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All posts tagged "military"

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  Bae Sang-moon officially begins mandatory military duty

  By Brian Han The golfing world will have to say farewell to South Korea’s Bae Sang-moon who provided plenty of drama in his final competitive outing back in October’s Presidents Cup held in Incheon, South Korea. The...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  Bae Sang-moon to begin 2-year military service next week

  By Brian Han South Korean professional golfer Bae Sang-moon will begin his mandatory two-year military service beginning next week. The two-time PGA Tour winner fittingly ended his pre-duty career in South Korea for the Presidents Cup where...

  • Posted November 10, 2015
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  S. Korea loses track of 18-year-old who joined IS militant group

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea has lost track of the 18-year-old loner who joined the Islamic State militant group in Syria, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday, citing South Korea’s spy agency. The National Intelligence Service was...

  • Posted October 20, 2015
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  Little support for larger US military levels in Asia-Pacific: survey

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — Majorities of Americans, South Koreans and Japan are in support of maintaining a U.S. military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, but oppose increasing American troop strength, a survey showed Monday. The Chicago Council survey...

  • Posted October 19, 2015
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  K-pop idols fear military duty will end careers in ‘cutthroat’ industry

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — K-pop stars are forced to leave the limelight often in their heyday to serve the military. The disastrous hiatus for idols themselves and for fans, however, appears, in many cases, to rather be beneficial...

  • Posted October 16, 2015
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  Additional 150,000 US troops necessary if N. Korea collapses: US think tank

  By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — An additional 150,000 U.S. troops would be necessary to cope with the aftermath in the event of North Korea’s collapse, such as securing the communist nation’s nuclear and other weapons of...

  • Posted September 29, 2015
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  S. Korean military saw 1,174 desert since 2013, 64.6% of deaths ruled suicide

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The South Korean military saw a total of 1,174 soldiers desert in nearly three years, with more than half of them struggling to adapt to life at the military barracks, a parliamentary report showed...

  • Posted September 22, 2015
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