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Sun, June 7, 2020 | 00:32

US continues to urge South Korea to show flexibility in defense cost talks: official

US continues to urge South Korea to show flexibility in defense cost talks: official

The United States continues to urge South Korea to show "flexibility" in negotiations over sharing the cost of the American troop presence there, notwithstanding a recent agreement to have Seoul pay for Korean workers on U.S. bases, a State Department official said Thursday. The allies have for months tried to reach a new Special Measures Agreement stipulating how much South ...

2020-06-05 09:51

US accepts Korea's offer to fund USFK local workers' wages

US accepts Korea's offer to fund USFK local workers' wages

Thousands of furloughed Korean workers at American military bases here will return to work from the middle of the month after the U.S. accepted the government's proposal to pay their wages regardless of the stalled defense cost-sharing talks.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-06-03 16:39

Pentagon accepts Korea's proposal to fund labor costs for Korean USFK workers on furlough

Pentagon accepts Korea's proposal to fund labor costs for Korean USFK workers on furlough

The U.S. defense department said Tuesday it has accepted South Korea's proposal to fund the labor costs for all Koreans working for the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) amid their stalled defense cost-sharing talks.

2020-06-03 09:41

Gov't to support USFK's furloughed Korean staff

Gov't to support USFK's furloughed Korean staff

The government will create a special fund for Korean employees of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) later this year, to provide financial support to those furloughed following the failure of the two countries to reach a defense cost-sharing deal, according to the Ministry of National Defense, Monday.

Jung Da-min | 2020-06-01 16:53

ROK-US disagree on exercises; OPCON transition may be delayed

ROK-US disagree on exercises; OPCON transition may be delayed

South Korea and the United States are yet to reach agreement over how to execute planned joint military exercises in August, according to sources, Sunday, raising speculation that the disagreement may expand to pushing back the transfer of operational control (OPCON) of South Korean troops during wartime from Washington to Seoul.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-05-31 15:45

THAAD missiles replaced under surprise operation

THAAD missiles replaced under surprise operation

South Korea and the United States brought in updated interceptor missiles onto a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile base in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province in a surprise operation, Friday. The operation took place as anti-THAAD protests have persisted, while China, despite reconciliation with the South, continues to protest the presence of the U.S mis...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-05-29 17:11

S. Korea, US transport equipment for USFK's THAAD base by ground

S. Korea, US transport equipment for USFK's THAAD base by ground

South Korea and the United States brought missile defense equipment and other items into an American military base Friday in a surprise overnight operation aimed at skirting opposition from local residents.

2020-05-29 10:36

Strife between Seoul, UN Command deepens

Strife between Seoul, UN Command deepens

A feud between the government and the United Nations Command (UNC) seems to be intensifying as the former has complained of a series of recent decisions by the command regarding inter-Korean issues.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-05-27 16:17

UNC concludes both Koreas violated armistice agreement in gunfire exchange in DMZ

UNC concludes both Koreas violated armistice agreement in gunfire exchange in DMZ

The United Nations Command (UNC) announced Tuesday that it has concluded both South and North Korea violated the armistice agreement via a recent gunfire exchange in a central section of the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

Jung Da-min | 2020-05-26 20:58

US position in defense cost talks undermines South Korea alliance : expert

US position in defense cost talks undermines South Korea alliance : expert

The United States' insistence that South Korea shoulder a much larger share of the cost of U.S. troop presence risks hurting the alliance at a time when both sides need each other, a Korea expert said Thursday. Victor Cha, former director for Asian affairs at the White House National Security Council, made the comment in response to the ongoing impasse in the two countries' n...

2020-05-22 09:32

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