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Sat, August 24, 2019 | 00:24

South Korea, US to hold drill bracing for OPCON transfer

South Korea and the United States will hold their first joint military drill led by a South Korean general in August in preparation for the planned transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to the South Korean military.

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-04 16:53

South Korean general to lead combined forces command

Seoul and Washington agreed Monday to name a South Korean four-star general to lead the combined forces command (CFC) here, according to the defense ministry. They also agreed to relocate the command's headquarters, now in Seoul, to the U.S. Forces Korea's Camp Humpheys base in Pyeongtaek, citing operational efficiency. The agreements were reached between Defense Minister Jeo...

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-03 17:20

Seoul-Washington conclude North Korea fired missile on May 4

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have concluded that “projectiles” launched on May 4 by North Korea involved a short-range missile, the same type as the two missiles launched by the North on May 9.

Jung Da-min | 2019-06-02 18:53

South Korea, China agree to boost 'strategic' communications

The defense chiefs of South Korea and China agreed Saturday to push for various measures, including the establishment of more military hotlines, to promote mutual trust and deepen exchanges and cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said Saturday.

2019-06-01 19:51

South Korean, Japanese defense ministers hold first one-on-one talks since radar row

South Korean, Japanese defense ministers hold first one-on-one talks since radar row

The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan held one-on-one talks Saturday in Singapore for the first time since military relations between the two countries soured over a radar row in December. The closed-door meeting between South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, lasted about 40 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia Sec...

2019-06-01 19:25

Pentagon chief says North Korea remains 'extraordinary' threat

North Korea remains an "extraordinary" threat to regional and global security, acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said Saturday, calling on China and other countries to work closely on sanctions imposed on the reclusive regime.

2019-06-01 13:48

South Korea, US, Japan view North Korean missiles via different lenses

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo reiterated Saturday that more analysis is needed to determine whether North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles last month, even though his U.S. and Japanese counterparts have characterized the launches as a violation of UNSC resolutions.

2019-06-01 13:41

Pentagon chief says North Korea remains 'extraordinary' threat

[INTERVIEW] 'I feel closer to my father in Seoul'

When letters of love and yearning from her husband abruptly stopped arriving, Jo Reinert, then an 18-year-old bride who married two years earlier, was too shocked to understand that she had lost her beloved. She miscarried from the shock.

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-29 16:53

Memorial ceremony for US war dead and missing soldiers

Seoul to keep flying KF-16s following recent crash

South Korea plans to partially resume flights this week of its KF-16 fighter jets that were grounded after one of them crashed in February, as an investigation has determined a cause and safety checks were carried out on the other jets, the Air Force said Wednesday.

2019-05-29 14:30

Memorial ceremony for US war dead and missing soldiers

Bereaved family members of U.S. soldiers who were killed or went missing during the 1950-53 Korean War attend a memorial ceremony at the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan, Seoul, Tuesday. They were given framed oil paintings of the soldiers. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han

Jung Da-min | 2019-05-28 17:27

[INTERVIEW] 'I feel closer to my father in Seoul'

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