SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday renewed its calls for dissolving the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC), claiming that a plan by South Korea and UNC member states to hold the inaugural defense ministerial meeting this week is a “dangerous” scheme to spark a “new war of aggression” against the North. [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC), an institution established to ensure the implementation of the 1953 armistice agreement, is overcoming its previous feeble reputation and expanding its role. When five North Korean unmanned drones infiltrated South Korean airspace last year, Seoul responded by sending drones into the North’s territory. [...]
PYEONGTAEK, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The deputy commander of the U.N. Command (UNC) stressed the significance of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military exercise for peace on the peninsula, dismissing North Korea’s pugnacious rhetoric coupled with blatant threats of taking provocative acts in response. Lt. Gen. Andrew Harrison pointed out that the Freedom Shield (FS) [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The district office of Yongsan said Tuesday it has approved a redevelopment plan to turn the former site of the United Nations Command (UNC) into a high-rise residential area equipped with a hotel and commercial facilities. Construction work will begin in November for the redevelopment spanning 51,753 square meters [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Nations Command has said it helped South Korea’s cultural agency conduct an on-site survey of an ancient castle site inside the Demilitarized Zone last week as part of a project to promote the border regions as a global peace zone. The Cultural Heritage Administration has been surveying [...]
SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Nations Command (UNC) has said it stands ready to approve requests for entry into the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in order to support aid provision, diplomatic meetings and other inter-Korean projects despite coronavirus concerns. “Things are quieter since #NorthKorea closed its borders due to #COVID19, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Nations Command (UNC) said it has approved a request from the South Korean government for entry into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) for a survey on the situation regarding African swine fever (ASF). In a Facebook post Tuesday, the U.S.-led command said it approved “a short notice request” [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The United Nations Command (UNC) has been highlighting the swift way it has been approving Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) entry requests from South Korea’s government amid calls for improvement in its handling of the issue. The command, which has jurisdiction over the DMZ that separates the two Koreas, said in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The United Nations Command (UNC) reversed a plan Thursday to make public footage of a North Korean soldier making a desperate defection dash to South Korea earlier this week. It cited concern over unnecessary speculation on what happened at the truce village of Panmunjom on Monday afternoon. The North’s soldier suffered multiple gunshot wounds, chased by his fellow soldiers [...]