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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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[Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
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[KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
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North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
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Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
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Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
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International air defense exhibition to kick off Tuesday
SEONGNAM ― An international air defense exhibition will open in South Korea on Tuesday with the aim of boosting local defense exports and exchanges among local and foreign firms, organizers said Monday.Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2011 will take place through Sunday at Seoul Ai
Oct. 17, 2011
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S. Korea developing vertical take-off plane: official
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is developing a new type of aircraft that can take off and land vertically to conduct reconnaissance missions, Seoul's top procurement official said Monday.Noh Dae-rae, head of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), said at a local seminar that
Oct. 17, 2011
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JCS chief to attend regional defense meeting
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Han Min-koo will participate in the annual conference of top military officers from the Asia-Pacific region this week in Hawaii to discuss regional military issues, officials said Sunday.Before joining the Chiefs of Defense meeting from Tuesday to Thursda
Oct. 16, 2011
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208 military NCOs killed selves since 2000
More than 200 low-ranking commissioned and non-commissioned officers have committed suicide since 2000, a local civic group said Tuesday, calling for immediate measures to alleviate mental and physical stress in the military.Citing a recent Defense Ministry report, the Center for Military Human Righ
Oct. 11, 2011
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DAPA expands corruption report system
The state military acquisition agency will expand a corruption report system to allow non-employees to file a report, officials said.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said that it will allow ordinary citizens to report corruption cases through the internet starting from Wednesday. It al
Oct. 11, 2011
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Seoul seeks greater authority on crimes by U.S. servicemen
South Korea and the U.S. will discuss ways to strengthen Seoul’s preliminary investigation authority to better deal with cases involving U.S. military personnel during their meeting next month, a Foreign Ministry official said Monday.The move comes as the public anger here has been rising in the wak
Oct. 10, 2011
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Gen. Jung tapped as new JCS chairman
Army Gen. Jung Seung-jo, deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, was tapped as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a reshuffle that affected five top military officers, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.Lieut. Gen. Kwon Oh-sung, currently serving as chief of the
Oct. 9, 2011
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New U.S. Navy chief visits S. Korea
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, the new U.S. chief of naval operations, is in Seoul this week for talks with local military officials, a military source here said Wednesday."Adm. Greenert paid a courtesy call to Defense Minister Kim Kwang-jin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Han Min-koo today," the sou
Oct. 5, 2011
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S. Korea to hold live-fire drills off western frontline islands
South Korea’s military will conduct maritime live-fire drills off Bangnyeong and Yeonpyeong Islands near the tense inter-Korean sea border on Thursday as part of the regular training schedule, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday.The command dedicated to protecting the northwestern border island
Oct. 5, 2011
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Seoul to hold biennial air defense exhibition
South Korea will hold an international air defense exhibition this month to boost technological exchanges with foreign firms and defense exports.Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2011 will be held from Oct. 18-23 at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, featuring the world’s
Oct. 5, 2011
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Military to purchase 40 helicopters to support amphibious landing
The military will purchase 40 new helicopters by 2023 to strengthen the Marine Corps’ amphibious landing capabilities, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday.Citing a parliamentary inspection report from the military, Rep. Chung Mi-kyung of the Grand National Party said that the helicopters specializi
Oct. 4, 2011
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Korea to give disused destroyer to Colombia
South Korea is seeking to give its decommissioned destroyer to Colombia for free to help boost its arms exports to the South American region, a government source said Sunday.“We are thinking of handing over to Colombia the 1,200-ton destroyer Gunsan, which was decommissioned on Sept. 29, in the firs
Oct. 3, 2011
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Precision weapons would last 3-10 days
The Air Force’s current stockpile of precision-guided weapons would run out in just three to 10 days should a war break out, a ruling party lawmaker has recently said, spawning concerns over the country’s capacity for wartime aerial operations.Its stock of weapons including GBU-24 bunker busters, Ko
Oct. 3, 2011
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‘Act first’ order’s limits exposed
Critics say field commanders have limited authority to handle emergenciesThe military directive by Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin to “act first and report later” is not applicable to air-to-ground operations, officials said Sunday, triggering concerns that this could limit the Air Force’s ability to
Oct. 2, 2011
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Physical altercations highest in Navy: report
Navy soldiers have been more exposed to physical abuse compared to other military forces over the past several years, a lawmaker said Friday, calling for measures to curb violence in the barracks.A total of 4,670 cases of violence took place in the Navy between January 2005 and June this year, Rep.
Sept. 30, 2011
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Air Force under probe for lost files on wartime operational plan
South Korea's Air Force is under investigation for having lost classified documents on its aerial operational plan in case of war, a military official said Friday. (Yonhap News)Two secret military documents have been missing at the Air Force headquarters since late August, right after South Ko
Sept. 30, 2011
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Military needs more sailors, pilots
Harassment and abuse by senior officers still rampant: lawmakersThere will be a serious shortage of military sailors and pilots as the country is stepping up efforts to secure scores of new high-tech warships and aircraft to enhance national defense, a lawmaker claimed Thursday
Sept. 29, 2011
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Seoul denies it played down U.S. base relocation cost
Suspicion has been raised the Defense Ministry underreported the amount of money it would have to pay for a U.S. military relocation project in an apparent move to circumvent public criticism.A diplomatic cable revealed by WikiLeaks indicated that the ministry of the former Roh Moo-hyun government i
Sept. 28, 2011
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Defense budget up to raise combat readiness
No money set aside for project to purchase presidential airplaneThe government has earmarked some 33.15 trillion won ($28.13 billion) for the 2012 defense budget, up 5.6 percent from this year’s budget, aiming to make the military “truly combat-ready,” officials said Tuesday.It seeks to set aside 23
Sept. 27, 2011
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Soldiers indicted over national security law violation double: report
More than twice as many South Korean soldiers and officers have been charged with violating the anti-communist National Security Law in the current conservative government than in the previous liberal administration, a report showed Tuesday.The law strictly prohibits distribution of publications pra
Sept. 27, 2011