SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea announced a plan Tuesday to confer a posthumous state medal on Richard Whitcomb, a late former U.S. Army general, in recognition of his philanthropic efforts in supporting victims of the 1950-53 Korean War, the veterans affairs ministry said. The decision to award the Mugunghwa Medal, the highest [...]
NORTH CHUNGCHEONG, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Journalists and military personnel rubbed shoulders at the new state of the art training grounds opened in Cheongan County on August 17. The 132,000-square-meter facility is the first of its kind that will be able to accommodate a full battalion of reserve forces and provide the latest in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - The commander of the North Korean military’s strategic missile defense branch has been promoted to a four-star general, possibly thanks to recent progress in the country’s missile development, a North Korean documentary showed. Kim Rak-gyom, previously the three-star commander of the Strategic Forces under the Korean People’s Army, was seen [...]