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Top presidential security adviser meets with North Korean delegates in Seoul

Chung Eui-yong, chief of the National Security Office, met the North Korean delegates for lunch at a Seoul hotel, according to the office.

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-26 16:00

Twin brothers respond to call of duty with ROK Navy

Three pairs of twins are fulfilling their duties to the country in the Navy. According to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Sgt. Lee Dong-geun and his twin brother Lee Tae-geun are serving at a naval base in Heuksando, South Jeolla Province.

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-19 16:07

Black Eagles jet crashes in Singapore

A T-50B jet of the Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team skidded off a runway at Singapore's Changi Airport and caught fire during an air show, Tuesday, according to the local civil aviation authority. “One aircraft of the Black Eagles aerobatic team from the Korean Air Force skidded and crashed into the grass verge on the side of Changi Airport's Runway 1 and caught...

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-06 21:08

Ruling party rebuts US claims on defense cost

Rep. Kim Tae-nyeon, chief policymaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), said Tuesday that South Korea is already paying enough for the presence of U.S. forces here. “The U.S. demand that South Korea pay more for U.S. Forces Korea is unreasonable,” Kim said during a party meeting. “The government estimates that South Korea covers at least 50 percent of the costs f...

Defense Affairs | 2018-02-06 15:34

Defense ministers to discuss drills

Defense Minister Song Young-moo will hold ministerial talks with his U.S. counterpart James Mattis in Hawaii, Friday, on rearranging the schedules for their delayed joint military exercises. According to the Ministry of National Defense, Song and Mattis agreed to hold an in-depth discussion on a series of pending issues during the meeting.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-25 16:30

US imposes new sanctions on North Korea over weapons programs

The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on a slew of entities and individuals over their links to North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The Treasury Department said in a statement it is sanctioning nine entities, including two Chinese firms, 16 North Korean individuals and six North Korean vessels. "Treasury continues to systematically target indi...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-25 09:52

'Pre-Olympic military parade will give North Korea PR advantage' [VIDEO]

N. Korea aims to simultaneously fire multiple nukes: CIA

North Korea is pushing to acquire the capability to fire multiple nuclear missiles at the same time, increasing the threat posed to the United States, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency said Tuesday. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute, CIA Director Mike Pompeo also said the U.S. mission is to extend that timeline as much as possible. "Kim Jong-un will not ...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-24 09:02

Soldiers' salary to rise 87.8%

Salaries for enlisted soldiers will be raised by 87.8 percent starting this month, according to the Ministry of National Defense, Thursday. According to the new pay system, the monthly salary for a sergeant will go from 216,000 won to 405,700 won, and pay for a private, from 163,000 won to 306,100 won.

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-18 14:30

South Korea to build artificial reefs to block illegal Chinese fishing boats

South Korea will install additional artificial reefs near the western maritime border with North Korea to prevent illegal fishing by Chinese vessels, the provincial government said Saturday. Incheon Metropolitan City said it will install artificial reefs around the five northwestern border islands in the Yellow Sea, including Baengnyeong and Daecheong, to prevent illegal traw...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-14 11:34

Romance in the air: South Korea's first married group captain couple

The 14-year marriage of South Korean Air Force pilots Kim Dong-woo and Lee In-seon has had years of interruption because of the heavy demands of their jobs. The birth of their first child five years into the marriage did little to change things. Lee’s mother in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, has raised the son for her busy daughter. Kim and Lee, both 38, may have agoniz...

Defense Affairs | 2018-01-12 15:14

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