SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has proposed to Japan a mutual expert verification of military radar data to address a highly charged dispute over its use of a ship-based radar for humanitar...
13:52 Jan. 16
Knowing enemies from allies
We are shocked at the 2018 National Defense White Paper released by the Ministry of National Defense Tuesday. The ministry deleted the phrase defining the North Korean ...
07:04 Jan. 16
By Lee Haye-ah
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to decide by the end of this month how to proceed with joint military exercises amid ongoing nuclear ne...
06:30 Jan. 16
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SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military deleted its reference to North Korea's government and military as an "enemy" in its latest white paper, publi...
15:30 Jan. 15
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Japan has demanded South Korea offer all information on one of its warships' radar equipment while refusing to divulge data key to resolving a bilateral dispute over the ...
15:01 Jan. 15
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military deleted its reference to North Korea's government and military as an "enemy" in its latest white paper, published Tuesday, a move seen as a reflect...
12:00 Jan. 15
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SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Despite having held military talks, South Korea and Japan failed to narrow differences Monday in stand-offs over...
22:56 Jan. 14
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- Two Korean naval ships made a port call in Shanghai on Monday, as Seoul prepares to mark the centennial of the establishment of Korea's provisional government in the C...
16:48 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Monday briefed military officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force on the recently announced midterm policy plan aimed ...
16:00 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held general-grade talks in Singapore on Monday to address "mutual misunderstandings" over a dispute regarding Seoul's use of military radar for hum...
15:17 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will push for a joint project with North Korea this year to excavate remains of a revered independence fighter against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, Seoul's ...
10:38 Jan. 14
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will acquire two stealth fighters from the United States in late March, allowing the country to fly the latest fifth-generation aircraft in the world, sources...
11:57 Jan. 13
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SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to seek high-level talks to renew a cost-sharin...
06:23 Jan. 12
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are expected to seek high-level talks to renew a cost-sharing agreement for American troops stationed in the South, after 10th rounds of...
21:04 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Friday that a two-star general in charge of a military intelligence unit has recently been dismissed over allegations of sexual harass...
16:52 Jan. 11
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SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will increase defense spending by an average of 7.5 percent each year over the next five years with a focus on building ...
14:53 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will increase defense spending by an average of 7.5 percent each year over the next five years with a focus on building "independent capabilities to counter t...
11:00 Jan. 11
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has renamed its "three-axis" defense system, a bedrock scheme to counter North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, in line with ongoing efforts for inter-Kor...
17:31 Jan. 10
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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that the country's new h...
14:21 Jan. 09
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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Wednesday that the country's n...
11:33 Jan. 09