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#S Korea-Saudi Arabia tiesDefense minister to visit Saudi Arabia next week
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo plans to visit Saudi Arabia next week to meet with senior officials there to discuss ways to further develop bilateral defense ties, his... 11:10 Nov. 15 -
#defense talks(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. hold annual defense ministers' talks
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, paras 1-5 as meeting begins; ADDS more details in para 15; CHANGES photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held annual defense mi... 10:00 Nov. 15 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon to meet Pentagon chief at Cheong Wa Dae
(ATTN: UPDATES with other attendees in paras 3-5) SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, his office announ... 09:56 Nov. 15 -
#defense talksS. Korea, U.S. set to hold annual defense talks in Seoul
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States were to hold annual defense ministers' talks in Seoul on Friday as the allies face tricky issues such as a soon-to-expire... 06:00 Nov. 15 -
Moon to meet Pentagon chief at Cheong Wa Dae
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in plans to meet with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday, his office confirmed amid speculation that they may touch on such s... 05:00 Nov. 15 -
#S Korea-US military talks(4th LD) U.S. military chief vows full use of military capabilities to defend S. Korea
(ATTN: RECASTS 13th para; ADDS details in last 5 paras; CHANGES photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military chief vowed Thursday to use "the full range of U.S. military capa... 19:40 Nov. 14 -
#S Korea-US military talks(4th LD) U.S. military chief vows full use of military capabilities to defend S. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS Milley's comment on GSOMIA, more details in paras 6-8, 13-14) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military chief vowed Thursday to use "the full range of U.S. military cap... 18:29 Nov. 14 -
#S Korea-US military talks(3rd LD) U.S. military chief vows full use of military capabilities to defend S. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 10 paras) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military chief vowed Thursday to use "the full range of U.S. military capabilities" to defend South Kor... 18:17 Nov. 14 -
#S Korea-US military talks(2nd LD) U.S. military chief vows full use of military capabilities to defend S. Korea
(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with meeting results) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. military chief vowed Thursday to use "the full range of U.S. military capabilities" to defend Sout... 17:53 Nov. 14 -
S. Korea's NSC reviews strategy on relations with Japan
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top national security officials on Thursday discussed the thorny issue of how to resolve the prolonged stand-off with Japan, with a bilateral military infor... 17:26 Nov. 14 -
#GSOMIAFormer USFK commanders stress need to maintain Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pact
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commanders emphasized the need on Thursday to maintain the military information sharing pact between South Korea and Japan, which is set t... 16:03 Nov. 14 -
#FM(LEAD) FM's visit to U.S. unlikely to take place ahead of GSOMIA deadline
(ATTN: REWRITES lead, headline and paras 2-5 with updated info that Kang's trip won't take place ahead of deadline) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha is ... 15:28 Nov. 14 -
#GSOMIA(LEAD) S. Korea remains willing to reconsider GSOMIA decision if Japan changes course: defense ministry
(ATTN: ADDS spokesperson's comments on combined exercises in last 4 paras, photos) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea remains willing to reconsider its decision to terminate a m... 14:05 Nov. 14 -
#S Korea-Japan defense talks(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan in final stage of setting up defense talks: Seoul ministry
(ATTN: ADDS more details, Jeong's schedule in paras 5, 9, 12) SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in the final stage of discussions with Japan to set up a meeting between their defense minis... 13:52 Nov. 14 -
#GSOMIA
S. Korea remains willing to reconsider GSOMIA decision if Japan changes course: defense ministry
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea remains willing to reconsider its decision to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan if Tokyo first retracts "unfair" export curbs, the def... 11:43 Nov. 14
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(3rd LD) Defense cost-sharing talks abruptly cut short as U.S. walks out of meeting
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(LEAD) Esper refuses to speculate on U.S. troops reduction in S. Korea
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(LEAD) Moon vows to maintain security cooperation with Japan despite looming GSOMIA expiry
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(LEAD) (Yonhap Interview) Amb. Harris says Seoul elevated history issue into security realm with GSOMIA decision
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(LEAD) 32 pct of S. Korea's ultrafine dust comes from China: study
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Hectic diplomacy between defense chiefs amid dimmed hopes to save GSOMIA
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(News Focus) U.S. ratchets up pressure on S. Korea to jack up share of defense costs
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Moon revs up ASEAN diplomacy, breaks ice with Abe
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U.S. raises pressure on S. Korea to reverse decision to end GSOMIA
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New N.K. launch pressures U.S. to meet year-end deadline for nuclear talks
