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Thu, January 30, 2020 | 00:31

2 Korean sailors kidnapped by Yemeni rebels

2 Korean sailors kidnapped by Yemeni rebels

Houthi rebels from Yemen have hijacked two ocean-going tugs hauling a South Korean drilling rig according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday. Sixteen people including two South Koreans were on the three vessels that were seized in the Red Sea, the ministry said.

2019-11-19 16:53

Two South Koreans seized by Houthi rebels released

'US adding pressure on Japan to resolve GSOMIA'

'US adding pressure on Japan to resolve GSOMIA'

BANGKOK - Washington is putting pressure on Japan to present the “right conditions” for the renewal of an intelligence-sharing pact with South Korea, according to South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo.

2019-11-18 16:35

South Korea, US, Japan defense chiefs meet amid North Korea, GSOMIA tension

South Korea, US, Japan defense chiefs meet amid North Korea, GSOMIA tension

BANGKOK - South Korea, the United States and Japan held a trilateral meeting at the Avani Plus Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, on the sidelines of the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus. The defense ministers from the three countries aggressively discussed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSO...

2019-11-17 17:27

South Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy

South Korea, US decide to postpone upcoming joint air exercises for diplomacy

South Korea and the United States decided to put off their wintertime combined air exercises to support ongoing diplomacy with North Korea, the defense chiefs of the two countries said Sunday. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced the decision in Bangkok on the sidelines of the 6th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) D...

2019-11-17 14:43

Defense chiefs of South Korea, US discuss pending alliance issues

Defense chiefs of South Korea, US discuss pending alliance issues

Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States discussed alliance issues during an annual meeting between the two allies, held Friday at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul. These included the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) of Korean troops during wartime from Washington to Seoul and adjusting joint exercises in accordance with diplomatic efforts t...

2019-11-15 17:42

US pursues 'its own benefit' over GSOMIA, defense cost-sharing issues: experts

US pursues 'its own benefit' over GSOMIA, defense cost-sharing issues: experts

Amid a series of U.S. defense officials' visits to Seoul this week, Washington is stepping up pressure on the South Korean government on many fronts, including the renewal of a military information-sharing pact between Seoul and Tokyo, increasing Seoul's contribution to the defense cost-sharing with Washington and the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washi...

2019-11-14 17:13

Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief

Ending GSOMIA could send 'wrong message' to neighboring countries: CFC chief

South Korea ending a military intelligence pact with Japan bears the “risk of sending the wrong message” to neighboring countries including North Korea, China and Russia that the trilateral alliance among Seoul, Tokyo and Washington is not as strong in keeping the regional security order, Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of the United Nations Command (UNC), U.S.-South Korea Comb...

2019-11-13 16:57

Korea's 4.5-generation jet KF-X targets Southeast Asian market

Korea's 4.5-generation jet KF-X targets Southeast Asian market

SACHEON, South Gyeongsang Province - A joint fighter jet development project between South Korea and Indonesia, widely known as the KF-X or Korean Fighter eXperimental aircraft project, has a great potential in the Southeast Asian market with its low price. The KF-X jet is a 4.5-generation fighter jet whose “stealth” technologies fall behind those of fifth-generation fighters...

2019-11-12 17:16

Summits in Busan to upgrade nation's diplomacy

South Korea-US alliance faces tough challenges on multiple fronts

South Korea-US alliance faces tough challenges on multiple fronts

Issues surrounding the alliance between South Korea and the United States have recently come under spotlight as the two countries are facing an end-of-the year deadline in negotiations for the 11th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) on sharing the cost for the stationing of the United States Forces Korea (USFK). After the first and second round of negotiations were held in Seou...

2019-11-10 09:00

Criticism grows over US pressing Seoul on GSOMIA

Criticism grows over US pressing Seoul on GSOMIA

Criticism is growing over Washington's pressure on Seoul to renew a bilateral intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as Japan remains cool to the idea of a Seoul-Tokyo summit and mum over any reciprocal efforts to build momentum in bilateral and trilateral relations. Ahead of the official deadline to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) on Nov...

2019-11-08 16:51

'South Korea never asked US to mediate Seoul-Tokyo feud'

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