South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo met the head of US Cyber Command in Seoul on Thursday for discussions on North Korea, his ministry said.Song and Adm. Michael S. Rogers, who doubles as director of the National Security Agency, agreed on the importance of close coordination between the allies in the cybersecurity sector based on mutual trust and a close bond, according to the ministry.Song pointed out that the North's advancing cyber threat poses a "real" challenge to the alliance.  S

SEOUL/WASHINGTON -- Three US aircraft carriers will soon conduct a rare combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the US military announced Thursday, as President Donald Trump is traveling to Asia.The three carriers -- USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt -- are also expected to train together with South Korea's Navy in the East Sea.They plan to stage "coordinated operations" in international waters from Saturday till next Tuesday, according to the 7th Fleet. (Yonhap)The flat

An appellate court on Wednesday ruled that the government should disclose details of two additional surveys on water contamination near the US military base in Yongsan. The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling that ordered the Ministry of Environment to make the records available to the Lawyers' for a Democratic Society, more commonly known as Minbyun, which filed a suit against the government calling for the disclosure. Minbyun already won a prior suit against the ministry at the to

Only a short drive away from Seoul, the tense border with North Korea is an eerie reminder of the complexity of any military action against the regime

Prior to Donald Trump’s first state visit to South Korea on Tuesday, concern was rampant here that the US president might make harsh remarks toward North Korea -- right at the doorstep of the rogue regime -- and escalate military tensions on the Korean Peninsula once again. 　But there were no threats of “totally destroying” North Korea with “fire and fury” during his first day in South Korea -- nor did the president use the derogatory nickname “Little Rocket Man” to mock North Korean leader Kim

After Presidents Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump talked about South Korea’s possible purchase of advanced weapons, a potential “shopping” list has already surfaced. A senior Seoul official said it could include nuclear-propelled submarines. US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Yonhap)“We have the greatest military equipment in the world and South Korea will be ordering billions of dollars of that equipment, which for them makes a lot of sense and for us means jobs and r

South Korea and US agreed Tuesday to bring their defense industry cooperation to an unprecedentedly high level, plus expand the rotational deployment of high-profile US military assets to and around the peninsula.The summit accord came in response to growing threats from North Korea amid the South's campaign to bolster its own defense capability.Reducing reliance on Washington in national security is key to Seoul's efforts to regain wartime operational control of its troops. (Yonhap)"(We) agreed

US President Donald Trump welcomed Seoul's planned purchase of US military equipment Tuesday, saying it will help narrow his country's trade deficit with South Korea.The remarks came at the start of an expanded summit with President Moon Jae-in, following their one-to-one talks.Trump said he had learned through his representatives that the "amount of equipment and things you will be ordering from the United States will substantially increase, and therefore bringing the trade deficit down, which

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday welcomed the visiting US President Donald Trump at a main garrison for US troops stationed here, a surprise move intended to showcase the robust alliance amid North Korea’s persistent nuclear and missile threats. The leaders met at Camp Humphreys, a newly expanded US Army base located in the rural area of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, about 70 kilometer south of Seoul. The military compound is the first stop on Trump’s two-day visit to South Korea.

South Korea and Russia agreed to expand cooperation in Russia‘s Far East by building up the underdeveloped region rich in natural resources, the maritime ministry said Monday. South Korean Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon held a meeting with Alexander Galushka, Minister for Development of the Russian Far East, to discuss ways to boost joint investment in the region and signed a memorandum of understanding on marine cooperation. Under the agreement, the two sides will jointly support investment in

South Korea's Navy said Monday it will conduct a combined maritime training exercise with the US and Australia on interdicting the shipment of illicit weapons, mainly by North Korea.The two-day training operation is to start later in the day off the coast of Jeju Island. It is aimed at enhancing the countries' ability to operate jointly to curb the spread of weapons of mass destruction and support the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on Pyongyang, the Navy said. (Yonhap)It will

The government has been ordered to pay 870 million won ($778,800) to the city of Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, for the cost of purifying the soil near a US base there, a court ruled Monday.  The Seoul Central District Court upheld the city's claim against the central government, ruling that the state should pay its expenses for cleaning the soil near Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, as mandated in the Status of Forces Agreement with the US.SOFA mandates that the South Korean government is responsible

Defense Minister Song Young-moo has discussed cooperation with three Middle East Nations in which South Korean troops are based, the government said Sunday.The ministry said Song met with Oman Defense Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi in Muscat on Saturday (local time), with other military leaders from Oman also in attendance.South Korea's Cheonghae Unit, deployed in the Gulf of Aden to counter attacks from pirates, is based in in the country.According to the South Korean minist

The South Korean foreign minister met with the chief of the United States Forces Korea on Friday to exchange views on North Korea and security issues ahead of the upcoming summit of the two nations' leaders.  From left: Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, the commander of US Forces Korea and Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Foreign Ministry)Kang Kyung-wha held a disclosed meeting with Gen. Vincent Brooks at her office in Seoul, four days before US President Donald Trump embarks on his two-day trip to Seoul.

US President Donald Trump is set to arrive here next week on a visit that is widely expected to highlight the strength and importance of the alliance with South Korea, an official from the South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday.The US leader will begin his two-day visit to South Korea on Tuesday with a trip to the newly renovated US military base, Camp Humphreys, in Pyeongtaek, 40 kilometers south of Seoul, according to Nam Gwan-pyo, deputy director from the presidential Nati