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#U.S. officer
U.S. officers charged for smuggling marijuana
JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Two noncommissioned U.S. officers have been arrested for smuggling marijuana worth millions of won into the country, the local prosecutors office said Tuesda... 16:00 Jan. 22
#U.S. ambassador
(LEAD) Amb. Harris risks tainting public diplomacy with image of pressure
(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministry's statement in last 4 paras; ADDS photo) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, has apparently come to the... 15:42 Jan. 22
#U.S. ambassador
Amb. Harris risks tainting public diplomacy with image of pressure
By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, has apparently come to the fore in Washington's call for more money from Seoul for its troops here, pote... 14:58 Jan. 22
#air defense
S. Korea to produce new air defense command system
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean defense firm has begun the production of a new air defense command and control system featuring the speedier detection of hostile aircraft, the country's a... 10:12 Jan. 22
#radar dispute
(3rd LD) S. Korea voices "deep regrets" over Japan's announcement on radar dispute
(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2,5; ADDS more info in paras 6, 10-12) SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry expressed "deep regrets" Monday over Japan's disclosure of new evidence related... 19:10 Jan. 21
#radar dispute
(2nd LD) S. Korea voices "deep regrets" over Japan's announcement on radar dispute
(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry expressed "deep regrets" Monday over Japan's disclosure of new evidence related to a mil... 18:43 Jan. 21
#radar dispute
(LEAD) S. Korea calls on Japan to halt 'inappropriate' media campaign over radar dispute
(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in 2nd para) SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday renewed its calls for Japan to stop an "inappropriate media campaign" over a military r... 15:10 Jan. 21
#radar dispute
S. Korea calls on Japan to halt 'inappropriate' media campaign over radar dispute
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday renewed its calls for Japan to stop an "inappropriate media campaign" over a military radar dispute, with Tokyo poised to reveal ... 11:34 Jan. 21
#radar row
S. Korea urges Japan to release 'precise info' over radar row
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Saturday called on Japan to make public the "correct information" regarding the ongoing military radar dispute. The call came as Japa... 20:32 Jan. 19
S. Korea, Japan to hold foreign ministerial talks in Davos
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on the sidelines of a global forum, Seoul's foreign ministry announced Friday. Foreign Minister Ka... 16:28 Jan. 18
#army officer
(LEAD) Military produces another soldier with experience in 3 services
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to reflect Army's correction of press release) SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former Marine-turned-Air Force officer became an Army pilot Friday, joining a rare group of... 15:29 Jan. 18
#Marine chief
S. Korea's Marine chief to visit Okinawa for alliance talks with U.S. next week
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo will visit Okinawa, Japan, next week for talks with top U.S. military officials over cooperation in strengtheni... 15:29 Jan. 18
#army officer
Military produces soldier with experience in 3 services for first time
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- A former Marine-turned-Air Force officer became an Army pilot Friday and the first South Korean soldier with experience in three armed services. Following a seven-mont... 11:43 Jan. 18
#radar spat
S. Korea summons Japanese military attache over military radar spat
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry called in a Japanese military attache Thursday in protest over Tokyo's summoning of its official a day earlier in a highly charged military... 18:12 Jan. 17
#US military
U.S. forces in Japan to rectify controversial YouTube video: Seoul official
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) plans to revise its controversial Youtube video depicting North Korea as a "declared nuclear power" with more than 15 nuclear weapons, a mili... 15:01 Jan. 17
#guard post
Gov't mulls unarmed DMZ guard post as cultural property
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government is considering registering a border guard post as a cultural property, a military source said Thursday. The facility is among the 11 guard pos... 10:27 Jan. 17
#independence fighters
Gov't confirms 2,487 more independence fighters
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's government has confirmed the existence of 2,487 more independence fighters against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule through an analysis of records scattered ac... 10:04 Jan. 17
#defense white paper
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 17)
No knee-jerk reaction White paper stops describing North Korea as 'enemy' The Ministry of National Defense deleted a phrase describing North Korea as an "enemy" of South Korea in its 2018 white pa... 07:36 Jan. 17
#radar
Japan takes exception to S. Korean action following radar talks: reports
TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japan has taken exception to South Korea's action following the two sides' recent talks on the ongoing military radar row, reports claimed Wednesday. Kyodo News said t... 21:33 Jan. 16
#defense minister
Defense chief says 2nd U.S.-N.K summit may boost Korea peace efforts
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that a second U.S.-North Korea summit, if held, could give a fresh impetus into ongoing efforts for lasting... 14:49 Jan. 16