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Wed, November 20, 2019 | 05:44
South Korean defense businesses target ASEAN market
South Korean defense businesses target ASEAN market
BANGKOK - South Korean defense companies are seeking to expand their presences in Southeast Asian and Pacific markets. Twenty-one South Korean firms including Poongsan, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI), Kovico and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are participating in an international defense exhibition called Defense & Security 2019 which kicked off Monday and...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-19 21:03
2 Korean sailors kidnapped by Yemeni rebels
2 Korean sailors kidnapped by Yemeni rebels
Houthi rebels from Yemen have hijacked two ocean-going tugs hauling a South Korean drilling rig according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday. Sixteen people including two South Koreans were on the three vessels that were seized in the Red Sea, the ministry said.
Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-11-19 16:53
'US adding pressure on Japan to resolve GSOMIA'
'US adding pressure on Japan to resolve GSOMIA'
BANGKOK - Washington is putting pressure on Japan to present the “right conditions” for the renewal of an intelligence-sharing pact with South Korea, according to South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo.
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-18 16:35
South Korea, US, Japan defense chiefs meet amid North Korea, GSOMIA tension
South Korea, US, Japan defense chiefs meet amid North Korea, GSOMIA tension
BANGKOK - South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral meeting at the Avani Plus Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, on the sidelines of the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus. The defense ministers from the three countries aggressively discussed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSO...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-17 17:27
South Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy
South Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy
South Korea and the United States decided to put off their wintertime combined air exercises to support ongoing diplomacy with North Korea, the defense chiefs of the two countries said Sunday. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the decision in Bangkok on the sidelines of the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) D...
2019-11-17 14:43
  • US backs off bit to entice NK to nuke talks
  • South Korean, Japanese defense chiefs hold talks ahead of GSOMIA expiry
Defense chiefs of South Korea, US discuss pending alliance issues
Defense chiefs of South Korea, US discuss pending alliance issues
Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States discussed alliance issues during an annual meeting between the two allies, held Friday at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. These included the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) of Korean troops during wartime from Washington to Seoul and adjusting joint exercises in accordance with diplomatic efforts t...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-15 17:42
US pursues 'its own benefit' over GSOMIA, defense cost-sharing issues: experts
US pursues 'its own benefit' over GSOMIA, defense cost-sharing issues: experts
Amid a series of U.S. defense officials' visits to Seoul this week, Washington is stepping up pressure on the South Korean government on many fronts, including the renewal of a military information-sharing pact between Seoul and Tokyo, increasing Seoul's contribution to the defense cost-sharing with Washington and the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washi...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-14 17:13
  • Moon, US defense chief to meet at 4 p.m. with GSOMIA as top agenda
  • Moon firm on GSOMIA termination despite 'maximum' US pressure to back down
Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief
Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief
South Korea ending a military intelligence pact with Japan bears the “risk of sending the wrong message” to neighboring countries including North Korea, China and Russia that the trilateral alliance among Seoul, Tokyo and Washington is not as strong in keeping the regional security order, Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of the United Nations Command (UNC), U.S.-South Korea Comb...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-13 16:57
Korea's 4.5-generation fighter KF-X targets Southeast Asian market
Korea's 4.5-generation fighter KF-X targets Southeast Asian market
SACHEON, South Gyeongsang Province - A joint fighter jet development project between South Korea and Indonesia, widely known as the KF-X or Korean Fighter eXperimental aircraft project, has a great potential in the Southeast Asian market with its low price. The KF-X fighter jet is a 4.5-generation fighter jet whose “stealth” technologies fall behind those of fifth-generation ...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-12 17:16
  • Summits in Busan to upgrade nation's diplomacy
South Korea-US alliance faces tough challenges on multiple fronts
South Korea-US alliance faces tough challenges on multiple fronts
Issues surrounding the alliance between South Korea and the United States have recently come under spotlight as the two countries are facing an end-of-the year deadline in negotiations for the 11th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) on sharing the cost for the stationing of the United States Forces Korea (USFK). After the first and second round of negotiations were held in Seou...
Jung Da-min | 2019-11-10 09:00
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