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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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Hyundai Rotem close to deal for armored vehicles
Hyundai Rotem, a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has been chosen as the preferred bidder to develop proprietary amphibious armored vehicles by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.DAPA plans to develop up to three test vehicles, complete with Korean-made parts and equipment by 2015, and will be deployed at infantry units for operation beginning in 2016, an DAPA official said.DAPA will finalize its negotiations with Rotem by the end of December.This is in line with efforts to build Korean
Nov. 27, 2012
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Sign of N.K. missile launch detected
Defense officials in South Korea and the U.S. are closely monitoring signs that North Korea may be preparing to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile. The U.S. recently informed South Korea and Japan that it had detected via satellite North Korea transporting something shaped like a missile component from a weapons factory in Pyongyang to its missile assembly base in Dongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun reported Friday. “We are closely monitoring North Korea’s movements
Nov. 23, 2012
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S. Korea completes Gaeseong fire station construction
A new fire station will go into operation in the joint inter-Korean industrial complex in the North Korean border city of Gaeseong, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday.“The Gaeseong complex fire station has been completed last month and will be put into motion around next month,” said an official of the ministry handling inter-Korean issues. The current fire house, installed within the building used by South Korea’s agency for managing the industrial zone, will move to the newly built three
Nov. 23, 2012
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S. Korea commemorates 2nd anniversary of Yeonpyeong shelling
South Korea on Friday commemorated the second anniversary of North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island near the tensely guarded western sea, as it prepared to conduct military drills to prepare for future attacks.North Korea lobbed 170 rounds of artillery onto the front-line island two years ago, killing two Marines and two civilians in the first attack on South Korean soil since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. About 4,000 people, including bereaved family members, government officials and
Nov. 23, 2012
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West Sea still vulnerable to N.K. attack
South Korea is still facing difficulties on placing key advanced weapons in the northwest islands and boosting its military preparedness against North Korea, defense sources said.The country has not deployed precise guided missiles, a surveillance airship and an unmanned drone as planned due to technical and political issues since North Korea’s shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeongdo in 2010, which claimed the lives of two South Korean marines and two civilians.Israel’s anti-tank guided missile,
Nov. 20, 2012
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ADD seeks to boost tech transfer
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development is seeking to revise laws to allow it to share and transfer ideas and technology more easily between itself, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the private sector.Its proposal for the revision is subject to approval by the National Assembly.The proposal comes as the agency plans to restructure some of its key divisions to set up a new unit focusing on developing new defense technology in collaboration with private companies, including
Nov. 19, 2012
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JCS eyes new inspection unit
The Joint Chiefs of Staff’s operational readiness inspection unit will be restructured by the end of this year, defense officials said.The unit will be re-established under the wing of the Ministry of National Defense by early 2013, with an expanded role evaluating and overseeing comprehensive aspects of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, including munitions supplies, administration and the strategic command system.The JCS unit had been limited to inspection and evaluation of the milita
Nov. 18, 2012
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U.S. Forces Korea commander gets Korean name
Gen. James Thurman, the commander of the United Forces in Korea, got a Korean name in a gesture of friendship and goodwill for his service in the nation, an alliance association said Friday.The Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance Friendship Association conferred the name, "Seo Min Jae," to the four-star general, who is dual-hatted as the commander of the United Nations Command, during a ceremony held at the U.S. Army garrison in Yongsan, Seoul.The society has made a special plaque, containing a mess
Nov. 16, 2012
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Military under fire after soldier’s late treatment leaves him in coma
The military has come under mounting criticism once again for failing to appropriately care for an enlisted soldier.Corporal Kim Yoo-seung, who was stationed at an armored brigade in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, was transferred to a civilian hospital last Monday after belatedly finding out that he was suffering from scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease that can potentially lead to death.Kim first visited his army surgeon, who treated him only with medicine for stomachache and diarrhea, e
Nov. 15, 2012
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Military trainer jet crashes, killing pilot
An Air Force aerobatic jet crashed in northeastern South Korea on Thursday, killing its lone pilot and sparking a brush fire, police said.The T-50B plane went down at 10:28 a.m. on a mountain in Hoengseong, about 90 kilometers east of Seoul, and its pilot, identified only as Capt. Kim, 32, is believed dead, officials said.A parachute was found hanging from a tree about 70 meters from the scene, but the pilot was believed to have failed to eject, officials said. It was one of two planes that took
Nov. 15, 2012
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JCS to oversee armament, operational capability of armed forces
The Joint Chiefs of Staff is expected to have the full authority to oversee the armed forces’ armaments and operational capability beginning next year.This is in line with efforts to streamline the chain of command between the Army, Air Force and Navy for faster decision-making, defense officials said.The JCS will be given the full power to comprehensively assess and make final decisions as to what weapon systems need to be upgraded or replaced and what is required to boost capabilities of each
Nov. 8, 2012
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Korea to export KT-1 trainers to Peru
South Korea has signed a $200 million deal with Peru to export 20 KT-1 trainers, including 10 that can be altered into light attackers, officials said Tuesday.They will be delivered to Peru’s airfields within two years of production.The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency and Korea Aerospace Industries signed the agreement with Peru’s Ministry of Defense in Lima on Tuesday. The two sides have been in talks regarding KT-1 since 2005.This marks the first time for Korea to export its aircraft t
Nov. 7, 2012
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Korea in dilemma over aircraft missile purchase
The Air Force’s plan to purchase advanced air-to-surface missiles faces hurdles due to design and price problems, officials said Monday. The Air Force is trying to decide between Lockheed Martin’s JASSM and TAURUS Systems’ Taurus for the country’s fleet of F-15K strike fighters. However, defense officials said that JASSM missiles, which have the capability to penetrate North Korea’s underground bunkers, are not compatible with Boeing’s F-15Ks.On the other hand, the German-Swedish Taurus is highl
Nov. 6, 2012
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Israel interested in buying 4 warships from S. Korea: official
Israel has expressed an interest in buying four frigates from South Korea and plans to send a team of its officials to Seoul next month to pursue a potential deal, a Seoul official said Saturday."Israel recently expressed an interest to buy four frigates," said the official at the state-run weapons procurement agency, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The official said Israel will "send its due diligence team to two South Korean manufacturers of warships in the middle of next mo
Nov. 3, 2012
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Korean plan sparks speculation about U.S. missile defense
The Defense Ministry’s rare unveiling this week of the country’s missile defense concept has sparked speculation that it is setting the mood for purchasing a U.S.-made advanced missile program to handle North Korea’s threats.The ministry on Tuesday outlined its low-tier missile interception system, saying that a North Korean ballistic missile can be detected some 40 seconds after lift-off first by the U.S. early warning satellite. It said that without it, it would take at least 100 seconds to de
Oct. 31, 2012
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Military intelligence officers referred to prosecution for corruption
Five military intelligence officers were referred to the military prosecution for punishment on charges of paid sex, embezzlement and other wrongdoings that have been covered up for up to more than two years, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The Defense Security Command officers got away with internal disciplinary measures, such as transfers to field units, without facing formal charges as their agency did not refer the cases for investigation over concern its image could be tarnished.Four seni
Oct. 30, 2012
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Military intelligence officers referred to prosecution for corruption
Five military intelligence officers were referred to the military prosecution for punishment on charges of paid sex, embezzlement and other wrongdoings that have been covered up for up to more than two years, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The Defense Security Command officers got away with internal disciplinary measures, such as transfers to field units, without facing formal charges as their agency did not refer the cases for investigation over concern its image could be tarnished.Four seni
Oct. 30, 2012
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Protracted negotiations delay S. Korea's massive fighter jet project
South Korea's plan to purchase 60 advanced combat fighters is expected to roll over into next year as negotiations have dragged on, with the next government widely expected to complete the multi-billion dollar project after December's presidential election, according to procurement officials Monday.The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by Lockheed Martin, the F-15 SE Silent Eagle by Boeing and the Eurofighter by Europe's multinational defense group EADS have been vying for the fighter jet purchase prog
Oct. 29, 2012
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KAI picked as preferred bidder for S. Korea's unmanned aerial vehicle
South Korea has picked the state-funded Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) as the preferred bidder to develop unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for reconnaissance missions, the state procurement agency said Monday.In an arms acquisition committee meeting, Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin approved the plan to select KAI as the preferred bidder for the advanced UAVs for the main system and aircraft, LIG for the ground control and radar system, and Samsung Thales for the data link system, the Defense Acqui
Oct. 29, 2012
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Korea, U.S. seek to expand military cooperation in space
South Korea and the U.S. military agreed on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation on space and cyber security to counter North Korea’s provocations.The defense chiefs of the two allies also said that they have developed a roadmap to boost extended deterrence against North Korea’s nuclear threats.South Korea’s Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin and U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta held their annual security talks in Washington D.C.“Both sides decided to develop a tailored bilateral deterrence stra
Oct. 25, 2012