U.S., South Korea Break Impasse Over Military Alliance"s Costs

The U.S. and South Korea signed a one-year deal outlining the shared costs of their military alliance, removing a potential distraction ahead of the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for late this month......»»

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The Trump administration is again pressuring South Korea to pay more for the US military presence in the country. The demands have prom.....»»

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in emerged from two hours of talks in Pyongyang without any immediate new agreements as they seek to break an impasse in U.S.-North Korea nuclear negotiations and keep their own engagement on track......»»

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in emerged from two hours of talks in Pyongyang without any immediate new agreements as they seek to break an impasse in U.S.-North Korea nuclear negotiations and keep their own engagement on track......»»

South Korea's military is seen as having qualitative and technological advantages over North Korea's military, but those may not hold up in a .....»»

HEO RAN/REUTERS South Korea is one of the only countries in the world that has brought a major COVID-19 out.....»»

North Korea had its military forces on lockdown for about 30 days and in one instance did not fly a plane for 24 days, even though it has not confirmed any cases of coronavirus, the head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday......»»

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into the sea on Sunday in an apparent strike drill, South Korea's military said.  The military said it is "monitoring the situation .....»»

A U.S. sailor deployed to Naples, Italy, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the U.S. military said on Saturday, in the second confirmed case among U.S. forces following another in South Korea. .....»»

Ahn Young-joon/AP The South Korean and US militaries have .....»»

Ahn Young-joon/AP A US soldier stationed in South Korea "tested positive" for the coronavirus, the military said in a statement on Wednesday morning. The unnamed soldier, a 23-year-old male, is in self-quarantine at an off-base residence. The i.....»»

A U.S. military statement said Wednesday that the 23-year-old man is in self quarantine at his off-base residence......»»

US service members in South Kor.....»»

A swathe of Australia the size of South Korea is being razed by fire. The toll so far: 27 lives, more than 1,800 homes, a billion animals. But that's probably a fraction of the eventual costs. Analysts who have done the .....»»

AP via South Korean Defense Ministry The US is pushing South Korea to pay more to support the US military presence on the peninsula, less than a year after Seoul agreed.....»»

South Korea's Hyundai Motor pledged to boost sales of electric vehicles (EV) to over half a million by 2025 as part of a bid to focus on new technologies and catch up with rivals, but some analysts saw the target as conservative and warned of the costs......»»

US Military Helicopter Accidentally Drops Shipping Container On Factory In South Korea A US Military transport helicopter, l.....»»

Japan’s colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula ended more than seven decades ago, yet that legacy still roils everyday politics on both sides of the strait. South Korea and Japan, major trading partners and both U.S. military allies, have been at lo.....»»

South Korea is denying a Yonhap news agency report which said US Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued a formal request to South Korea to send troops to join a proposed US-led maritime force in the Stra.....»»

Reuters North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the US to stop upcoming mil.....»»