Defense

Defense

#GSOMIA
(LEAD) U.S. calls on S. Korea, Japan to work together after termination of military pact
(ATTN: UPDATES with background from 5th para) By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United States encourages South Korea and Japan to work together to resolve their differences, the Pe... 23:08 Aug. 22
#GSOMIA
U.S. calls on S. Korea, Japan to work together after termination of military pact
By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The United States encourages South Korea and Japan to work together to resolve their differences, the Pentagon said Thursday following Seoul's decisio... 22:32 Aug. 22
#GSOMIA
S. Korea vows staunch combined posture with U.S. regardless of intel-sharing pact decision
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will maintain a watertight combined readiness posture with the United States based on their strong alliance regardless of its decision to end the military inf... 20:51 Aug. 22
#Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pact
First military pact between S. Korea, Japan set to become history
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- The military information-sharing accord between South Korea and Japan, which Seoul decided Thursday to terminate, represented the first military agreement ... 19:48 Aug. 22
#North Korea
N. Korea slams S. Korea, U.S. over defense cost-sharing deal
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's official news agency on Thursday lashed out at South Korea and the United States over their upcoming negotiations on sharing the cost for the upkeep of Amer... 17:09 Aug. 22
#Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pact
S. Korea to fully review 'strategic value' of intel-sharing pact with Japan: ministry
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take the strategic value of a military information-sharing pact with Japan into full consideration when determining whether to renew the agreement, the d... 11:46 Aug. 22
#F-35A
2 more F-35A stealth fighters arrive in S. Korea
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two more F-35A fighter jets arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, military sources said, bringing the total number of the stealth fighters in the country's Air Force to si... 17:21 Aug. 21
#S. Korea-U.S. exercise
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. wrap up summertime combined exercise
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, paras 1-4 with completion; ADDS more comments, details in paras 8-9, 11, 15) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States wrapped up their we... 15:42 Aug. 20
#S. Korea-U.S. exercise
S. Korea, U.S. to wrap up combined exercise
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States were to wrap up their weekslong combined exercise on Tuesday as scheduled, military officers said. The completion of t... 06:00 Aug. 20
#F-35A arrival
Four more F-35A stealth fighters to arrive in S. Korea this week
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Four more F-35A fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in South Korea later this week, military sources said Monday, which will bring the total number of the stealth fighte... 15:27 Aug. 19
#humidifier sterilizer military use
(LEAD) Panel confirms widespread use of humidifier disinfectants in military
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS defense ministry's stance in paras 9-10) SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Humidifier disinfectants, suspected to have been a cause for at least dozens of deaths, were widely use... 14:50 Aug. 19
#Moon-veterans affairs
Moon cites veterans affairs as driving force of national unity
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the significance of veterans affairs in efforts to promote national unity, as he appointed a new minister to lead related policie... 14:47 Aug. 19
#history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 20 1901 -- Construction begins on a railroad connecting Seoul and Busan. 1907 -- A modern barber shop opens at the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). 1971 -- Red Cross ... 14:00 Aug. 19
#humidifier sterilizer military use
Panel confirms widespread use of humidifier disinfectants in military
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Humidifier disinfectants, which have claimed the lives of more than 1,420 local consumers, were widely used in military barracks and hospitals in the early 2000s, a state... 13:58 Aug. 19
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korea calls in Japanese diplomat over Fukushima water discharge plan SEO... 13:22 Aug. 19
#Dokdo defense drills
Details for Dokdo defense drills yet to be fixed: ministry
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is still reviewing the timing and the scale of semiannual maritime defense drills to be held on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo, the... 11:49 Aug. 19
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 19. Korean-language dailies -- Hong Kong's aspirations for democratization unstopped by threat ... 07:00 Aug. 19
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 19 1964 -- South Korea joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organization of the parliaments of sovereign states. 1980 -- The Chun Doo-hwan administration forces 617 pu... 14:00 Aug. 18
#NK projectiles
(4th LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: RECASTS lead with latest info; ADDS more details, comments throughout) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range projectiles presumed to be ballistic missil... 16:39 Aug. 16
#NK projectiles
(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 1-5) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, ... 12:00 Aug. 16