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Song Sangho
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Military to conduct aerial defense exercise over Seoul
The military will conduct a large-scale aerial defense exercise Wednesday across the country to bolster its capabilities to handle enemy infiltrations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.The biannual exercise will take place between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. and between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. South Korean troops will practice intercepting enemy aircraft infiltrating South Korean airspace, officials
Social Affairs June 7, 2011
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[Herald Interview] ‘War on Agent Orange is still ongoing’
Vietnam War veteran stresses calm amid defoliant contamination allegationsTheir missions during the Vietnam War ended four decades ago, but they are still fighting a war ― an unexpected one against illnesses resulting from their exposure to Agent Orange, a senior member of a veterans’ group here said Monday.Pointing to the gray-haired members of the Korean Disabled Veterans’ Association for Agent
Social Affairs June 6, 2011
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Outcome of defoliant probe expected late June
Probe team focuses on one area at U.S. baseThe allegations that a large amount of Agent Orange was buried at Camp Carroll, a U.S. base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province, in 1978 are expected to be confirmed after June 21, experts said Sunday.A Korea-U.S. joint probe team has been investigating the camp, a key logistical support center for the U.S. troops here, since late last month following t
Politics June 5, 2011
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Military struggles to cope with soldiers’ banned Internet use
The military is striving to tighten discipline in cyberspace as an increasing number of tech-savvy enlisted soldiers are caught breaking rules on Internet use.While South Korea prides itself on being one of the world’s most wired countries, widespread video recording devices and access to the Internet have created a headache for the military.The military has been running 82 “cyber patrol teams” in
Defense June 5, 2011
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Teams begin on-site probe of U.S. base
Controversy over when U.S. sprayed defoliants in Korea continuesA Korea-U.S. probe team on Tuesday began taking soil samples just outside Camp Carroll, a U.S. base in Waegwan, North Gyeongsang Province where a considerable amount of Agent Orange was allegedly buried in 1978.A separate investigation team also kicked off its first basic onsite inspection at the now-defunct Camp Mercer in Bucheon, Gy
Social Affairs May 31, 2011
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Rocket falls outside Korea’s Afghan base
Another rocket fell late Monday outside an Afghanistan base where South Korean aid workers and troops are stationed, but there were no injuries, Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday.There have now been four attacks in May alone, with the latest apparently targeting the base in Charikar City in the northern Afghan province of Parwan. A total of nine attacks have occurred so far this year near or
Politics May 31, 2011
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Army officer brought N.K. nuke site soil to South: reports
After 1999 mission, N.K. abducted Lt. Col. Jeong, then released him in dealA South Korean Army intelligence officer infiltrated areas near North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex and brought samples of soil and water there to the South in 1999 for the government to assess its nuclear activities, news reports said Monday.Later, the lieutenant colonel, identified only by his surname Jeong, was abduct
Politics May 30, 2011
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U.S. Army sprayed defoliant over DMZ in 1955: ex-soldier
Military forms joint team to investigate Camp Mercer siteA former South Korean soldier testified for the first time Monday that from its aircraft, the U.S. military sprayed a defoliant over the Demilitarized Zone in 1955 ― more than a decade earlier than news media recently reported.News reports have said that the U.S. military had sprayed Agent Orange south of the buffer zone dividing the two Kor
Social Affairs May 30, 2011
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‘If China acted like U.S., N. Korea would be further isolated’
JEJU ― China's taking a similar attitude to that of the United States to North Korea would only see the reclusive state slip deeper into isolation, a senior Chinese official said Saturday.Such a move would mean that China could not adequately influence the communist state, said Zhao Qi Zheng, director of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.Zhao Q
Politics May 29, 2011
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Jeju Forum debates global peace, economy, culture
Prime minister calls for closer cooperation for peaceful and prosperous East AsiaJEJU ― Top government officials, corporate leaders, scholars and activists from across the globe engaged in heated discussions on a wide range of issues facing the world at a forum here over the weekend.The 6th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity brought together some 1,200 people including 250 from some 20 countries
Politics May 29, 2011
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Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity opens
A three-day international forum to seek solutions to a wide range of global issues will begin on Jeju on Friday, organizers said Thursday.Themed “New Asia for Peace and Prosperity,” the 6th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity will run through Sunday at Haevichi Hotel & Resort.About 1,200 people will attend the now annual forum, which had so far been held biennially since its inception in 2001. Amo
Social Affairs May 26, 2011
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U.S. to use radar in chemicals probe
Device to examine soil at U.S. base; officials discussing joint investigationThe U.S. military will mobilize ground-penetrating radar devices as early as next week to inspect the soil at one of its bases here where a large amount of Agent Orange was allegedly buried some three decades ago, the Eighth Army commander said Thursday.Public anxiety here has been deepening over a series of allegations b
Politics May 26, 2011
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N. Korea defectors slam remittance approval plan
North Korean defectors here are strongly opposing a government plan to require them to gain approval before making remittances to relatives in the cash-strapped state.They say that the approval process could put them and their loved ones in the North in dangerous situations and make brokers demand more money for delivering funds.They also say that since their remittances are made through “complica
Politics May 26, 2011
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‘Chemicals dumped in Bucheon’
Ex-soldier claims indiscriminate dumping at U.S. baseAnother former U.S. soldier claimed seven years ago that his unit in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, dumped “every imaginable chemical” there in the 1960s, a U.S.-based Korean journalist said Monday.The comment further escalated public anxiety over toxic chemical contamination by U.S. troops here, who are alleged to have buried a considerable amount
Politics May 24, 2011
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Revision calls mount for U.S. forces rules
Lawmakers and civic groups are calling for the revision of the Status of Forces Agreement with the U.S. to toughen regulations after possible environmental contamination here.They argue that with the “abstract, vaguely-worded terms” in the pact, the Seoul government cannot demand that the U.S. engage in environmental surveys or offer compensation for its troops’ environmental damage here.The two a
Politics May 24, 2011
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