Defense

Defense

#alliance exercise
(LEAD) S. Korea's defense ministry rejects N.K. criticism of allied exercise
(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in last 4 paras) SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Friday dismissed the North Korean state media's criticism of its ongoing combined military... 14:28 Mar. 08
#alliance exercise
S. Korea's defense ministry rejects N.K. criticism of allied exercise
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Friday dismissed the North Korean state media's criticism of its ongoing combined military exercise with the United States, defending it... 11:51 Mar. 08
#Dutch war veteran
Dutch veteran of Korean War to be buried in S. Korea
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- The remains of a Dutch veteran of the Korean War will arrive in South Korea next week for burial at a United Nations cemetery in Busan, a southern port city, the governme... 10:36 Mar. 08
N. Korea tepid on joint remains recovery in DMZ
SEOUL, March 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remains unresponsive about its preparations for the agreed-upon joint recovery of Korean War-era remains in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), while South Korea ha... 06:00 Mar. 08
#Dong Maeng
N. Korea blasts S. Korea, U.S. for conducting joint military exercise
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea blasted South Korea and the United States on Thursday for carrying out a joint military exercise, saying that it is a violation of summit agreements they reac... 20:49 Mar. 07
#allies-defense cost
S. Korea, U.S. set for formal signing of defense cost deal
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will sign a formal agreement this week on an 8.2-percent hike in Seoul's share of the cost of stationing American troops here, an offici... 15:25 Mar. 07
(LEAD) S. Korean, U.S. troops to hold new command-post training around August
(ATTN: UPDATES with details from 7th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. troops plan to conduct a renamed command-post exercise (CPX) in August or September as part ... 13:53 Mar. 07
S. Korean, U.S. troops to hold new command-post training around August
SEOUL, March 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. troops plan to conduct a renamed command-post exercise (CPX) in August or September as part of the reorganization of their regular combined drills, ... 11:54 Mar. 07
#North Korea
Signs of N. Korea reassembling part of Dongchang-ri missile site detected: source
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has detected signs of North Korea restoring an ancillary building of its Dongchang-ri long-range missile launch site that it partially disassembled last year,... 14:55 Mar. 06
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday. ---------------- President Moon calls for joint action with China to reduce fine dust SEOUL -- ... 13:21 Mar. 06
#troop remains
Gov't identifies 10 more sets of Chinese troop remains excavated in S. Korea
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday that 10 of the 15 sets of Korean War remains its staff excavated in border areas over the last two years were of Chinese sol... 11:30 Mar. 06
#new civilian-military exercise
S. Korea to launch new civilian-military exercise in May: source
SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to launch a new civilian-military exercise in late May, the latest in a series of reorganization moves of its defense drills to support peace efforts wi... 10:07 Mar. 06
#S Korea defense
(Yonhap Feature) Amid cross-border detente, S. Korea confronts potential threats from outside
By Song Sang-ho SEOUL, March 6 (Yonhap) -- With a new detente keeping the veneer of peace on the peninsula, South Korea has been awakened rudely to the security challenges it faces from without: mu... 09:00 Mar. 06
#NK denuclearization
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on March 6)
Work together: South Korea, US should make concerted efforts to denuclearize NK Details have begun emerging about what kept US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apart in t... 07:00 Mar. 06
#US troop rotation
New U.S. squadron begins 9-month rotational mission in S. Korea
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. reconnaissance squadron from Washington began a nine-month rotational defense mission as part of a combat aviation brigade in South Korea last week, the U.S. milit... 17:59 Mar. 05
#China
China hails plans to scale down S. Korea-U.S. military drills
BEIJING, March 5 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese government on Tuesday welcomed a decision by South Korea and the United States to scale down their combined military training exercises in order to support ... 17:38 Mar. 05
(LEAD) Trump says he did not discuss military drills with N.K. leader
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo) WASHINGTON, March 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he did not discuss the issue of South Korea-U.S. military exercises ... 05:41 Mar. 05
Trump says he did not discuss military drills with N.K. leader
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he did not discuss the issue of South Korea-U.S. military exercises in his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un l... 05:01 Mar. 05
#alliance exercise
(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. launch new Dong Maeng exercise
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6, 9-11; UPDATES with minor edits throughout) SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off a new weeklong combined exercise that ... 11:36 Mar. 04
#Koreas excavation project
Koreas miss deadline to exchange lists of staff for joint excavation of war remains
SEOUL, March 4 (Yonhap) -- The two Koreas have failed to meet the February deadline to exchange lists of staff for their joint project to excavate Korean War troop remains in the Demilitarized Zone... 10:53 Mar. 04