SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean men who refuse to join the military due to religious faith will be subject to three years of alternative duty at local correctional facilities, nearly double the length of service for Army draftees, the defense ministry announced Friday. The ministry put on public notice the proposed revision [...]
UIJEONGBU, South Korea, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The city government of Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, has demanded the defense ministry conduct an examination into soil contamination at a former U.S. military base site in the city, officials said Tuesday. The Uijeongbu city government bought the former Camp Sears site from the defense ministry in 2012 after the land was returned to the ministry in 2007 under a base consolidation and relocation plan, [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The defense ministry will install a special reform panel to deliver on President Moon Jae-in’s campaign pledges to bolster military capabilities, shorten military service for draftees and enhance their welfare, Moon’s policy advisory panel said Thursday. The ministry will also finalize its defense reform plan over the next year, the State Affairs Planning Advisory Committee said, citing its policy briefing. “The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken held talks Wednesday as the allies are quickening moves to punish North Korea for its defiant nuclear test earlier this month. “Despite repeated warnings and worries by the international community, North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test, [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The Defense Ministry Friday announced plans to launch a task force to reform the training system for reserved forces after a deadly shooting early this week by a reservist at a military training camp. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old man, surnamed Choi, opened fire on fellow reservists during a shooting [...]