SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Song Min-ho of K-pop group WINNER has been discharged from the military, industry sources said Tuesday, amid allegations that he did not fulfill his duties properly. The sources said Song completed his mandatory service as a social service agent at a facility in Seoul’s Mapo district the previous day. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military is grappling with a crisis of morale among its younger service members, following their controversial deployment during President Yoon Suk Yeol’s now-lifted martial law declaration. Dubbed the “MZ Martial Law Troops” for their composition of Millennial and Gen Z soldiers, many expressed disillusionment over being used [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to launch its third military reconnaissance satellite in December, the state arms procurement agency said Wednesday, as part of efforts to bolster its surveillance capabilities on North Korea. A SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite is scheduled to lift off in the third or fourth week of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – In a display of digital prowess, the South Korean military has clinched its third consecutive victory at CyberNet 2024, a prestigious international cybersecurity competition hosted by the Dutch Cyber Command. The event, held from September 10 to 13, showcased the cyber capabilities of NATO member states and partner countries. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent incident involving South Korean soldiers sharing classified military passwords with civilian moneylenders has raised serious concerns about security breaches within the nation’s armed forces. According to military authorities on September 22, these classified passwords, known as “challenge and response” codes, are designated as Level 3 secrets under the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The military has recently taken down more than 1,300 surveillance cameras installed at various bases, including those near the border with North Korea, after discovering they were Chinese-made equipment, a military official said Friday. In late July, military and intelligence authorities found out the surveillance cameras supplied by a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A military intelligence official indicted this week for allegedly selling military secrets was recruited by a suspected Chinese operative in 2017, military prosecutors said Wednesday. Military prosecutors indicted the official at the Defense Intelligence Command on Tuesday on charges of aiding the enemy, receiving bribes and violating the Military [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The military manpower agency said Thursday it will strengthen legal compliance education for social service agents after BTS member Suga’s drunk-driving incident on an electric scooter earlier this week. On Tuesday night, the 31-year-old, who is currently serving his mandatory military service as a social agent, was booked and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – In South Korea, parents of young men serving in the military are experiencing heightened anxiety due to a combination of unusual provocations from North Korea and extreme weather conditions. An individual referred to only as Park, 65, said they were on edge every time they receive a safety alert about [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Cabinet on Tuesday passed a presidential decree to create a new military command in charge of strategic operations later this year to enhance deterrence against growing North Korean military threats, the defense ministry said. South Korea has sought to establish the strategic command to serve as an overarching [...]