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Thu, November 14, 2019 | 00:29

Defense minister reaffirms US nuclear deterrence on Korean Peninsula

Defense minister reaffirms US nuclear deterrence on Korean Peninsula

Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo reaffirmed that the United States would offer its nuclear umbrella to protect South Korea from possible threats by North Korea.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-04 17:34

South Korea, US to skip massive wintertime joint air exercise

South Korea, US to skip massive wintertime joint air exercise

South Korea and the United States are expected to suspend their massive wintertime joint Air Force exercise, Vigilant Ace, usually held in December, for the second year in a row to support diplomacy for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, sources said Sunday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-11-03 17:36

China notifies South Korea before its warplane enters KADIZ

China notifies South Korea before its warplane enters KADIZ

A Chinese warplane entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) after the country notified South Korean authorities via a bilateral military hotline of its route and purpose of flight, Tuesday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). South Korea and China have been operating the hotline covering northern China and the Korean Peninsula through a joint Maste...

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-29 16:51

Two US B-52 bombers fly over East Sea in show of warning to North Korea

Two US B-52 bombers fly over East Sea in show of warning to North Korea

Two U.S. B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week, an aviation tracker said, in a mission possibly designed to send a warning in response to North Korea's recent series of missile launches. The bombers, which took off from Guam's Anderson Air Base, "conducted a mission" in the East Sea and "possibly the South China Sea" on Friday, Aircraft Spots said on a Twitt...

2019-10-28 10:55

US steps up pressure to restore GSOMIA

US steps up pressure to restore GSOMIA

"We strongly encourage both sides to find creative solutions to this,” David Stilwell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told reporters in Tokyo, Saturday. “We do of course encourage the Korean side to return to this agreement because it benefits us, benefits you and it certainly benefits them as well.”

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-27 16:21

Moon, Abe agree to resolve conflict through dialogue

New Zealand's newest naval ship christened in S. Korea

The ceremony to officially name the tanker was held at the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern port city of Ulsan on Friday, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).

2019-10-26 11:31

US Forces commander in South Korea attends live-fire demonstration

The head of the United States Forces in Korea visited a South Korean artillery brigade this week as the two countries buckle down to defense cost renegotiations.

2019-10-26 11:13

Anti-terrorism drill

Anti-terrorism drill

Subway staffers and rescue workers conduct CPR in a terrorist bombing drill at Pangyo Station in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. Participants practiced emergency first aid and evacuation procedures. Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-10-22 17:56

Six Russian military aircraft break into South Korea's air defense zone

Six Russian military aircraft break into South Korea's air defense zone

Six military aircraft believed to be from Russia violated South Korea's air defense identification zone over the East Sea on Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to turn them back, a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) officer said. The planes entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) earlier in the day without prior notice, the officer said, add...

2019-10-22 13:56

South Korea, China to hold strategic defense dialogue after five years of suspension

South Korea, China to hold strategic defense dialogue after five years of suspension

South Korea and China are set to hold an annual vice-ministerial-level bilateral meeting which has been suspended for the past five years over disagreements surrounding South Korea's deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. It comes two years after Seoul completed the THAAD deployment in 2017, despite China's strong opposition.

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-20 17:25

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