yet, a government source said Monday. With the planned purchase of the Global Hawks hitting a snag, South Korea plans to invite two more models of U.S.-made spy drones ― the Global Observer made by AeroVironment and Boeing’s Phantom Eye ― to bid for the project, the source said. “We will map out a new acquisition plan next year to select one amo
Dec. 26, 2011
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Seoul to buy French spy planes, use against N.K.
South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source said Monday. The South’s military will replace some of its aging spy planes with the militarized specialty version of “Falcon-2000” jet, produced by France’s Dassault Aviation, to keep closer watch on North Korea, the source said on the condition of anonymity. “The military decided to introduce two Falcon-2000 reconnaissance p
Dec. 26, 2011
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S. Korea to buy 2 advanced spy planes from France
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source said Monday. The South's military will replace some of its aging spy planes with the militarized spec
Dec. 26, 2011
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Impounded missiles will be brought here: ministry
The British-registered Thor Liberty is docked on December 21, 2011 in the Mussalo harbor of the port of Kotka, about 120 kms (75 miles) from Helsinki. (AFP)Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Friday that there will not be any problem in safely transporting to South Korea the 69 secondhand surface-to-air m
Dec. 23, 2011
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Daewoo wins submarine contract for Indonesian navy
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering signed a contract to build three submarines for the Indonesian navy on Tuesday.The contract calls for DSME to build three 1,400-ton submarines for the Indonesian navy for a total of $1.1 billion, making the contract the largest single defense contract to be awarded to a Korean firm.With the addition of the latest contract, the value of Korea’s defense exports so far this year has been pushed up to $2.4 billion, the Defense Acquisition Program Administra
Dec. 21, 2011
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Seoul ups information security level on Kim’s death
Armed forces reinforce cyber security, monitoring of movementSouth Korean military’s information operations condition or INFOCON level was raised to four following the announcement of Kim Jong-il’s death, the Ministry of National Defense revealed Tuesday. In a report to the National Assembly’s defense committee, the ministry revealed that INFOCON level was raised to four, from the base level of five, at 2 p.m. on Monday, two hours after Pyongyang announced Kim’s death.The change was made in ligh
Dec. 20, 2011
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Seoul reconsiders lighting Christmas towers near border
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Tuesday he will "reconsider" the plan to light Christmas tree towers near the border this week, as South Korea looks to take a low-key stance after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.Asked about the scheduled lighting ceremony during a parliamentary sessi
Dec. 20, 2011
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Seoul to develop stealth infiltration boats: source
South Korea is pushing to develop infiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday.“(The military) is pushing to develop stealth function-equipped special infiltration boats and other supporting craft with the nation’s own technologies by spending about 900 billion won ($777.2 million),” the source said on condition of anonymity. Under the project, the military will build about 20-30 special infiltratio
Dec. 18, 2011
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S. Korea to develop stealth infiltration boats: source
South Korea is pushing to developinfiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday."(The military) is pushing to develop stealth function-equipped special infiltration boats and other supporting craft with t
Dec. 17, 2011