Despite two ongoing wars, Austin reaffirms US commitment to augment deployment of strategic assets in S. Korea

The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States held annual security talks Monday as the two countries seek to update joint military strategies on North Korea in case the regime attempts to use nuclear weapons. Updating the "tailored deterrence strategy" and improving the credibility of the US "extended deterrence" commitment was one of the key topics as Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held the 55th Security Consultative Meeting in

Sunday marks first-ever standalone trilateral defense ministerial meeting

South Korea will host an annual ceremony this week to commemorate the sacrifices of fallen troops who fought under the United Nations flag during the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans ministry said Friday. The "Turn Toward Busan" event will take place at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Saturday, with the attendance of some 1,000 people, including bereaved family members, Korean War veterans and diplomatic delegates, according to the ministry. The

Inaugural Seoul-hosted meeting of UN Command meeting to be held in connection with SCM

The veterans ministry said Wednesday a large group of foreign Korean War veterans and their family members will visit South Korea this week under a program to commemorate their service during the 1950-53 Korean War. A total of 70 people -- 51 from 10 countries that sent troops or other forms of support to South Korea during the war, as well as 19 people of Korean descent from the United States, Canada and Argentina -- will arrive Wednesday for a six-day stay on the occasion of an annual memorial

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday for talks on North Korea, alliance and regional issues, amid growing concerns over the North's closer military ties with Russia. Blinken is expected to arrive at the US Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, late at night, flying in from Tokyo where he attended a Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministerial meeting. It marks his first trip to Seoul since the launch of the government of Presiden

The US 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. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh addressed the question during a press briefing as South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik has made calls for the suspension of the Comprehensive Military Agreement, which critics argue limit South Korea&#

Vulnerability of Israeli high-tech defense system suggests S. Korea's susceptibility to potential NK surprise attacks

South, North Korea seek satellite launch success with support from US, Russia

South Korea's unification ministry plans to hold talks with the UN Command to resume a tour program for the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, according to a ministry official on Sunday. The tour program for ordinary citizens has been suspended since mid-July, when an American soldier crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea during a tour to the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone, a rare unauthorized trip that led to his detention in the North. The soldier, Pvt. Tra

SEOUL -- After hitting statutory limits on import-export lending, South Korea is gathering local banks to help Poland buy $22 billion worth of weapons in Seoul's largest arms sale, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. "Five local banks are reviewing a syndicated loan as a support measure" to help Poland finance its purchase of South Korean rocket artillery systems and fighter jets, a South Korean government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss

The new deputy chief of the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command called on troops Thursday for a strong resolve to deter war in his inauguration ceremony at a key US Forces Korea military base. Gen. Kang Shin-chul, the newly appointed deputy commander of the CFC, made the remark during the ceremony at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the command. "The South Korea-US Combined Forces Command ... must not hesitate in the face of danger of war," he

South Korea's top military officer called on troops Thursday to prepare for possible "surprise" enemy provocations as he visited a key Air Force unit participating in a major annual exercise with the United States this week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. JCS Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum made the call as he inspected the Korea Air and Space Operations Center at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, amid the ongoing Vigilant Defense drills, which kicked off a

Around 2,000 containers, likely carrying weapons, were sent to Russia since August through Rajin Port in NK