SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Tuesday issued its first official response to last week’s U.S.–South Korea summit, denouncing the joint fact sheet and Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) statement as fresh evidence of what it called Washington and Seoul’s “hostile and confrontational intent.” In a lengthy commentary carried by the Korean Central News [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States released a joint fact sheet on Thursday (U.S. time) that, while avoiding explicit references to China, carries unmistakable signals of Washington’s intent to enlist Seoul more deeply in countering Beijing’s expanding military footprint in the Indo-Pacific. The document, unveiled a day after the two [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States have agreed to accelerate long-stalled efforts to transfer wartime operational control (OPCON) to Seoul, a move that aligns with President Lee Jae-myung’s pledge to complete the transition before the end of his term in 2030. The commitment was included in a joint fact sheet [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean hackers have escalated their cyberattacks to a new level of sophistication, using artificial intelligence to remotely control South Koreans’ smartphones, erase data, and even spy on users through webcams and location-tracking services, according to industry experts. Cybersecurity analysts say the regime’s hacking operations have evolved from data theft [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s elite Air Force aerobatic team, the Black Eagles, will not participate in this month’s Dubai Airshow after Japan refused to allow the team’s jets to refuel at one of its bases, citing recent training near the disputed Dokdo islets, military sources said Thursday. According to officials, the South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back signaled support on Wednesday for constructing South Korea’s first nuclear-powered submarine at a domestic shipyard, arguing that the nation’s decades of shipbuilding expertise make it capable of managing such an ambitious defense project. The comments come amid Seoul’s accelerating pursuit of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet—a capability [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung pledged on Tuesday to accelerate South Korea’s path toward a self-reliant military and expand its defense capabilities, while renewing calls for dialogue with North Korea amid growing regional uncertainty. “We will significantly strengthen our national defense and realize the vision of self-reliant defense,” Lee said in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The top generals of South Korea and the United States met in Seoul on Monday to discuss a question that has haunted the alliance for decades: when, and under what conditions, South Korea will regain control of its own forces in wartime. General Jin Yong-sung, chairman of South Korea’s Joint [...]
TOKYO, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A plan for a South Korean Air Force jet to refuel at a Japanese Self-Defense Force base has collapsed after Tokyo raised objections over the aircraft’s prior flight over Dokdo, the disputed islets between the two countries, Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday. According to the report, Seoul had requested permission [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Cyber Operations Command has won first place at CyberNet 2025, an international cyber warfare competition hosted by the Netherlands, marking its fourth consecutive victory, the Defense Ministry said Sunday. The competition, held from October 28 to 29 in Marnewaard, was organized by the Dutch Cyber Command and has [...]