Korea and the U.S. are set to wrap up their annual joint military exercise, called the Key Resolve, later Friday, officials said.
The Korea Times Saturday 5th May, 2012
Korea and the U.S. are set to wrap up their annual joint military exercise, called the Key Resolve, later Friday, officials said. The exercise mobilized about 200,000 Korean troops and some 2,900 U.S. troops, including 800 from overseas. The Key Resolve began on Feb. 27. During the exercise, the allies discussed ways to prevent the leaking of North Korean weapons of mass destruction outside the peninsula in contingencies. They also talked a...
Read the full story at The Korea Times
Comments
More Seoul News
RSS-
Jumper kills 5-year-old in South Korea suicide
The old cliche about suicidal people being selfish just got some backing with the tragic death of a young girl. In a freak accident, a suicidal man in South Korea jumped to his death and landed on a 5-year-old. The man, 39, died ...
-
South Korea aghast as more missiles fly
North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the East Sea on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend. The latest firing was confirmed by the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said it was unclear if the North was testing guided missiles or rockets from multiple launchers. However, North Korea said Monday that ...
-
China S.Korea in Sudirman Cup badminton final
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Eight-time champions China reached their 10th consecutive Sudirman Cup badminton final on Saturday, seeing off Denmark in Kuala Lumpur and setting up a clash for the title with South Korea.Three-time champs South Korea reached their seventh Cup final when they defeated a spirited Thailand 3-1 in the other semi-final earlier in the day.Sunday's final will be the fourth ...
-
S.KoreaU.S. end massive joint military exercise amid tensions on Korean Peninsula
South Korea and the United States wrapped up Tuesday their joint military drills which was denounced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK)as "an irresponsible and dangerous action." The two-month Foal Eagle exercises, launched on March 1, were aimed to improve the readiness of U.S.-South Korea alliance to defend South Korea, with 10,000 U.S.troops and 200,000 South ...
-
Seoul press doubtful over N.Korea dialogue offer
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's press on Saturday expressed scepticism over an apparent offer by North Korea that it was willing to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks.North Korean special envoy Choe Ryong-Hae met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and reportedly handed him a letter from leader Kim Jong-Un in a sign Pyongyang may be backing away from confrontation with the ...
-
UAE CrossFit team heading to Seoul
Nothing gets between Emirati Saud Saif Al Shamsi and his sporting ambitions: not a broken back nor appendix surgery. The 22-year-old is one of three Emirati athletes making up a group of individuals heading this week to Seoul, South Korea, to take on the fittest men and women in Asia at the CrossFit Games Regionals event. Two other contingents are heading from Dubai to compete as teams at the ...
-
In pictures UAE CrossFit training for Seoul
Saud Al Shamsi (upside down) and his cousin Ali Bin Zayed (right) preparing for the upcoming tournament at the Dunes CrossFit gym in Rashidiya. Antonie Robertson / The ...
-
Sharjah eyes more Korean Asian tourists and investments ahead of Seoul summit
WAM SHARJAH, May 25, 2013 (WAM)--The Third UAE-Korea Economic Partnership Forum that opens tomorrow will help provide a direct impetus to the travel and tourism industry in Sharjah and the UAE by way of more Korean and Asian tourists and investments in the promising tourism and hospitality sector, said Mohamed Ali Al Noman, Chairman, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority. This ...
-
Personal data of some 35 mln hacked in S Korea
Personal information on some 35 million users of Nate and Cyworld, a portal site and a web community site operated by SK Communications in South Korea, was hacked by outside sources, local media reported Thursday.SK Communications, a unit of the country's conglomerate SK Group, said on Thursday that it suffered a leakage of users' personal information on July 26.Nate is the ...
-
Russia S.Korea Singapore sign nanotechnology cooperation deal
Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum broadens investment in the Asia Nanotechnology Fund, which was set up last September by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnology (RUSNANO), the Singaporean Economic Development ...
-
Torrential rain kills at least 41 in S Korea
Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have left 41 people dead and 12 missing in South Korea as of Thursday morning, the National Emergency Management Agency said.At least 15 people were killed after a wave of mudslide engulfed residential areas at the foot of Mount Umyeon in southern Seoul on Wednesday.The death toll from a landslide in Chuncheon, about 110 kilometers ...
-
Seouls Govt Call Center Impresses Foreign Countries
A record 923,000 foreign tourists visited Japan last month thanks to the weak yen. The Japanese government aims to attract 10 million foreign tourists this year. The Japan National Tourism Organization on Thursday said the number of foreign visitors in April was 18.1 percent higher than a year ...
-
Digitimes Research Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3 on year
Revenues for South Korea-based LED firms have been rising due to the introduction of affordable LED direct-type TVs and lighting products since 2012. Digitimes Research expects strong performance from Korea LED firms in ...
-
Seoul Washington wary of N. Korea talks offer
The South Korean and US government remained cautious over reports that a high-ranking North Korea envoy to China expressed willingness to talk with the US and other nations, saying they need more details on the purported overture. On a trip to Beijing, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, was quoted as saying his country is willing to take ...
News from around our Network
Comments
No comments yet for this story
Have your say