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Sat, September 22, 2018 | 20:51

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No plans to cut back US-South Korea drills: Pentagon

"There's been no talk of reducing anything. There's been no talk of changing our scope," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said. The exercises "are defensive in nature and the scope hasn't changed ... This is about safeguarding the alliance," she added.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-18 10:35

Eight F-22 stealth jets participating in Max Thunder

Max Thunder, which North Korea claims is the cause of its decision to cancel high-level talks with the South, is a joint military drill between the Air Forces of South Korea and the United States. It has been held every May since 2009, with this year's drill starting May 11 and continuing for two weeks.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-16 16:40

1st female armored unit officers hope to set successful example

The number of female military officers here is far below that of developed countries, largely due to the nationwide perception that only men should serve in the military. The Ministry of National Defense has, for this reason, unveiled its plan to raise the proportion of female military officers to 8.8 percent by 2020 from this year's 5.5 percent. In 2018, the defense ministry...

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-16 16:32

South Korea lashes out at Japan's Dokdo claim

In a statement, South Korea's foreign ministry denounced the description of sovereignty over Dokdo in Japan's yearly foreign policy document, known as the Diplomatic Bluebook, reported to the Cabinet earlier in the day.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-15 10:32

South Korea, US set for talks on sharing defense cost

South Korea and the U.S. will hold another round of negotiations next week on sharing the cost of maintaining American troops in Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. The third session of the 10th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) talks between the allies will be held in Washington D.C. on Monday and Tuesday, it said.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-11 15:15

KAI paid firm of Trump's lawyer $150,000 for consulting

South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) said on Wednesday it had paid $150,000 for consulting services on accounting matters to a firm set up by U.S. President Donald Trump’s private lawyer Michael Cohen.

Defense Affairs | 2018-05-11 10:32

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

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