USFK Begins Issuing Furlough Notices to Korean Employees

SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) began notifying 5,000 South Korean employees Wednesday that they would be furloughed starting next month, officials said, as defense cost-sharing talks between the two countries remain stalled. The two sides have been negotiating a new Special Measures Agreement (SMA) that stipulates how much Seoul should [...]