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Fri, February 26, 2021 | 02:17

On killing of S. Korean official by N. Korea

On killing of S. Korean official by N. Korea

Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Won In-choul responds to lawmakers during the National Assembly's audit into the JCS held at the JCS headquarters in Seoul, Thursday, about North Korean troops' killing of a South Korean government official in the North's territorial waters. Amid disputes over whether the official tried to defect to the North and if the North burned his bo...

2020-10-08 16:55

Army civilian donates cells to leukemia patient

Army civilian donates cells to leukemia patient

A civilian contractor for the Korean Army is gaining respect after donating hematopoietic stem cells to a patient with leukemia.

2020-10-07 16:36

Hacking attempts on Korean military info system on constant surge over past 5 years: data

Hacking attempts on Korean military info system on constant surge over past 5 years: data

The number of hacking attempts on South Korea's defense intelligence systems has risen rapidly over the past five years, prompting the defense ministry to beef up efforts to fend off cyberattacks, officials said Saturday.

2020-10-03 10:38

Gov't says no shooting-related remarks in initial intelligence

Gov't says no shooting-related remarks in initial intelligence

South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday there were no such words as "shoot to kill or fire" in the military's initial intelligence on North Korea's killing of a South Korean fisheries official in the West Sea.

2020-09-30 17:27

Seoul in dilemma over North Korea's responses to deadly shooting

Seoul in dilemma over North Korea's responses to deadly shooting

North Korea, just days after its leader's rare and swift apology, is putting the Moon Jae-in administration in trouble again over the killing of a South Korean fisheries official in North Korean waters.

2020-09-27 16:45

Repatriation of Chinese war dead

Repatriation of Chinese war dead

Chinese soldiers take over caskets with remains of Chinese troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War from the Korean side during a repatriation ceremony at Incheon International Airport, Sunday. A total of 716 sets of remains have been returned since 2014, including the 117, Sunday. / Yonhap

2020-09-27 16:44

KATUSA under siege

KATUSA under siege

Since its establishment two months after the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950, the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA) program has earned its stripes as an elite military unit.

2020-09-27 14:12

Korea advised to slow down pace for OPCON return

Korea advised to slow down pace for OPCON return

Despite the government's push to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) of South Korean troops from the United States by a self-imposed deadline of 2022, defense analysts believe that the time is not yet ripe for Seoul to achieve its “ambitious” goal that has been shelved on multiple occasions, advising it not to rush to meet a political timetable.

2020-09-27 13:41

South Korea to demand North make additional probe into killing

South Korea to demand North make additional probe into killing

South Korea will demand North Korea carry out another investigation into its recent killing of a Seoul fisheries official near the tense sea border, as the North's explanation had some key discrepancies from Seoul's account, Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday.

2020-09-26 17:12

US will support South Korea's missile defense but decision is up to Seoul: US diplomat

US will support South Korea's missile defense but decision is up to Seoul: US diplomat

The United States will help South Korea prepare for threats posed by intermediate range missiles from its neighbors, but what defense capabilities will be developed and deployed will be entirely up to Seoul, a U.S. diplomat in charge of arms reduction said Friday.

2020-09-26 09:41

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