All posts tagged "US"

  • Han_Min_Koo
    Top Pentagon official due in Seoul amid inter-Korean tension

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — U.S. Undersecretary of Defense Christine Wormuth will visit South Korea this week to discuss North Korea and alliance issues, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday. She is scheduled to meet Defense Minister Han Min-koo on...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) poses for a photo with soldiers in this photo released by the North`s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea vows retaliation against S. Korea, US over military drill

    SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) — North Korea threatened Thursday to retaliate against South Korea and the United States with “merciless blows” as Seoul and Washington are scheduled to kick off their joint military drill next week. South...

    • Posted August 13, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before holding summit talks at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on April 25, 2014. (Yonhap)
    After numerous delays, Park to visit US in October for talks with Obama

    SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye plans to visit Washington in October for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama, both sides announced, after rescheduling a trip postponed due to the MERS outbreak in South Korea....

    • Posted August 12, 2015
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  • A South Korean soldier points his weapon at the camera during a military drill. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea, US begin joint drills

    By Jun Ji-hye South Korea and the United States began large-scale joint live-fire exercises, Wednesday, to demonstrate their combat capabilities, according to the Ministry of National Defense. Some 2,000 soldiers from 47 military units of the two...

    • Posted August 12, 2015
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  • Daniel D. Yoo (U.S. Marine Corps)
    Korean American appointed commanding general of US Marine division

    By Jun Ji-hye Daniel D. Yoo, a Korean American brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps, has been appointed commanding general of the 1st Marine Division. Yoo, formerly the assistant division commander at Marine Corps Base Camp...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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  • Samsung, LG flags
    Samsung, LG remain strong in North America

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top smartphone makers, still hold a strong foothold in North America with their premium lineups, despite the growing challenge from cheaper Chinese rivals, data showed...

    • Posted August 5, 2015
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  • NK Rockets
    S. Korea, US well equipped to detect N. Korean missile despite cover

    SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the U.S. are well equipped to detect any signs of a North Korean missile launch despite the reported cover being installed over the North Korean launching pad, the Defense...

    • Posted August 3, 2015
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