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S. Korea's Air Force to welcome arrival of 2 F-35A stealth fighters
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force will receive two U.S.-made F-35A fighter jets at a key base in South Korea on Friday to join the ranks of Asia's few radar-evading warplane operators, Seou... 09:54 Mar. 29 -
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Soldier dies during high-altitude jump training
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean commando died Thursday during a high-altitude, low-opening parachute jump training session on the outskirts of Seoul, Army officials said. The master s... 16:30 Mar. 28 -
#S Korean contingentMembers of now-disbanded unit mark 5th anniv. of their humanitarian dispatch to Philippines
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Members of a now-disbanded South Korean contingent to the Philippines attended a ceremony Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of their dispatch aimed at restoring typ... 15:45 Mar. 28 -
#US Marine chiefU.S. Marine chief visits S. Korean Marine Corps headquarters
SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller visited South Korea's Marine Corps headquarters Thursday as part of efforts to strengthen the alliance between the two... 11:09 Mar. 28 -
#USFK(LEAD) N. Korea's nuclear activity 'inconsistent' with denuclearization: U.S. commander
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks in last 2 paras; ADDS photo) WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear and missile activities have been "inconsistent" with its pledge to denucle... 08:33 Mar. 28 -
#USFK
U.S. commander: CP Tango, Gunsan sites are important to U.S. forces in Korea
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday that he believes in the importance of two military facilities whose fate on the peninsula is reportedly o... 08:21 Mar. 28 -
#USFK
N. Korea's nuclear activity 'inconsistent' with denuclearization: U.S. commander
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's nuclear and missile activities have been "inconsistent" with its pledge to denuclearize, the commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Wednesday. ... 01:59 Mar. 28 -
#CP Tango(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. tentatively agree to seek joint use of U.S.-controlled wartime command bunker: sources
(ATTN: ADDS defense ministry's press release in paras 10-11) By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have tentatively agreed to push for the joint use of a key... 15:08 Mar. 27 -
#CP Tango
S. Korea, U.S. tentatively agree to seek joint use of U.S.-controlled wartime command bunker: sources
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have tentatively agreed to push for the joint use of a key U.S.-controlled wartime command bunker complex on the penins... 07:44 Mar. 27 -
#defense ministerDefense minister expresses gratitude for 106 Belgian troops who died during Korean War
SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to Belgium for its troops' sacrifices for the defense of South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. ... 11:24 Mar. 26 -
#fallen soldier
Army lays to rest fallen soldier at state cemetery
SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Army on Tuesday held a ceremony at a national cemetery to lay to rest a fallen soldier whose remains were recovered last year in the Demilitarized Zone (DM... 10:47 Mar. 26 -
#chopper procurement project
S. Korea approves bidding plan to procure maritime choppers
SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday approved a project to purchase a dozen naval choppers through a multi-party competition in a revision of the original plan aimed at bolstering its ... 17:28 Mar. 25 -
#Army'PC bangs' favorite place for soldiers going out on weekdays
GOSEONG/YANGGU, South Korea, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Internet cafes, called "PC bangs" in Korean, are the favorite place for rank-and-file soldiers to spend time outside their barracks after work on w... 17:27 Mar. 25 -
#inter-Korean military accordReturn of N.K. staff to liaison office boosts hope for military accord enforcement
SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military voiced hope Monday that North Korea's return of some staff to an inter-Korean liaison office in its border city of Kaesong will help facilitate th... 16:55 Mar. 25 -
#North Korea(LEAD) S. Korea offers military talks with N. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea on implementing a bilateral accord signed last year, but there's ... 19:48 Mar. 22 -
#alternative serviceRights watchdog recommends shortening alternative service term
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The state-run human rights watchdog said Friday that it has conveyed to the government its opinion that the proposed alternative service term of conscientious objectors ... 15:59 Mar. 22 -
#KoreasS. Korea honors victims of N. Korean attacks in 2002, 2010
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government held an annual ceremony Friday to commemorate more than 50 victims of North Korea's naval and artillery attacks in 2002 and 2010. Addressi... 15:35 Mar. 22 -
#North KoreaS. Korea offers military talks with N. Korea
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea on implementing a bilateral accord signed last year, but there's no reply from Pyongyang yet, an officia... 11:00 Mar. 22 -
#defense ministryS. Korea's military to hire far more civilian staff
SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to sharply increase the number of new civilians to work in the military this year as part of defense reform, the Ministry of National Defense said Frid... 09:49 Mar. 22
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(LEAD) (ROUNDUP) Kim, Putin to hold first summit over denuclearization, economic cooperation
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(3rd LD) (ROUNDUP) Kim, Putin begin first summit over denuclearization, economic cooperation
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(7th LD) (ROUNDUP) N.K. leader Kim arrives in Vladivostok for summit with Putin
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Moon to meet top Russian official on Pyongyang-Moscow summit day
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(2nd LD) (ROUNDUP) N.K. leader Kim set to arrive in Vladivostok for summit with Putin
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Kim, Putin begin to build rapport amid uncertainties in ties with U.S.
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Election reform bill faces uphill battle for parliamentary passage
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Putin likely to seek to enhance clout over peninsula in summit with Kim
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Liberals expected to raise voices at Constitutional Court
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Does N.K. turn to 'pendulum diplomacy' between China and Russia?
