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Korea enters full election mode
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Immigrant woman stabbed to death by Korean husband
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Seoul bus drivers go on general strike, cause morning rush hour delays
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Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia
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Yellow dust engulfs S. Korea, advisory alert issued
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Official campaigning kicks off for April 10 elections
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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Court upholds jail term for man who attempted to murder ex-girlfriend
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Kia EV9 wins world car of year
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Korea misses out on global bond index boost
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USFK bans alcohol sales after 9 p.m. in Yongsan
The main U.S. Army installation in Seoul has banned the sale of alcohol after 9 p.m. under a new policy going into effect this week, a report said Tuesday.The Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, said Col. William Huber, commander of the U.S. Army’s Yongsan Garrison, is seeking to promote “the health and welfare of the military community” and that the policy, which takes effect this Thursday, is meant to “standardize the hours for alcohol sales for Army and Air Force Exchange Service fa
March 13, 2012
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S. Korea’s bio-defenses are inadequate to meet threats
South Korea remains unprepared to deal with the smallpox virus, despite North Korea’s biological capabilities.While Pyongyang’s nuclear program remains central to security issues, the communist state is considered to have significant biological warfare capabilities.That is according to a Ministry of National Defense white paper that outlines North Korea’s biological capabilities, including synthesizing the smallpox virus. The U.S. regards South Korea as one of the most likely places to see small
March 12, 2012
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South Korea’s bio-defenses are inadequate to meet threat
Seoul’s anti-smallpox measures fall far short of U.S.South Korea remains unprepared to deal with the smallpox virus, despite North Korea’s biological capabilities.While Pyongyang’s nuclear program remains central to security issues, the communist state is considered to have significant biological warfare capabilities.The Ministry of National Defense states in the defense white paper that North Korea has biological capabilities, including synthesizing the smallpox virus, and the U.S. regards Sout
March 12, 2012
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S. Korea, Russia to hold first defense strategic talks on exchanges
South Korea and Russia are scheduled to hold their inaugural defense strategic talks this week in Moscow, discussing regional security and bilateral defense exchanges, officials here said Monday.The Defense Ministry here said Lim Kwan-bin, the South‘s deputy defense minister for policy, will travel to Russia this Thursday for the talks. Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s deputy defense minister handling international cooperation, will be his counterpart.“The two sides will talk about security situations
March 12, 2012
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Special forces chief relieved for sex scandal
The commanding general of the country’s top special forces unit has been relieved of his duties for allegedly having inappropriate relations with a subordinate, Army officials said Friday.Brig. Gen. Choi Ik-bong, commander of the Special Warfare Command, also recently expressed his intention to retire from the service, officials added, after the Army launched an investigation into suspicions that he engaged in inappropriate relations with a female staff sergeant in 2009. Choi, then a major gener
March 9, 2012
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‘N.K. notified U.S. of 2009 nuke test plan’
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― North Korea delivered a “private message” to the U.S. government on its plan to conduct another nuclear test in 2009, along with its intent to enrich uranium, a former top White House official said in his book recounting the Obama administration’s policy on East Asia.“In April the North Koreans sent Washington a private message making several threats: to explode a nuclear device, to develop an ICBM capable of reaching the United States, to enrich uranium to enable them
March 9, 2012
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U.S. soldiers reprimanded for violating curfew
The commanding general of the U.S. Forces Korea has called out officers and non-commissioned officers for violating an off-base curfew, a report said Friday.The Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military newspaper, said Gen. James D. Thurman issued a memo last month titled “Leader Discipline.” In it, Thurman wrote that 168 U.S. service members were apprehended for curfew violations between October and December last year, more than 50 of whom were NCOs or officers.“These violations from leaders, who are
March 9, 2012
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Military holds course on Jeju naval base
Navy says it will review Jeju government request to stop construction workWork on the naval base on Jeju Island continued Thursday amid protests from activists and local residents.The contractors began using explosives to clear parts of the so-called Gureombi Rock on Wednesday and conducted further explosions on Thursday. The partial demolition of the 1.2 kilometer-long rock formation is scheduled to take place over the following three months.Protestors also continued to demonstrate against the
March 8, 2012
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Naval base work starts despite protest
Police break up protesters as activists, politicians join demonstrationsThe preparations for building a naval base on Jeju Island got under way on Wednesday amid protests from activists and local residents. The contractors began demolition work by removing parts of the 1.2 kilometer rock outcrop and existing breakwater features to clear the way for construction of the base.Those opposing the base construction claim that the outcropping, which they refer to as “Gureombi Rock,” has high geological
March 7, 2012
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Herald photograph sparks anti-Seoul rallies in Pyongyang
The recent increase in the vehemence of Pyongyang’s anti-South Korea rhetoric was fueled by an exclusive photograph taken by The Korea Herald, it was revealed Monday.On Feb. 28, a Herald Media photojournalist photographed a poster at an Army unit in Incheon carrying slogans that roughly translate to “Defeat Kim Jong-il and Kill Kim Jong-un.”After the photograph was carried by the Herald Business, The Korea Herald’s sister publication, on Feb. 28, Pyongyang upped its anti-Seoul rhetoric, and held
March 5, 2012
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‘More than 40 N.K. soldiers killed or injured during Yeonpyeong battle’
More than 40 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded when South Korea returned fire for the North’s artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010, a media report said Friday, quoting a source familiar with the battalion responsible for the assault.The attack on the South Korean border island killed two marines and two civilians, causing inter-Korean relations to deteriorate to their worst level in decades. The number of North Korean casualties from South Korea’s return fire has not
March 2, 2012
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Defense Ministry distributes guidelines on bioterrorism
The Ministry of National Defense has distributed its first guidelines on the military’s response to potential biological terror attacks by North Korea, a lawmaker said Friday. Rep. Song Young-sun of the ruling Saenuri Party said the ministry handed out the guidelines from late last year to early this year. About 130 pages long, the guidelines cover the armed forces’ response to bioterrorism at different echelons and swift medical support in the aftermath, Song added. The guidelines also detail c
March 2, 2012
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More than 40 N. Korean soldiers killed or injured during Yeonpyeong battle
More than 40 North Korean soldiers were killed or wounded when South Korea returned fire for the North’s artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island in November 2010, a media report said Friday, quoting a source familiar with the battalion responsible for the assault.The attack on the South Korean border
March 2, 2012
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U-2 spy planes keep watch on N. Korea
As a sleek black U-2 roared back from a mission, Pontiac muscle cars zoomed along the runway to help it touch down using a low-tech method dating back more than half a century to when this Cold War-era aircraft was cutting-edge.“It’s notorious for being hard to land,” the pilot said after climbing out of the cockpit.But the legendary U-2 “Dragon Lady” remains one of Washington’s most prized possessions on the Cold War’s last hot front. Pumped up by a $1 billion overhaul, a trio of these piloted
March 1, 2012
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S. Korea, U.S. begin drills amid N.K. threat
North Korea is once again upping the tension on the peninsula with threats of war as a series of military exercises kicked off with the Key Resolve exercise in South Korea on Monday.Key Resolve, which will continue until March 9, involves about 2,100 U.S. personnel and about 200,000 South Korean troops. In addition, exercise Foal Eagle will be held from March 1 to April 30, during which South Korean and U.S. troops will practice land, air and marine maneuvers.On Sunday, North Korean leader Kim J
Feb. 27, 2012
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Retired U.S. General Sharp urges S. Korea, U.S. to lead N. Korea to freedom
South Korea and the United States should take concrete steps to bring freedom to the people of North Korea, a retired U.S. Army commander said, offering a new approach to the communist nation undergoing a leadership change.“It is vital that South Korea and the U.S. reexamine our goals and objectives for North Korea and determine actions required to attain these goals,” retired Gen. Walter Sharp said Tuesday (local time) in a contribution posted on the Web site of Washington-based think tank Cent
Feb. 22, 2012
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Drills in West Sea end without incident
South Korean military drills on Monday were conducted without incident despite fiery warnings from North Korea. Ahead of the drills, North Korea on Sunday issued a warning saying that it woul respond with a “merciless counterstrike.”Monday’s exercise involved South Korean Marine Corps units stationed on the islands near the northern limit line in the West Sea firing various weapons into South Korean waters. The Marine Corps’ exercise, which involved K-9 self-propelled guns, mortars, Vulcan anti-
Feb. 20, 2012
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U.S. dismisses N.K.’s call for troop pullout
WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The United States made clear Friday that North Korea’s demand for the pullout of American troops on the Korean Peninsula is not negotiable.“I think you know that we have said, for quite some time, that we are not prepared to accept preconditions for the resumption of talks,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said at a press briefing. “And that precondition in particular would be unacceptable.”Her comments came as the U.S. and North Korea are scheduled to ho
Feb. 19, 2012
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S. Korea to hold live-fire drills despite N. Korea's harsh
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Sunday it will hold "routine" live-fire drills this week near the Yellow Sea border islands with North Korea, despite the North's warning of "merciless" retaliation if provoked. The South's military notified North Korea of the planned drills nea
Feb. 19, 2012
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Defense minister backs Army commanders ordering deletion of pro-N.K. apps
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Saturday he backs Army commanders who ordered officers in their units to delete smartphone applications considered pro-North Korea and critical of the government of President Lee Myung-bak.So far, the commanders of at least two Army units
Feb. 18, 2012