SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s defense chief will visit Seongju, the selected site for an advanced U.S. anti-missile system this week, to hold talks with local residents angered by the “unilateral” deployment decision, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Han Min-koo will visit the rural county, 296 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Thursday said her government can consider deploying an advanced U.S. antimissile system to a new location within the southern county of Seongju rather than an already designated spot, amid strong opposition by residents. Park made the remarks during a meeting with 11 lawmakers from Daegu [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Locals in Seongju County, which was chosen by the government Wednesday as the site for THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) battery deployment, took to the streets vehemently criticizing the decision. There took place a similar protest in front of the defense ministry building in Seoul on the same day [...]