SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry’s website suffered service disruptions this week after being targeted by a cyberattack, officials said Wednesday, following the South Korean cybersecurity watchdog’s warning of North Korea’s possible hacking attacks. The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took place at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, prompting the military to take response [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — With the number of artists eligible for special exemptions from military service set to be reduced, the arts community in question has responded with a backlash to the government’s decision. According to the government’s “Plan to Improve the Alternative Military Service System” released Thursday, 10 competitions that allow winners [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of National Defense announced on Sunday that it plans to renovate 2,000 commissaries across all military bases in South Korea. Military stores will be transformed from utilitarian storage spaces where goods are displayed without much regard for esthetics, into comfortable spaces where servicemembers can enjoy coffee or [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The training grounds belonging to the Ministry of National Defense complex in Yongsan, Seoul saw their very first helicopter landing yesterday morning since the construction of the compound in 2003. The domestically produced KAI KUH-1 Surion flew into Seoul from an army base in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province on June [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of National Defense announced plans on Wednesday to promote military service on social media through photo shoots showcasing different ranks and jobs in the military. The project named ‘I see HIM’, a wordplay on the Korean word ‘heem’ which means power, is part of the Ministry of National [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The golf course turned THAAD anti-missile system site in southern South Korea was first revealed to environmental authorities last Saturday as part of the government’s electromagnetic radiation and noise survey despite protest from the local community, during which two missile defense systems facing North Korea appeared to be on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) - It turns out that the number of soldiers who have experienced maladjustment or were contemplating committing suicide has increased in the three years since 2012. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the number of soldiers that have entered a ‘Green Camp’ found in type A installations showed a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Plus, Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, will offer approximately 44,000 receive-only mobile phones to all military camps in Korea for free. According to the Ministry of National Defense, the smallest mobile carrier was selected as the licensee for its project to deploy receive-only phones to military barracks as part of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – After a serious landmine incident in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which resulted in severe injuries to two South Korean staff sergeants, the problem of mines in Korea is surfacing again. In the DMZ, a buffer zone between the military forces of the two Koreas, more than one million landmines (officially) [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The monthly wages of conscripted soldiers will be doubled from their 2012 levels by 2017, as the defense ministry aims to raise the monthly wage of a corporal to 195,800 won (US$180). The Ministry of National Defense released its mid-term national defense plan on April 20, which details the wage [...]