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#Air Force
S. Korea to hold Air Force combat drill
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force will kick off a five-day combat training Monday to make up for the suspension of a regular combined exercise with the United States, defense author... 08:50 Dec. 03
#defector
N.K. defector soldier in late teens or early 20s: source
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean soldier, who defected to the South across the heavily armed border on Saturday, is in his late teens or early 20s, a government source said. The soldie... 14:57 Dec. 02
#Surion
Military to change defense minister's helicopter from UH-60 to Surion
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The military plans to change the defense minister's helicopter from the U.S.-made UH-60 to the locally developed Surion, a military source said Sunday. The American mod... 10:55 Dec. 02
#NK soldier defection
(LEAD) N. Korea soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS image, more info) SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the eastern land border on Saturday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. With ... 10:47 Dec. 01
#NK soldier defection
N. Korea soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the eastern land border on Saturday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. With its surveillance equipment, th... 10:24 Dec. 01
#N Korea
(URGENT) N. Korean soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS
10:13 Dec. 01
U.S.-S. Korea alliance not suffering from reduction of military exercises: commander
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- The readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces has not has been impaired by the suspension of large-scale military exercises, and the alliance between the two remains... 01:24 Dec. 01
#GP pullout
(LEAD) Koreas complete work on removing some guard posts, land mines in DMZ
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea completed the demolition of 10 front-line guard posts each and the demining of a ridge in the Dem... 16:38 Nov. 30
#GP pullout
Koreas to complete work to remove some guard posts, land mines in DMZ
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea will complete demolishing 10 front-line guard posts each and demining a ridge in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Friday, Seoul's defense ministry said.... 09:37 Nov. 30
#inter-Korean communication line
S. Korea provides North with materials for military communication line
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has provided North Korea with materials needed to stably manage a military communication line on the west coast, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday. On T... 09:05 Nov. 30
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday. ------------------- (2nd LD) Supreme Court orders Mitsubishi to compensate Korean victims of wartime... 13:34 Nov. 29
#DMZ GP pullout
Koreas to complete destruction of 10 border guard posts each, demining work at DMZ ridge
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- The two Koreas will finish demolishing 10 guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and demining a battle site in the buffer zone this week as part of their military ac... 11:40 Nov. 29
#KADIZ
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Nov. 29)
Unchecked violations On Monday, Charles Brown Jr., a U.S. Air Force general and commander of Pacific Air Forces, announced that the United States has suspended strategic bomber flights over the K... 07:00 Nov. 29
#arms procurement
(LEAD) S. Korea decides to buy more Israeli-made early warning radar equipment
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 5, 8) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Tuesday to purchase two more Israeli-made early warning radar systems as part of efforts to bolster its air defen... 17:56 Nov. 27
#arms procurement
S. Korea decides to buy more Israeli-made early warning radar equipment
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided Tuesday to purchase two more Israeli-made early warning radar systems as part of efforts to bolster its air defense, Seoul's arms procurement agency s... 16:54 Nov. 27
#Korea
Minister says S. Korea-U.S. alliance will buttress ongoing peace efforts
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Tuesday that its alliance with the United States will serve to buttress ongoing efforts to denuclearize North Korea a... 15:43 Nov. 27
#Korea
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. continue 'higher-level' exercises off peninsula: U.S. general
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 14-15) SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have been conducting "higher-level" military exercises off the Korean Peninsula despite the suspen... 13:19 Nov. 27
#S Korea US exercises
S. Korea, U.S. continue 'higher-level' exercises off peninsula: U.S. general
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have been conducting "higher-level" military exercises off the Korean Peninsula despite the suspension of key allied drills that stoked ... 11:01 Nov. 27
#DAPA
S. Korea's arms agency makes export-oriented organizational change
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency said Tuesday it has created a senior-level post to expand exports of weapons and other defense goods. The appointment of Chung Ja... 10:32 Nov. 27
#KADIZ
(2nd LD) Chinese aircraft enters S. Korea's air defense zone
(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 5) SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese military airplane entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without notice three times on Monday, less than... 17:49 Nov. 26

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S. Korea to hold Air Force combat drill

N.K. defector soldier in late teens or early 20s: source

Military to change defense minister's helicopter from UH-60 to Surion

(LEAD) N. Korea soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS

N. Korea soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS

(URGENT) N. Korean soldier defects to S. Korea: JCS

U.S.-S. Korea alliance not suffering from reduction of military exercises: commander

(LEAD) Koreas complete work on removing some guard posts, land mines in DMZ

Koreas to complete work to remove some guard posts, land mines in DMZ

S. Korea provides North with materials for military communication line

Yonhap News Summary

Koreas to complete destruction of 10 border guard posts each, demining work at DMZ ridge

(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Nov. 29)

(LEAD) S. Korea decides to buy more Israeli-made early warning radar equipment

S. Korea decides to buy more Israeli-made early warning radar equipment

Minister says S. Korea-U.S. alliance will buttress ongoing peace efforts

(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. continue 'higher-level' exercises off peninsula: U.S. general

S. Korea, U.S. continue 'higher-level' exercises off peninsula: U.S. general

S. Korea's arms agency makes export-oriented organizational change

(2nd LD) Chinese aircraft enters S. Korea's air defense zone

Allies rethink combined command relocation plan: sources

Moon's approval rating dips to record low: poll

(Yonhap Feature) U.S. Army's new war-fighting concept seeps into allies' joint training

(4th LD) Koreas verify DMZ guard post pullout

Moon ranks No. 5 for Time's Person of the Year 2018

War remains enshrined

Hyundai's new R&D chief

Policy meeting

Snowfall in Seoul

S. Korea gets tougher on drunk driving

N.K. release of American detainee loses spotlight as nuclear talks stall

(News Focus) Possible scaling down of allied exercise could boost N.K. diplomacy, weaken military readiness

Seoul-Tokyo rift deepens over 'comfort women' issue

Alleged exam cheating by father, daughters draws ire in S. Korea