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Mon, June 18, 2018 | 14:24

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Seoul, Beijing resume military talks

South Korea and China resumed Monday a defense policy dialogue, discussing their positions about the recent inter-Korean summit. This came more than two years after both countries held their last working-level defense policy talk in January 2016. The dialogue has since been suspended in the wake of the political conflict surrounding Seoul's decision to deploy the terminal hig...

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-07 17:12

Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping met in China on May 7-8

Ministers to visit border islands for discussions on maritime peace zone

Song Young-moo, Kang Kyung-wha, Cho Myoung-gyon and Kim Young-choon, the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, unification and oceans, respectively, will visit Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong islands near the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a de facto inter-Korean sea border.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-05 14:12

Moon, Trump to meet in Washington on May 22

Moon, Xi vow joint efforts in pushing for formal end to Korean War

South Korea and China will closely work together to push for a peace treaty with North Korea that would formally end the Korean War, the countries' leaders said Friday. In a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, South Korean President Moon Jae-in also stressed the importance of China's role in ridding North Korea of its nuclear ambitions, Moon's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-04 19:09

[EXCLUSIVE] US, China in talks over THAAD withdrawal

Trump orders Pentagon to consider reducing US forces in South Korea: NYT

The president told the Department of Defense to "prepare options for drawing down American troops in South Korea" in the run-up to his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the following weeks, the New York Times reported. The news outlet cited several people briefed on the order.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-04 10:38

Cheong Wa Dae dismisses possible reduction of US troops in South Korea

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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-02 11:51

'US Forces Korea will stay even after peace treaty'

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 ...

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-02 09:35

Moon's approval rating soars after summit

Seoul removes propaganda speakers

Seoul'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 manufactu...

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-01 15:55

South Korea, Philippines vow close military ties

The 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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-04-30 15:20

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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-04-30 14:56

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.

Defense Affairs | 2018-04-28 16:05

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