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Wed, August 17, 2022 | 06:39

Yoon faces growing opposition to Cheong Wa Dae relocation

With the defense ministry compound emerging as the most likely site for the new presidential office and residence, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's office relocation plan is facing a strong backlash, due to concerns that the move would compromise national security and waste taxpayers' money. During his election campaign, Yoon vowed to open the “new Gwanghwamun era” by working ...

2022-03-18 15:48

Yoon stresses overcoming COVID-19 crisis as transition team sets sail

Veterans affairs minister mourns death of Korean War veteran

Korea's Veterans Affairs Minister Hwang Ki-chul has sent a message of condolences to the bereaved family of a U.S. veteran who participated in a famous evacuation operation during the 1950-53 Korean War, his office said Thursday.

2022-03-17 10:50

Defense minister visits US military base to check combined readiness

South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook on Wednesday visited a key U.S. military base south of Seoul to inspect the allies' combined defense posture, his office said, hours after North Korea's apparently botched missile launch.

2022-03-16 19:27

Korea, UAE to discuss defense cooperation this week

Defense Minister Suh Wook plans to meet his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart later this week to discuss defense cooperation, his ministry said Wednesday.

2022-03-16 10:46

US conducts carrier-based air demonstration in Yellow Sea in show of force against North Korean missile launches

The U.S. military conducted a carrier-based air demonstration in the Yellow Sea Tuesday to show its "resolve and commitment" to regional allies in the wake of recent North Korean missile launches. The demonstration was conducted in international airspace by 4th and 5th generation aircraft, including F-35C stealth fighter, from the USS Abraham Lincoln, along with regionally-ba...

2022-03-15 20:55

Gov't says F-35A emergency landing caused by bird strike

A South Korean radar-evading F-35A fighter made an emergency belly landing in January due to a bird strike that caused internal damage, the military said Thursday.

2022-03-03 15:26

External pressure alone will not denuclearize North Korea: ex-USFK chief

External pressure alone will not be enough to convince North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to give up his nuclear ambitions, a former head of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday, stressing the need for what he called internal pressure to change.

2022-03-02 09:42

USFK returns parts of Yongsan Garrison, 2 other bases to Korea

The United States returned multiple parcels of its military's Yongsan Garrison in central Seoul and two other bases north of the capital to South Korea, Friday, the defense ministry here said, a move bound to accelerate regional development projects.

2022-02-25 15:32

S. Korea successfully tests L-SAM missile interceptor

South Korea's military on Wednesday conducted a successful test-firing of a long-range surface-to-air missile (L-SAM) under development, informed sources said, in an apparent move to counter North Korea's evolving missile threats.

2022-02-23 20:04

Majority of citizens support South Korea's possession of nuclear weapons: survey

More than half of South Koreans support the acquisition of nuclear weapons either through indigenous development or the deployment of U.S. assets, a survey showed Tuesday.

2022-02-23 09:19

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