SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul on Monday ruled out the possibility of Japan taking part in a nuclear consultative group between Seoul and Washington fo...
14:45 May. 22
SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup will embark on a four-day trip to Malaysia on Monday for talks on arms industry cooperation and attend a contract signing cerem...
11:14 May. 22
SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's anti-piracy Cheonghae unit participated in a counter-piracy operation with armed forces from 13 other countries earlier this month, the military said Sunday....
15:47 May. 21
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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The Navy held a ceremony Friday to formally place into service a new frigate named after a warship ...
17:38 May. 19
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The Army said Friday it is investigating an officer for allegedly sneaking out of base to visit the unit where K-pop supergroup BTS member Jin is stationed for his mandato...
17:08 May. 19
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The Navy was set to hold a ceremony Friday to officially introduce into service a new frigate named after a warship torpedoed by North Korea in 2010, officials said.
Th...
11:21 May. 19
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief met with Polish pilots at an Air Force unit here Thursday and expressed hopes the two nations will expand defense cooperation, his ministry sai...
18:29 May. 18
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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg reiterated his commitment Thursday to strengthening the alliance between Seoul and Washington, noting ...
15:37 May. 18
By Chae Yun-hwan
BUSAN/CHANGWON, South Korea, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A patrol aircraft emerged from heavy fog to drop sonar devices around a key guided-missile destroyer as part of South Korea's Navy d...
15:24 May. 18
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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Koreans, including children, crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier this month ...
13:56 May. 18
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg reiterated his commitment Thursday to strengthening the alliance between Seoul and Washington, noting the two countries' eff...
12:00 May. 18
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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Koreans, including children, crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier ...
09:13 May. 18
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has taken into custody a group of North Koreans, including children, who crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier this month,...
08:46 May. 18
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Office and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Wednesday launched a public-private partnership tasked with responding to cyberthr...
13:32 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team left the country Wednesday to join a biennial air show in Malaysia slated to kick off next week, the armed service...
11:05 May. 17
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to mark the 43rd anniversary of the 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southwestern city of Gwangju later this week, the Ministry of Patriots and Vetera...
10:35 May. 17
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The recent agreement reached between South Korea and the United States on strengthening U.S. extended deterrence is a significant step in dealing with...
05:46 May. 17
By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- U.N. Command (UNC) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera on Tuesday highlighted the U.S.-led institution's role in crisis management on the Korean Peninsula and pea...
20:16 May. 16
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military, police and other agencies conducted drills Tuesday to hone their skills to safely transport reservist troops during both peacetime and wartime, as ...
16:43 May. 16
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SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter jet passed a provisional combat suitability evaluation earlier ...
16:13 May. 16