SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Japan on Friday directly exchanged classified information on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs for the first time in line with their intelligence-sharing pact which came into force last month, the defense ministry said. Defense ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told reporters that the exchange was made [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean photojournalists refused to cover a pact-signing ceremony for the South Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement after the defense ministry decided to hold a closed ceremony and banned photos of the event from being published. During a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the Korean government approved the controversial [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Japan signed a pact on Wednesday to share military intelligence to better counter mounting nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. Defense Minister Han Min-koo and Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine officially signed the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) at the defense ministry [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan will sign a pact next week on sharing their military intelligence about North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs in the face of Pyongyang’s evolving security threats, officials here said Friday. The three countries have been working on the signing of an agreement [...]