Defense
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#North Korea(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more details, background) By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on T... 08:55 Mar. 25 -
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#North Korea(LEAD) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS background, more info from 4th para) By Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Sta... 08:01 Mar. 25 -
#North KoreaN. Korea fires unidentified projectile into East Sea: JCS
SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday. Other details, including how many and wha... 07:33 Mar. 25 -
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U.S. wants to see stability of Korean Peninsula: Pentagon spokesman related article
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, March 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States opposes North Korea taking any actions that could raise tension on the Korean Peninsula, the spokesman for the U.S. Department of ... 05:04 Mar. 25 -
#defense ministerSeoul's defense chief visits S. Korean contingent in UAE
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook visited a South Korean military contingent in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to encourage its troops on the occasion of the 10th anniver... 19:21 Mar. 24 -
#North Korea(4th LD) N. Korea fired two cruise missiles off west coast Sunday: JCS related article
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with JCS' confirmation; ADDS more info, comments in paras 2-5, 7-10, 18-19, 23-24) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two cruise missiles off... 11:31 Mar. 24 -
#COVID-19Army civilian employee tests positive for COVID-19 related article
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- An Army civilian employee in Seoul has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The official was confirmed to have contracted the... 10:31 Mar. 24 -
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#North Korea(3rd LD) N. Korea fired two cruise missiles off west coast Sunday: sources related article
(ATTN: ADDS more details, comments in paras 9-21, photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two cruise missiles off the west coast Sunday, sources said Wednesday, Pyongyan... 10:12 Mar. 24 -
#1950-53 Korean WarDefense ministry opens new war remains identification center related article
SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was to open a new war remains identification center Wednesday to more efficiently carry out its project to discover and identify the remains of soldiers kill... 09:36 Mar. 24 -
#North Korea(2nd LD) N. Korea fired two cruise missiles off west coast Sunday: sources related article
(ATTN: ADDS more details, background info in paras 3, 6-13, photo; CHANGES dateline) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two cruise missiles off the west coast Sunday, sourc... 08:30 Mar. 24 -
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#USFKU.S. enjoys 'unquantifiable' benefits from military presence in S. Korea: GAO
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States enjoys a range of benefits from maintaining its military presence in South Korea and Japan, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The of... 03:52 Mar. 24 -
#Aquilino(LEAD) 'Robust' U.S. military presence will support denuclearization of N. Korea: Aquilino
(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of remarks from the INDO-PACOM commander nominee at Senate hearing in paras 8-9) By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A strong and robust U.S. military prese... 02:15 Mar. 24 -
#Aquilino'Robust' U.S. military presence will support denuclearization of N. Korea: Aquilino
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A strong and robust U.S. military presence in and around the Korean Peninsula is needed to help support the efforts to denuclearize North Korea, the... 00:55 Mar. 24 -
#S KoreaS. Korean defense chief meets with UAE counterpart to discuss bilateral ties
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook held in-person talks with his United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterpart on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost the nations' defense and ... 21:18 Mar. 23 -
#QuadQuad not on table for S. Korea-India defense ministerial talks: Seoul related article
SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Suh Wook has no plans to discuss the U.S.-led regional forum Quad with his Indian counterpart during his visit to the country this week, the defense min... 14:05 Mar. 23
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(2nd LD) AstraZeneca vaccine rollout resumed, those under 30 excluded
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Man sentenced to 6 years in prison for trafficking marijuana
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(LEAD) New virus cases in 600s for 3rd day amid extended social distancing scheme
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S. Korean PM departs for Iran amid tension over seized Tehran funds
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Jeju stuck in dilemma over tourism recovery and spread of COVID-19
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Defense cost-sharing deal signals tighter, more stable S. Korea-U.S. alliance
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Anger mounts over deepfake porn targeting Korean female celebs; more than 330,000 sign petition
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