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Sun, December 3, 2023 | 13:23

Top South Korean, US generals

Top South Korean, US generals

South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, left, has a conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Charles Brown, during a welcoming event at the defense ministry in Seoul, Sunday, ahead of the Military Committee Meeting. During the annual meeting, the two leaders discussed North Korea's continuous provocations and key security issues that destabilize p...

2023-11-12 16:03

S. Korea, US defense chiefs to hold annual security talks in Seoul next week

S. Korea, US defense chiefs to hold annual security talks in Seoul next week

Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States will hold their annual bilateral security talks next week to discuss ways to strengthen Washington's extended deterrence against North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, and shore up the alliance, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday.

2023-11-09 12:09

Young Korean men try their luck in KATUSA lottery

Young Korean men try their luck in KATUSA lottery

DAEJEON - Silence filled the room as young men and parents waited anxiously to hear their fate at the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) headquarters in Daejeon, Nov. 2, during a lottery to select who would join the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army (KATUSA).

2023-11-09 08:24

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold meeting in Seoul this week: sources

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, US, Japan to hold meeting in Seoul this week: sources

The defense ministers of South Korea, the United States and Japan are expected to hold a trilateral meeting in Seoul later this week, sources said Wednesday, amid efforts to strengthen their security cooperation against North Korea's missile and nuclear threats.

2023-11-08 13:26

Korea, US, Japan hold 1st working-level talks on space security

Korea, US, Japan hold 1st working-level talks on space security

Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday held their first trilateral working-level talks on ways to boost cooperation in space security, as a follow-up to the August summit among the leaders of the three countries, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

2023-11-08 11:23

Foreign Korean War veterans, families to visit Korea this week

Foreign Korean War veterans, families to visit Korea this week

The veterans ministry said Wednesday a large group of foreign Korean War veterans and their family members will visit Korea this week under a program to commemorate their service during the 1950-53 Korean War.

2023-11-08 10:57

S. Korea, US pursue 'wide range of actions' against N. Korea's cyberthreats: State Dept.

S. Korea, US pursue 'wide range of actions' against N. Korea's cyberthreats: State Dept.

South Korea and the United States are pushing for a 'wide range of actions' to prevent North Korea's cryptocurrency theft, cyber espionage and other activities used to bankroll the recalcitrant regime's evolving nuclear and missile programs, the State Department said Tuesday.

2023-11-08 09:36

Pentagon declines to comment on whether to scrap 2018 inter-Korean military tension-reduction pact

Pentagon declines to comment on whether to scrap 2018 inter-Korean military tension-reduction pact

The U.S. Department of Defense refused Tuesday to comment on a growing debate in South Korea over whether a 2018 inter-Korean military accord aimed at reducing border tensions should be suspended, saying it is a matter for South Korea to decide on.

2023-11-08 09:26

Lawmaker calls for specifying China's responsibility in UN resolution on NK human rights

Lawmaker calls for specifying China's responsibility in UN resolution on NK human rights

A North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker of South Korea's ruling People Power Party called Monday for a U.N. human rights resolution to include a phrase stipulating China's responsibility for the forced repatriation of North Korean refugees.

2023-11-07 10:26

6 British, Colombian veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan

6 British, Colombian veterans of Korean War to be laid to rest in Busan

The remains of two British and four Colombian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will arrive in Korea this week to be interred at a memorial cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan, Seoul's veterans ministry said Tuesday.

2023-11-07 10:14

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