SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- One Air Force officer and an Army officer tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday.
The Air Force officer, stationed in the central...
10:54 Dec. 17
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday it will raise the health protection level against the new coronavirus for all areas in South Korea following a resurgence of coron...
21:54 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The government will push to toughen the punishment for leaking defense technologies overseas, the arms procurement agency said Wednesday.
The Defense Acquisition Prog...
17:09 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Wednesday it will complete reducing the mandatory military service period to 18 months by next year as planned as part of a series of reform pro...
14:12 Dec. 16
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is focused on economic and domestic issues ahead of a rare party congress set for next month but can undertake provocations at any time, accor...
14:04 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 1,000 additional soldiers were dispatched to public health centers Wednesday to help the government cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the Army said, as the count...
11:02 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- The government will disregard education levels in determining whether one is fit for active military service, the military recruitment agency said Wednesday.
Under the...
09:12 Dec. 16
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump plans to veto the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) partly for limiting troop withdrawal from countries incl...
05:15 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday decided to buy U.S. aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky's MH-60R Seahawk helicopter to bolster the Navy's anti-submarine capabilities, the arms procurem...
17:17 Dec. 15
(ATTN: ADDS more comments, chances of another military parade in paras 5, 10-11, 2nd photo)
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has begun regular wintertime military drills, and no unusual movem...
13:34 Dec. 15
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has begun regular wintertime military drills, and no unusual movements have been detected so far, the South Korean military said Tuesday.
"We believe that...
11:14 Dec. 15
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen Army soldiers and officers have tested positive for the new coronavirus, including 14 from the same unit in the city of Paju, north of Seoul, the defense ministr...
10:56 Dec. 15
(ATTN: UPDATES paras 2-3 with latest info)
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen individuals affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) have tested positive for the new coronavirus over the past f...
19:22 Dec. 14
(ATTN: ADDS additional measures, defense chief's emergency meeting in paras 8-9, 12, 15; REPLACES photo with latest)
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 300 Special Warfare officers...
19:05 Dec. 14
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- An Army advocacy group said Monday it is donating 70,000 face masks and 10,000 toothbrushes to children in South Sudan and Lebanon where South Korean soldiers are deploye...
17:10 Dec. 14
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with new case; ADDS details in paras 2-4, 9)
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen individuals affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) have tested positive for the...
16:30 Dec. 14
(ATTN: ADDS more comments on incoming cases, no-mask parties in last 8 paras, 2nd photo)
By Choi Soo-hyang and Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The first batch of a coronavirus vaccine for U...
15:29 Dec. 14
By Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The first batch of a coronavirus vaccine for U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is expected to be shipped to South Korea as soon as it is approved for emergency ...
14:44 Dec. 14
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Fourteen American service members and two family members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea over the past few weeks, the U.S. Forces...
14:23 Dec. 14
(ATTN: ADDS medics dispatch, comments in paras 5, 7)
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 300 Special Warfare officers were dispatched to public health centers Monday to help with th...
13:52 Dec. 14