SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — After the presidential transition team confirmed plans to raise soldiers’ monthly salary to 2 million won (US$1,574), a group of low-ranking public servants made a strong appeal to improve their labor conditions. “All of the nation’s public servants work hard and have tough times today due to COVID-19,” said [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military will partially resume a field training program for the country’s reserve forces in June, the defense ministry said Friday, in line with eased COVID-19 social distancing rules. The annual field training for the 2.75 million-strong local reserve forces was called off for the first time in [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down guilty verdicts for two male soldiers charged with engaging in homosexual intercourse at an off-base housing facility, saying the encounter was consensual and took place in a private space. The two, a first lieutenant and a master sergeant, were charged with having [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea opened its first military trauma center in a city just south of Seoul on Wednesday to provide specialized treatment to soldiers with gunshot wounds and other serious injuries, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Suh Wook and other officials from related government and medical agencies attended the [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s foreign ministry on Monday warned of possible prison sentences against its citizens seeking to join Ukraine’s military to fight against Russia’s invasion without due approval from the government. Seoul has banned its nationals from traveling to all regions of Ukraine since mid-February amid safety concerns. Those who [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is pushing to develop insect-inspired microrobots capable of conducting covert reconnaissance missions in enemy territories, a state research institute said Monday. The five-year project worth 28.8 billion won (US$23.6 million) seeks to secure key technologies that enable ant- or bee-shaped robots to operate in a group for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force marked its first anniversary last Thursday. So far, the task force has distributed 120 million vaccines, covering a distance of more than 9 million kilometers across the country in the process. The task force has deployed 52,000 military and police vehicles, [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Braving subzero temperatures, 10 South Korean Army cadets slogged through this week’s U.S.-led field training designed to gear them up for an annual international military academy contest slated for April. The three-day training at Camp Humphreys, a sprawling U.S. base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, centered on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Army Training Center in the central city of Nonsan is stepping out to revise an all-out ban on smoking for the first time in 27 years to reflect the basic rights of all service members. The boot camp has been undergoing a trial period to allow service [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s military unveiled its novel lineup of “robot chefs” at a boot camp on Monday in an effort to lessen Army cooks’ workloads and meet growing calls to improve everyday troop meals. The kitchen has become the latest frontier for the military’s tech-based operational strategy, as it seeks [...]