SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will push forward with the installation of an advanced U.S. missile defense system despite objections raised by China, Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Friday “The deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery is a vital defense measure to meet national security [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Highlighting his mantle as commander in chief, Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn visited the headquarters of South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) in Seoul on Friday. He called on South Korean and U.S. troops here to maintain full readiness against possible North Korean provocations to address growing [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States has told South Korea that it is looking forward to cooperating with Seoul’s acting president in the wake of the recent parliamentary impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that Avril Haines, White House deputy national security adviser, delivered the [...]