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#troops early votingTroops begin casting early votes for next week's presidential election
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's enlisted troops began casting votes for next week's presidential election as the two-day advance voting opened Friday at 3,552 polling stations across the n... 11:07 Mar. 04 -
#homegrown fighter-radarS. Korea to conduct domestic performance test for advanced radar related article
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will begin a domestic performance test on a homegrown radar system this month as part of the country's major fighter development project, the state arms procu... 10:35 Mar. 04 -
#cybersecurityGov't to check cybersecurity vulnerabilities of local defense firms
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's state arms procurement agency plans to check potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities of all local defense firms starting in May, its officials said Friday, ... 09:42 Mar. 04 -
#fighter incident(2nd LD) S. Korea says F-35A emergency landing caused by bird strike, subsequent damage
(ATTN: UPDATES with recommendation to confer gov't medal on pilots in 12th para) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's radar-evading F-35A fighter made an eme... 17:33 Mar. 03 -
#F-35 emergency landing cause(LEAD) S. Korea says F-35A emergency landing caused by bird strike, subsequent damage
(ATTN: UPDATES with F-5 crash probe result in paras 7-11, more details in 6th para; ADDS byline) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's radar-evading F-35A figh... 15:28 Mar. 03 -
#F-35 emergency landing causeS. Korea says F-35A emergency landing caused by bird strike, subsequent damage
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's radar-evading F-35A fighter made an emergency belly landing in January due to a bird strike that caused internal damage, its military said Thursday. Wrap... 14:42 Mar. 03 -
#military-coronavirusMilitary reports 1,532 more COVID-19 cases related article
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The military on Thursday reported 1,532 additional COVID-19 cases to set a new daily record, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 21,699. The new... 14:37 Mar. 03 -
#S Korea US Japan talksUkraine crisis causes delay in S. Korea,-U.S.-Japan talks to arrange defense ministerial meeting: official
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- The armed conflict in Ukraine has led to a delay in talks among South Korea, the United States and Japan to arrange their in-person defense ministerial meeting, a Seoul of... 11:55 Mar. 03 -
#military coronavirusMilitary reports 898 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The military on Wednesday reported 898 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 20,167. The new cases included 639 from th... 14:21 Mar. 02 -
#ex-USKF chiefs-UkraineN. Korea's reluctance to forgo nukes could rise amid Ukraine crisis: ex-USFK chiefs related article
SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine could further increase North Korea's reluctance to abandon nuclear arms, former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) chiefs have said, raising the need f... 14:10 Mar. 02 -
#new museum-openingS. Korea opens new museum dedicated to history of gov't-in-exile
By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, March 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday opened a Seoul museum memorializing its provisional government at the forefront of the country's independence fight against Japa... 10:00 Mar. 01 -
#Marine chiefS. Korea's Marine chief to visit Hawaii for alliance talks related article
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Kim Tae-sung is set to depart for Hawaii on Monday for talks with U.S. military officials over bilateral cooperation, his o... 16:04 Feb. 28 -
#Suh WookNo special activity identified regarding N.K.'s nuclear program: defense minister related article
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook said Monday that no special activity has been detected with regard to North Korea's nuclear program, though Pyongyang appears to be bolstering i... 14:20 Feb. 28 -
#military-coronavirusMilitary reports 740 more COVID-19 cases related article
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- The military on Monday reported 740 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 18,471. The new cases included 498 from the A... 14:11 Feb. 28 -
#defense minister-UkraineN.K. missile launch aimed at gaining attention amid Ukraine crisis: defense minister related article
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ballistic missile launch this week appears aimed at demonstrating its policy line of "power for power" and grabbing global attention amid the armed conflict... 10:57 Feb. 28 -
#military coronavirusMilitary reports 843 more COVID-19 cases
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- The military on Sunday reported 843 additional COVID-19 cases, raising the total caseload among its domestic personnel to 17,736. The new cases included 490 from the A... 14:09 Feb. 27 -
#NK projectile launch(5th LD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info, U.S. military response in paras 6-9, 12-14) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the... 14:03 Feb. 27 -
#NK projectile launch(4th LD) N. Korea fires 1 ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with S. Korean military's briefing: RECASTS headline, lead) By Song Sang-ho and Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the... 11:43 Feb. 27 -
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S. Korea to resume issuing short-term travel visas, e-visas next month
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(LEAD) At least 8 injured in S-Oil refinery explosion in Ulsan: firefighters
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U.S. flies spy plane to East Sea amid concerns about possible N.K. missile launch
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