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UN Command denies reports it wants to remain in control

DefenseSept 25, 2019

The United Nations Command flatly denied news reports that it may be seeking exercise control over military activities on the Korean Peninsula after the transfer of wartime operational control to Sou...
Kim Jong-un may visit S. Korea if denuclearization negotiations work out: spy agency

North KoreaSept 24, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit South Korea to take part in a multilateral summit if denuclearization negotiations with the US work out, Seoul’s spy agency said Tuesday. In a closed-door s...
[Feature] Conscientious objectors wait for alternative service as legislators remain idle

DefenseSept 23, 2019

The military conscription system in South Korea has been in place for decades. Conscientious objectors’ fight against the system that criminalized them lasted nearly as long, and they chose to go to ...
[Diplomatic circuit] Foreign defense attaches visit military facilities

DefenseSept 23, 2019

Foreign defense attaches based in South Korea are visiting military facilities as part of a three-day program designed to boost their understanding of the country’s security situation, the Defense Mi...
N. Korea’s seasoned negotiator responds quickly to Trump’s ‘new method’

North KoreaSept 22, 2019

Kim Myong-gil, who recently released a statement confirming that he is the head of the North Korean delegation for the envisioned working-level negotiations with the United States, is known to be a U...
USFK says it is committed to returning bases to South Korea

DefenseSept 18, 2019

United States Forces Korea said Wednesday that it is committed to the plan to return its bases to South Korea, following Seoul’s announcement seeking the prompt return of 26 US bases. In a statement...
[News focus] One year on, inter-Korean military pact remains unfulfilled promise

North KoreaSept 17, 2019

The inter-Korean military agreement that was hailed as a “nonaggression pact” when it was signed just a year ago has become a “merely nominal” agreement as its first anniversary approaches Thursday. ...
[Newsmaker] NK’s test-firing of new rocket launcher likely failed

North KoreaSept 11, 2019

North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired its “super-large multiple rocket launcher” the previous day, however there is speculation in Seoul that one of the projectiles failed to reach its target in t...
[Newsmaker] N. Korea’s short-range projectiles possibly ‘super-large MRLS’ or ATACMS: experts

North KoreaSept 10, 2019

North Korea on Tuesday fired two short-range projectiles from its northwestern area toward the East Sea, its 10th launch this year, South Korea’s military said. According to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of ...
[Feature] Concerns raised over support policy after N. Korean refugees die of hunger

North KoreaSept 8, 2019

On the last day of July, the decomposing bodies of a mother in her 40s and her 6-year-old son were found in their apartment in Seoul, their deaths apparently due to starvation. The case would be sho...
Defense chief vows to work with patience on N. Korea, urges cooperation of neighboring countries

DefenseSept 5, 2019

South Korea’s Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said Thursday the nation would continue to work with patience to build trust with North Korea for lasting peace, urging multilateral cooperation. Spea...
US tests THAAD interception of missiles amid N. Korea’s launches

DefenseSept 3, 2019

The United States successfully tested the capability of its anti-missile system, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, to intercept medium-range ballistic missiles in an apparent move to keep N...
‘N. Korea won’t give up nukes, efforts should be made in normalizing ties’

North KoreaAug 30, 2019

North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons, and it would be more effective to seek normalization of relations with the regime, an expert at US-based think tank said Tuesday. John Mueller, a se...
North Korea holds parliamentary session for second time this year

North KoreaAug 29, 2019

As North Korea was to hold the second meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament Thursday, eyes are on what message or policy changes the regime may announce at the event. North Korea’s state-run media ...
[Newsmaker] Defense Ministry says Korea-US alliance remains strong

DefenseAug 29, 2019

Seoul’s Defense Ministry maintained Thursday that it was closely working with the United States, following the remarks by US defense leaders expressing disappointment over South Korea’s decision to w...