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S. Korean Marine Corps to Hold 1st Joint Drill with Japanese Army in June in Philippines: Reports

S. Korean Marine Corps to Hold 1st Joint Drill with Japanese Army in June in Philippines: Reports

SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Marine Corps will hold its first-ever joint drill with the Japanese army in the Philippines next month, foreign media reports said Tuesday. The joint exercise will take place during KAMANDAG, an international military exercise in the Philippines, slated for June, according to Kyodo News Agency and [...]

S. Korea Confirms Ratification of U.N. Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity

S. Korea Confirms Ratification of U.N. Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity

SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has formally confirmed its ratification of a U.N. agreement on the sustainable use of marine biological diversity, becoming the first East Asian country to do so, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. South Korean Ambassador to the U.N. Hwang Joon-kook deposited an instrument of the ratification for the [...]

Ex-Marine Investigator Acquitted of Subordination Charges in Conscript Death Probe

Ex-Marine Investigator Acquitted of Subordination Charges in Conscript Death Probe

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A former Marine Corps chief investigator was acquitted on Thursday of subordination charges in a military probe into a young conscript killed during flood-related rescue operations. A court martial in central Seoul delivered the ruling on Col. Park Jung-hun, who was accused of insubordination and defamation of his superior [...]

Subtropical Marine Life Makes Surprise Appearances off South Korea’s East Coast

Subtropical Marine Life Makes Surprise Appearances off South Korea’s East Coast

POHANG, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – In a series of unusual sightings that experts say may be linked to climate change, several subtropical marine species have been spotted in the waters off Pohang, a coastal city in North Gyeongsang Province. On August 26, local fishermen reported seeing a pod of false killer whales in the sea [...]

POSCO to Offer Hiring Benefits to Members of Marine Corps

POSCO to Offer Hiring Benefits to Members of Marine Corps

POHANG, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean steelmaker POSCO is offering special hiring benefits to service members from the Marine Corps who joined the relief efforts when super Typhoon Hinnamnor hit the country. The company decided to exempt service members recommended by the commander of the 1st Marine Division, stationed the southeastern city of [...]