Gangwon Province, South Korea, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a sweltering heat wave and the torrential rain of the monsoon season, one South Korean army base is being resourceful in tackling the elements by introducing disposable lunch boxes. The single-use lunchboxes adopted by the 7th Infantry Division, a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army, [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of a series of scandals in recent years and a poor public image compared to the Marine Corps and the Air Force, officials from the South Korean Army hope to revamp the unit’s public image and expand its presence. According to authorities yesterday, the South Korean Army [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean army captain who was arrested during a controversial clandestine investigation into gay soldiers in the military received a sentence of six months of imprisonment suspended for one year at his final trial today, despite public calls for his release. Contrary to the widely parroted statement from South [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite a series of protests calling for his release, the South Korean army captain at the center of a controversial ‘gay inquest’ in the army was sentenced to two years in prison this Tuesday after a verdict was reached at the country’s general military court. The captain, whose name is [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Growing evidence of an alleged investigation into homosexual acts in the South Korean army including images of conversations on gay dating app Jack’d between service members and secret service agents is causing an uproar, with some human rights groups calling for the army general accused of giving the order to track [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A civic group said Monday it will file a petition with the national human rights watchdog over allegations the Army chief ordered the military to hunt down homosexual soldiers. The Center for Military Human Rights Korea said it will file the case with the National Human Rights Commission of [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Army and Navy staged a large-scale joint live-fire exercise Tuesday, responding to North Korea’s war threats and signs of preparations for additional nuclear or missile tests. The artillery drills, held just south of the eastern border with the North, involved the military’s new 230mm Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, according to the Army. [...]