SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Soldiers and equipment of a U.S. armored brigade combat team have started to arrive in South Korea for a rotational deployment, the U.S. military said Thursday.
Tracke...
17:09 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Navy vowed Thursday to strengthen surveillance near the western inter-Korean sea border to better counter possible provocations by North Korea amid lingering tensions...
16:55 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- Two American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States this month, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said...
16:16 Oct. 15
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The abrupt cancellation of a planned joint press conference between the South Korean and U.S. defense chiefs was not because of differences between the two...
14:56 Oct. 15
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By Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has upgraded its surface-to-air weapons t...
14:46 Oct. 15
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The Air Force vowed Thursday to boost missile defense capabilities, days after North Korea unveiled a massive new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and other weap...
11:26 Oct. 15
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States is committed to the...
08:34 Oct. 15
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- ...
06:17 Oct. 15
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday highlig...
02:05 Oct. 15
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday highlighted the importance of what he called a more "equitable" sharing of costs to maintain U.S. troo...
01:38 Oct. 15
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook paid his respects to U.S. veterans in the Korean War on Wednesday with a visit to the Korean War Memorial in Washington.
Su...
00:57 Oct. 15
INCHEON, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A former United States Forces Korea (USFK) base in Incheon's Bupyeong district, just west of Seoul, was formally opened to the public in a ceremony on Wednesday followi...
15:10 Oct. 14
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By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Navy launched annual cruise training on a smaller scale Wednesday amid the virus pandemic, which includes visits to Guam and Malaysi...
15:04 Oct. 14
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The Navy launched annual cruise training on a smaller scale Wednesday amid the virus pandemic, which includes visits to Guam and Malaysia for the delivery of medical item...
11:18 Oct. 14
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Navy sailor has tested positive for the new coronavirus after coming into contact with another virus patient while on vacation, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
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11:00 Oct. 14
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By Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to South Korea's security, including providing "extended deterrence," during ann...
09:30 Oct. 14
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to South Korea's security, including providing "extended deterrence," during annual talks between the military chiefs of t...
09:06 Oct. 14
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States will continue to consult closely with its Asian allies, including South Korea, on ways to deter China's medium-range missile capabi...
06:06 Oct. 14
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SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- Steve Yoo, a once successful Korean-American singer banned from entering South Korea for 18 years for dodging the draft, should not...
18:59 Oct. 13
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is expected to run short of troops from around 2032 due to a shrinking population amid low birthrates, the military recruitment agency chief said T...
16:51 Oct. 13
