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South Korea to Help Clear Landmines in Cambodia

SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), South Korea’s state overseas aid agency, said Monday that it had signed an agreement with the Cambodia Mine Action Authority and the United Nations Development Programme to clear landmines in the Southeast Asian country. Under terms of the agreement, the KOICA will clear [...]

S. Korea to Expedite Nationwide Demining Project

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry pledged Wednesday to mobilize greater levels of personnel and equipment to complete the removal of landmines across the country by 2021, three years ahead of schedule, to ensure public safety. The military buried about 53,000 M14 antipersonnel mines around 37 military bases across the country between [...]