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Sat, October 19, 2019 | 13:15

USFK chief to skip South Korean Armed Forces Day event

United States Forces Korea (USFK) commander Gen. Robert Abrams is not going to attend the Republic of Korea's 71st Armed Forces Day event at the Air Force's 11th Fighter Wing base in Daegu, Tuesday, the Ministry of National Defense's Armed Forces Day taskforce team said the day before.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-30 16:55

The day before Armed Forces Day [PHOTOS]

Seoul summons Japanese officials for Dokdo claims

After Japan released a defense white paper which included a territorial claim to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo, Friday, Seoul's foreign and defense ministries called in Japanese officials.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-27 16:17

[Analysis] Moon-Trump summit unlikely to speed up OPCON transfer

As the Moon administration is aiming to complete the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) of Korean troops from Washington to Seoul by 2022, some hurdles have resurfaced, including the denuclearization of North Korea and the future role of the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC) stationed in South Korea.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-24 16:59

Will Trump impeachment saga affect NK-US talks?

In talks with Trump, Moon vows 'reasonable' sharing of defense cost

South Korean President Moon Jae-in told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that his government is open to sharing the cost of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on a "reasonable and fair" level, a Cheong Wa Dae official said after their summit here. Moon was apparently responding to Trump's call for South Korea to sharply increase its financial contribution to maintaining the 28...

2019-09-24 10:40

Trump says meeting with Kim may 'happen soon'

Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. O'Brien, the fourth person in two years to hold the job, becomes the administration's point person on national security amid rising tensions with Iran following the weekend attack on Saudi oil inst...

2019-09-19 09:18

Forming inter-Korean committee could boost military pact

A year has passed since the two Koreas signed the Sept. 19 Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA) as part of the Pyongyang Joint Declaration last year, a result of the third summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-18 17:05

Defense chief denounces drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Wednesday denounced recent drone attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia as "a reckless act" that harms global security and stability. "It is a serious threat to key energy infrastructure of the world, and a reckless act that undermines the global energy security and regional stability," Jeong said during a ceremony held in Seoul to mark...

2019-09-18 15:05

Army fostering 'advanced' training system with cutting-edge technologies

INJE - Along with the government's Defense 2.0 Reform plans to counter the demographic cliff the military faces, the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army is making efforts to be “slimmer but smarter” by strengthening individual soldiers' combat capability.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-17 17:20

Tokyo refuses Seoul's help over North Korea firing

Japan did not ask South Korea for intelligence on North Korea's recent launch of two “unidentified projectiles” after Seoul ended its military information sharing pact with Tokyo.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-09-15 16:59

Service members stationed overseas celebrate Chuseok

When most office workers enjoy a long weekend over Chuseok, a nationwide harvest festival holiday celebrated in both Koreas, military service personnel at home and abroad continue to serve on their missions. For the service personnel with South Korea's four overseas units - Hanbit, Dongmyeong, Akh and Cheonghae - Chuseok is still meaningful as they celebrate with traditional ...

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-13 09:00

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