South Korean trade unions say joint military drills with US fuel ‘war crisis’

Representatives of South Korea’s largest trade unions are warning that Ulchi Freedom Shield, the largest military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea in five years, runs counter to their members’ interests.

South Korean general takes reins of large-scale joint military exercise for first time

A South Korean general for the first time is sharing command of one of the largest military exercises with U.S. forces on the peninsula.

Vehicle collision with guardrail kills US soldier, injures another in South Korea

Spc. Dajour Cleveland was killed in a collision near Osan Air Base.

North Korea mocks DC memorial’s new Wall of Remembrance as ‘ceremony play’

The Korean War Veterans Memorial was rededicated in a ceremony on July 27 to include a new Wall of Remembrance that contains the names of over 36,000 American and 7,100 South Korean augmented troops who were killed during the 1950-53 war.

Police say anti-US military activist vandalized Douglas MacArthur statue in South Korea

A man wrote “Deport U.S. troops” in red paint at the base of MacArthur’s statue located at Freedom Park, police said.

South Korea’s president-elect vows to develop a military ‘super gap’ over North Korea

The transition committee of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol, who is slated to take office May 10, said North Korea’s display of weaponry belies its promises of peace.

South Korea relaxes some pandemic restrictions, even as COVID-19 cases hover at record levels

Authorities in South Korea raised the limit on private gatherings from six to eight people effective Monday but extended the existing 11 p.m. curfew on businesses until April 3.

US troops ready to ‘fight tonight’ in South Korea despite off-post COVID-19 surge, command says

South Korean health officials reported the nation’s highest daily case count on Tuesday, 90,443 new infections, nearly double the amount from a week prior.

South Korean presidential front-runner’s THAAD plan draws ire from democrats

Liberal politicians in South Korea have denounced the conservative presidential front-runner for suggesting that an additional U.S.-made missile defense system be deployed in the country.

South Korean presidential candidates spar over need for more THAAD missile defense

The $800 million THAAD, a product of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, can detect and intercept short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.