WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A U.S. defense official said Thursday that this week’s annual defense ministerial talks between South Korea and the United States centered on “tailored” deterrence efforts to address regional threats. Mara Karlin, who performs the duties of deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, commented on the Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — 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 U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Five major commercial banks have been considering issuing a syndicated loan to help finance South Korean companies’ arms export to Poland, an industry source said Friday. Last year, South Korean companies secured major deals worth 17 trillion won (US$12.9 billion) to supply K2 tanks, K9 self-propelled howitzers, FA-50 light [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday denounced Washington’s military support for Israel in its ongoing war with the Hamas militant group, calling the United States a “war merchant” that is aggravating the Middle East situation with weapons supply. North Korea has consistently sided with Hamas over the ongoing conflict and accused [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea held a multinational cybersecurity exercise with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other nations to improve their coordinated responses against cyberthreats, the defense ministry said Friday. A total of 17 members of the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) joined the Cyber Training and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Wednesday condemned a decision by South Korea’s Constitutional Court to strike down a ban on the sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, threatening to launch a “fire shower” and warning of military clashes similar to those in the Middle East and Europe. In September, the [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and the United States are pushing for a “wide range of actions” to prevent North Korea’s cryptocurrency theft, cyber espionage and other activities used to bankroll the recalcitrant regime’s evolving nuclear and missile programs, the State Department said Tuesday. The two sides discussed those issues during a [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, a centerpiece of America’s nuclear stockpile, to respond to a “rapidly evolving” security environment, the Department of Defense said Friday. The move to produce the variant, designated as the B61-13, comes as the U.S. is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A late Belgian veteran of the 1950-53 Korean War will be laid to rest in South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan next month, Seoul’s veterans ministry said Thursday. A burial ceremony for Leon Bosquet will take place on Nov. 15 at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 320 kilometers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling and the main opposition parties denounced Japan’s territorial claims over South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Wednesday as they marked “Dokdo Day.” “While the reestablishment of a future-oriented relationship between South Korea and Japan has opened discussions for cooperation in fields such as security and economy, [...]