SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military exemptions granted to qualified athletes and musicians were called into question during a parliamentary audit Friday as this year’s Asian Games reignited debates over their fairness. Both ruling and opposition parties called on the Military Manpower Administration (MMA) to reconsider the current supplementary military system that [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine, a White House official said Friday, lambasting burgeoning cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow as a threat to regional stability. In a press briefing, John Kirby, National Security [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday dismissed speculation that the Hamas militant group used North Korean weapons for its surprise attack on Israel as “groundless,” accusing the United States of cooking up a false accusation against the North. Ri Kwang-song, a North Korean commentator on international affairs, said the U.S. is [...]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea is “on pace” to deploy sufficient nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to overcome the U.S. missile defense and may be preparing for a nuclear test to enable tactical nuclear operations, a congressional report showed Thursday. The Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States issued [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, known as Seoul ADEX, is set to take place from October 17 to 22 at Seoul International Airport in Seongnam, South Korea. Seoul ADEX is South Korea’s premier comprehensive trade exhibition dedicated to the aerospace and defense sector, held every two years. This year’s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrived at the southeastern port of Busan following trilateral naval drills involving the United States, South Korea and Japan in a show of force against North Korea. Carrier Strike Group 5, which includes the aircraft carrier, the Aegis-equipped USS Shoup destroyer and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will host the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition 2023, starting next week, featuring domestic military technology. This six-day event will include 550 companies from 35 countries, expecting 290,000 visitors, including 114 military officials from 55 countries. The exhibition will highlight homegrown aircraft and equipment, and the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier will arrive at a key South Korean naval base later this week, Seoul’s defense ministry said Tuesday, in a major show of force against North Korean threats. Carrier Strike Group 5, which includes the aircraft carrier, the Aegis-equipped USS Shoup destroyer and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s new Defense Minister Shin Won-sik vowed Tuesday to push for the suspension of the 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement, citing its impact on limiting Seoul’s surveillance capabilities against North Korean military activities. Shin made the remarks in his first meeting with reporters after taking office on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan staged a trilateral maritime interdiction exercise in waters south of the Korean Peninsula this week for the first time in seven years, the South Korean Navy said Tuesday, amid efforts to strengthen security coordination against North Korean threats. The two-day exercise, which [...]