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South Korea confirms arrival of F-22 stealth fighters for drill

American F-22 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea ahead of a joint air force drill, Seoul said Wednesday (May 2), despite a recent diplomatic thaw with Pyongyang.The "Raptor" fighters previously flew to the South in December when Seoul and Washington staged their largest-ever joint air exercise, days after North Korea test-fired a missile believed capable of hitting the US mainland.The North customarily reacts with anger to the deployment of American stealth fighters, which it fears could be used for surgical strikes against its leadership and strategic facilities.The confirmation came after local newspapers said eight F-22 jets arrived Sunday at a military airbase in the southern city of Gwangju.The "Max Thunder" drill will kick off on May 11 for a two-week run, with the reported participation of some 100 aircraft from both countries."Max Thunder is a regular exercise that has been on the docket long before a planned US-North Korea summit", the South's Defence Ministry said in a statement.It urged news media to refrain from producing "speculative reports" about the inte

May 2, 2018
South Korea confirms arrival of F-22 stealth fighters for drill
  • Two Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at border

'US Forces Korea will stay even after peace treaty'

President Moon Jae-in / YonhapBy Kim Rahn President Moon Jae-in gave a warning, Wednesday, to his special adviser on security and unification Moon Chung-in over his claims that the U.S. would have to withdraw its troops from South Korea if a peace treaty was signed. Expressing concern about his views, the President said the presence of the U.S. forces Korea (USFK) has nothing to do with signing a peace treaty, according to his spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom. “President Moon made it clear that the presence of the U.S. troops here is a matter of the South Korea-U.S. alliance,” Kim said. The spokesman also said presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok called Moon Chung-in and asked him not to make comments that could be misunderstood as the President’s opinion. In an op-ed article for the Foreign Affairs, Moon Chung-in wrote, “What will happen to U.S. forces in South Korea if a peace treaty is signed? It will be difficult to justify their continuing presence in South Korea after its adoption. But there will be a strong conservative opposition to

May 2, 2018
'US Forces Korea will stay even after peace treaty'
  • Moon asks UN to verify closure of North Korea's test site
  • Moon's approval rating soars after summit

Seoul removes propaganda speakers

South Korean soldiers dismantle loudspeakers used for anti-Pyongyang broadcasts at the border city of Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, after the leaders of the two Koreas agreed to cease hostilities toward each other in the Panmunjeom Declaration signed Friday. / Joint press corps By Choi Ha-youngSeoul's Ministry of National Defense removed propaganda loudspeakers near the military demarcation line (MDL), Tuesday, in fulfillment of a part of the Panmunjeom Declaration signed by President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.The ministry began the dismantling at 2 p.m.; and it took about an hour for around 30 people from the military and a speaker manufacturer to remove one speaker. The work in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, was covered by the media. The ministry did not say how long it would take to completely remove the dozens of speakers along the borderThe move follows an agreement in the declaration announced Friday, in which the two Koreas agreed to cease

May 1, 2018
Seoul removes propaganda speakers

South Korea, Philippines vow close military ties

Defense Minister Song Young-moo, right, shakes hands with his Filipino counterpart Delfin N. Lorenzana at the ministry office in Seoul, Monday. / YonhapThe defense chiefs of South Korea and the Philippines agreed Monday to move forward security and defense industry cooperation between the two countries, according to Seoul's Ministry of National Defense.Filipino Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana came to Korea to attend the steel cutting ceremony for two frigates the Southeast Asian country has ordered.Defense Minister Song Young-moo briefed him on the outcome of the inter-Korean summit talks last week.He requested Manila's support for Seoul's efforts to achieve the denuclearization of the peninsula and bring lasting peace through an improvement in inter-Korean relations, the ministry added.The secretary welcomed the accomplishments from the summit and expressed his country's backing for South Korea's initiative, it said.They also pledged continued efforts to promote partnerships in arms development.Last year, South Korea signed a contract to build two 2,600-ton frigates

Apr 30, 2018
South Korea, Philippines vow close military ties

Moon welcomes release of sailors abducted in Africa

President Moon Jae-in welcomed the recent release of three South Korean sailors abducted in African waters over a month earlier, also offering his gratitude to South Korean Navy service members dispatched to the region to help win their release.In a telephone call to the commander of a South Korean warship dispatched to the area, the president said the dedication and service of the troops were what secured the safe return of the three sailors."You, the members of the Cheonghae Unit, have once again demonstrated the value and reason for the existence of our military to the people," the president told Col. Do Jin-woo, commander of the Cheonghae Unit and Munmu the Great, a 4,000-ton destroyer."I send my gratitude and encouragement on behalf of our people," Moon added, according to his office Cheong Wa Dae.The warship, originally stationed in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, was dispatched to Ghana late last month, shortly after a South Korean fishing boat, the Marine 711, was hijacked by a group of insurgents in waters off the Western African country.The Ghana-registered fishing boat was sa

Apr 30, 2018
Moon welcomes release of sailors abducted in Africa

Chinese military plane enters S. Korea's air defense zone

Seoul called in China's ambassador on Saturday after a Chinese military plane violated South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ), officials said.South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Yoon Soon-gu summoned Chinese Ambassador Qiu Guohong and called for Beijing to come up with measures to prevent such a violation from happening again, ministry officials said.Separately, the Defense Ministry said it called in Du Nongyi, military attache of the Chinese embassy in Seoul, and lodged a stern protest against the Chinese military plane's violation of the KADIZ.According to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Chinese aircraft, believed to be a reconnaissance plane, entered the air defense zone in the northwest in the morning and stayed for about four hours."At 10:44 a.m., one Chinese military plane entered the KADIZ from northwest of Ieo Island," the JCS said in a statement, referring to the submerged rock south of Jeju Island.It then changed direction near the southeastern port city of Pohang toward the eastern island of Ulleung before steering south and exiting the KADIZ on it

Apr 28, 2018
Chinese military plane enters S. Korea's air defense zone

South Korean sailors kidnapped in Africa released

Three South Korean sailors kidnapped in seas off Ghana last month have been released safely, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Saturday."All the three sailors were freed safely," Lee said on Facebook.The captain, engineer and mate of the 500-ton Marine 711 were hijacked by unidentified pirates on March 26.The sailors will be moved to Munmu the Great, a South Korean warship dispatched to the area to help rescue them, he said. (Yonhap)

Apr 28, 2018
South Korean sailors kidnapped in Africa released

South Korea, Indonesia discuss ways to strengthen marine cooperation

Marine sector officials and experts from South Korea and Indonesia gathered in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to beef up cooperation in the marine and fisheries sectors, as well as joint efforts to deal with the oceans waste problems.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said about 50 working-level officials and experts will explore ways to step up collaboration in the marine energy and tourism industries, and formulate details on a joint marine science research center that can handle various projects.They will also come up with ways to work together to tackle the marine pollution problem in Indonesia, which is the world's second-largest contributor to plastic littering the oceans after China.The meeting is the second of its kind after the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on marine cooperation in 2016.South Korea is seeking ways to expand economic ties with Southeast Asia under President Moon Jae-in's "New Southern Policy," as part of efforts to curb its reliance on traditional trading partners like China and the United States. (Yonhap)

Apr 24, 2018
South Korea, Indonesia discuss ways to strengthen marine cooperation

Construction materials, equipment enter THAAD site amid protests

Police officers break up a sit-in by anti-THAAD protesters in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Monday. / YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooThe defense ministry transported construction materials, equipment and personnel into a military base housing a U.S. missile defense system, Monday, amid strong protests. According to the Ministry of National Defense, 22 vehicles -- 14 dump trucks carrying sand and gravel for construction use and eight vans taking construction workers -- made it onto the base after 3,000 police officers dispersed 200 residents and activists occupying the road leading to the site for three hours. The ministry said it was an inevitable decision to improve the living conditions of more than 400 Korean and U.S. soldiers stationed there in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province.“Even though we tried to respect residents' opinions, we reached a point where dialogue cannot narrow the gaps over the deployment,” a ministry official said.“Inevitably, we have decided to begin transporting materials, equipment and personnel for construction in cooperation with the polic

Apr 23, 2018
Construction materials, equipment enter THAAD site amid protests

South Korean, Vietnamese defense chiefs sign deal on closer cooperation

The defense ministers of South Korea and Vietnam adopted a joint vision Monday for military cooperation between the two sides after bilateral talks in Seoul, the authorities here said.Defense Minister Song Young-moo and his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich signed the document titled the Joint Vision Statement on Military Cooperation.It calls for the expansion of people-to-people exchanges, defense industry partnerships and cooperation on other military-related affairs, including U.N. peacekeeping operations, humanitarian aid, multilateral security and the excavation of remains.It's a follow-up measure to the summit agreement between the leaders of the two Asian countries in March, when President Moon Jae-in visited Vietnam.Song briefed the Vietnamese minister on the Moon administration's efforts to bring peace to the peninsula and requested support.Lich expressed hope that this week's inter-Korean summit will lay the groundwork for denuclearization and lasting peace in Korea, according to Song's ministry.He also threw his weight behind Seoul's initiative to improve diplomati

Apr 23, 2018
South Korean, Vietnamese defense chiefs sign deal on closer cooperation
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