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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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S. Korea votes in favor of Palestinian bid for UN membership
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Bae Doo-na shares portraying Korean identity in Hollywood's 'Rebel Moon'
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[From the Scene] Monks, Buddhists hail return of remains of Buddhas
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Medical schools granted enrollment quota flexibility for next year
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Yoon offers first one-on-one meeting with opposition leader next week
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France rejects opening Paris flight routes to T'way Air, deals blow to Korean Air merger
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Chinese man behind drug scam targeting teens nabbed in Cambodia
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Iran fires air defense batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
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S. Korea seeks U.S. cooperation for safe delivery of missiles from Europe: sources
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is seeking U.S. cooperation to ensure safe shipment of missiles that were detained in Finland, government sources said Thursday.One source said a British-registered ship, named Thor Liberty, has been authorized to leave the port in Kotka, southern Finland.The sh
Jan. 5, 2012
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S. Korea adds cyber-security to defense plan
South Korean military to enhance readiness on border and improve conditions for conscriptsThe South Korean military has included cyberspace in its comprehensive defense plan, the Ministry of National Defense said in its annual report on Wednesday.Meanwhile the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs revealed that it is reviewing plans to introduce a quota in the civil service for those who have served military duty, as a possible alternative to the points system that gives ex-draftees an advan
Jan. 4, 2012
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U.S. Forces Korea extends curfew on military staff
The U.S. Forces Korea commander on Tuesday extended the off-base curfew on military personnel until further notice.The new curfew begins Jan. 7 at 1 a.m. The hours of the curfew are from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the week. Previously, the curfew had been enforced from midnight until 5 a.m. on weekdays and from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekends and public holidays. The U.S. military introduced a curfew on its members on Oct. 7 following a series of serious crimes, including the rape of a high school
Jan. 3, 2012
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Ministry to complete cleanup of ex-U.S. bases this week
The defense ministry said Thursday it is scheduled to finish cleaning up former U.S. military bases returned to South Korea by the end of this week.The ministry said 16 former U.S. installations have been cleaned up after more than two and a half years of work, covering 425.7 million square meters. One other base will join the list by July next year, it added.The U.S. forces here have returned 48 of 80 designated bases amid an ongoing relocation of their troops, and 17 of those 48 showed soil co
Dec. 29, 2011
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Spy plane ‘Peace Eye’ to fly in exercises
A U.S.-made advanced surveillance aircraft will take part in live military drills next year for the first time since joining the Air Force here in September, an official said Tuesday.An Air Force official said the E-737 aircraft by Boeing will join the joint Max Thunder exercises between South Korea and the U.S. The biannual exercises are scheduled for May and October next year.The airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) was dubbed “Peace Eye” after a naming contest in 2008.“The participation
Dec. 27, 2011
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Ship carrying missiles trying to avoid typhoon
A Britain-registered ship carrying missiles to South Korea has been detained in Finland after trying to avoid a typhoon, a South Korean official said Tuesday.According to the official with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the ship Thor Liberty, which was delivering 69 Patriot missiles from Germany to South Korea, was impounded in Kotka, southern Finland, on Dec. 15. The vessel had left a northern German port of Emden on Dec. 13.The official said it was en route to South Korea befo
Dec. 27, 2011
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‘U.S. forces S. Korea to delay purchase of Global Hawk’
South Korea’s plan to purchase Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance planes has been put off by one year as the U.S. government has not agreed to the sale yet, a government source said Monday. With the planned purchase of the Global Hawks hitting a snag, South Korea plans to invite two more models of U.S.-made spy drones ― the Global Observer made by AeroVironment and Boeing’s Phantom Eye ― to bid for the project, the source said. “We will map out a new acquisition plan next year to select one amo
Dec. 26, 2011
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Seoul to buy French spy planes, use against N.K.
South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source said Monday. The South’s military will replace some of its aging spy planes with the militarized specialty version of “Falcon-2000” jet, produced by France’s Dassault Aviation, to keep closer watch on North Korea, the source said on the condition of anonymity. “The military decided to introduce two Falcon-2000 reconnaissance p
Dec. 26, 2011
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S. Korea to buy 2 advanced spy planes from France
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to buy two advanced reconnaissance planes from France by 2015, to allow the military to intercept radio messages from of North Korea, a government source said Monday. The South's military will replace some of its aging spy planes with the militarized spec
Dec. 26, 2011
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Impounded missiles will be brought here: ministry
The British-registered Thor Liberty is docked on December 21, 2011 in the Mussalo harbor of the port of Kotka, about 120 kms (75 miles) from Helsinki. (AFP)Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Friday that there will not be any problem in safely transporting to South Korea the 69 secondhand surface-to-air m
Dec. 23, 2011
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Daewoo wins submarine contract for Indonesian navy
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering signed a contract to build three submarines for the Indonesian navy on Tuesday.The contract calls for DSME to build three 1,400-ton submarines for the Indonesian navy for a total of $1.1 billion, making the contract the largest single defense contract to be awarded to a Korean firm.With the addition of the latest contract, the value of Korea’s defense exports so far this year has been pushed up to $2.4 billion, the Defense Acquisition Program Administra
Dec. 21, 2011
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Seoul ups information security level on Kim’s death
Armed forces reinforce cyber security, monitoring of movementSouth Korean military’s information operations condition or INFOCON level was raised to four following the announcement of Kim Jong-il’s death, the Ministry of National Defense revealed Tuesday. In a report to the National Assembly’s defense committee, the ministry revealed that INFOCON level was raised to four, from the base level of five, at 2 p.m. on Monday, two hours after Pyongyang announced Kim’s death.The change was made in ligh
Dec. 20, 2011
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Seoul reconsiders lighting Christmas towers near border
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Tuesday he will "reconsider" the plan to light Christmas tree towers near the border this week, as South Korea looks to take a low-key stance after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.Asked about the scheduled lighting ceremony during a parliamentary sessi
Dec. 20, 2011
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Seoul to develop stealth infiltration boats: source
South Korea is pushing to develop infiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday.“(The military) is pushing to develop stealth function-equipped special infiltration boats and other supporting craft with the nation’s own technologies by spending about 900 billion won ($777.2 million),” the source said on condition of anonymity. Under the project, the military will build about 20-30 special infiltratio
Dec. 18, 2011
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S. Korea to develop stealth infiltration boats: source
South Korea is pushing to developinfiltration boats equipped with stealth functions as part of efforts to increase its maritime combat ability, a military source said Saturday."(The military) is pushing to develop stealth function-equipped special infiltration boats and other supporting craft with t
Dec. 17, 2011
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South Korea unveils own interceptor missile
South Korea on Thursday unveiled an indigenous interceptor missile built to counter North Korean jets and missiles.The Agency for Defense Development (ADD) introduced the Iron Hawk-II surface-to-air missile in a ceremony at its headquarters in Daejeon, about 160 kilometers south of Seoul. The ADD said it and 15 local defense companies built the missile after more than five years of work. According to the ADD, the Iron Hawk-II can travel at 10 kilometers to 15 kilometers above ground, with a rang
Dec. 15, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. hold annual defense cooperation meeting
South Korea and the U.S. held annual talks on promoting defense industry cooperation, Seoul‘s state procurement agency said Tuesday.The 42nd annual meeting of the Defense Technology and Industrial Cooperation Committee (DTICC) took place in Washington on Monday local time, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said.Noh Dae-rae, head of the DAPA, and Frank Kendall III, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, co-chaired the meeting.The DTICC is
Dec. 13, 2011
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Second spy plane delivered for deployment
A second U.S.-made advanced surveillance aircraft has been delivered to South Korea’s Air Force, the state procurement agency said Tuesday.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said the Air Force will soon deploy its second E-737 by Boeing. Based on Boeing’s 737-700, the airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft earned the moniker “Peace Eye” after a naming contest in 2008.In 2006, South Korea reached a $1.6 billion deal with Boeing to purchase four E-737s. The first Peace Eye
Dec. 13, 2011
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Marines hold fire drills in West Sea
The Marines on Monday carried out live-fire drills with coastal guns on islands in the Yellow Sea, officials said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Administration said the Marine units on the Yellow Sea islands of Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong held shooting drills for about two hours starting at 10 a.m. Monday. The units used K-9 self-propelled howitzers, 20-millimeter Vulcans and 81-millimeter mortars.Officials said the JCS notified the KHOA of the exercise sch
Dec. 12, 2011
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South Korea to send proposal to sell trainer jets to Israel
South Korea will send a proposal to Israel this month to sell its advanced trainer jets, a government source said Saturday.“We will send a proposal to Israel within this month as the country is seeking to introduce high-end trainer jets,” the source said on condition of anonymity.The official said the government will help Israel assess the performance of the T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jets early next year.Israel is reportedly seeking to replace up to 35 aging A-4 Skyhawk trainer jets between 2014
Dec. 11, 2011