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#COVID-19Army soldier tests positive for COVID-19 related article
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- An Army soldier based in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload reported among the military populatio... 13:32 Aug. 13 -
#Moon Jae-inMoon, infuriated over Navy sexual harassment case, orders thorough probe into it: Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Infuriated over a report of the latest sexual harassment case in the Navy that led apparently led to the death of a female service member, President Moon Jae-in ordered a... 12:02 Aug. 13 -
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Defense minister apologizes over death of alleged sexual abuse victim in Navy
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook on Friday apologized over the apparent suicide of a female Navy noncommissioned officer amid a probe into allegations a senior colleague sexuall... 11:36 Aug. 13 -
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#NavyNavy receives first 3,000-ton-class SLBM submarine
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- The Navy on Friday received the country's first 3,000-ton-class indigenous submarine capable of firing submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to bolster underwater... 10:50 Aug. 13 -
#Navy officer death(2nd LD) Alleged female victim in Navy sexual harassment case found dead
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A female Navy noncommissioned officer was found dead at her base on Thursday after the military launched a probe into allegat... 23:05 Aug. 12 -
#Navy officer death(LEAD) Alleged female victim in Navy sexual harassment case found dead
(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS photo, more info in paras 2-5) SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A female Navy noncommissioned officer was found dead at her base on Thursday after the armed service launched... 22:02 Aug. 12 -
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Female Navy noncommissioned officer found dead amid sexual harassment probe
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A female Navy noncommissioned officer was found dead at her base on Thursday after the armed service launched a probe into allegations that she was sexually harassed by a... 21:13 Aug. 12 -
#independence fighterKorean freedom fighter's remains to be repatriated from Kazakhstan related article
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Hong Beom-do, whose remains will be returned to his homeland from Kazakhstan this weekend about eight decades after his death, is one of the most revered independence fig... 18:10 Aug. 12 -
#USFK workersKorean USFK workers protest alleged workforce reduction
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Unionized Korean workers for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) protested Thursday that the American military has been reducing the size of the regular Korean workforce and hiring ... 14:51 Aug. 12 -
#HMS Queen Elizabeth(LEAD) British submarine arrives in Busan ahead of aircraft carrier's port call related article
(ATTN: ADDS defense ministry's comment in paras 4-5) BUSAN/SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A British nuclear-powered submarine accompanying the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has arrived in the so... 11:07 Aug. 12 -
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British submarine arrives in Busan ahead of aircraft carrier's port call
BUSAN, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- A British nuclear-powered submarine accompanying the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has arrived in the southern port city of Busan, the South Korean Navy said Thurs... 10:46 Aug. 12 -
#COVID-192 Army soldiers test positive for COVID-19 related article
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Two Army soldiers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the total caseload among the military population to 1,544, the defense ministry said Thursday. ... 10:18 Aug. 12 -
#inter-Korean relationsN. Korea unresponsive to S. Korea's hotline calls for 3rd day related article
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea did not answer South Korea's phone calls via cross-border communication lines for the third straight day Thursday, officials said, in apparent protest against... 09:47 Aug. 12 -
#USFK8 American service members in S. Korea test positive for COVID-19
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Eight American service members stationed in South Korea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday. Seven of them were ... 22:17 Aug. 11 -
#inter-Korean relations(2nd LD) N. Korea refuses to answer S. Korea's hotline calls for 2nd day related article
(ATTN: UPDATES with North Korea's refusal to answer afternoon calls, gov't reaction in paras 2-3) By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea did not answer South Korea's phone calls ... 17:15 Aug. 11 -
#KF-21Indonesian engineers to return to S. Korea for KF-21 joint development related article
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Indonesian engineers who left South Korea last year amid speculation the Southeast Asian country was seeking to quit their joint fighter jet development will return this ... 15:37 Aug. 11 -
#COVID-19Military reports 6 more COVID-19 cases related article
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry reported six additional coronavirus infections Wednesday, raising the total caseload among the military population to 1,542. The infected individu... 10:38 Aug. 11
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BTS heads to New York for U.N. event as special presidential envoy
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Moon in New York for U.N. speech during Chuseok holiday in Korea
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(LEAD) Moon heads to New York for U.N. speech during Chuseok holiday in Korea
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S. Korea to deploy homegrown SLBM next year: sources
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2.2 magnitude quake hits southwestern South Korea, no damage reported
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(News Focus) America's chaotic exit from Afghanistan sows doubts over U.S. security commitment
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