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Starting May 1, individuals who have not completed their mandatory military service will be eligible for 10-year passports, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A 26-year-old man was convicted of deliberately gaining weight to avoid military service. The court ruled both had acted against the Military Service Act, imposing suspended sentences.
In its proposal, the ministry seeks to allow transgender women, even if they have not undergone six months of hormone therapy, to enlist in alternative service.
Ever wondered why BTS has to answer the call of duty, but girl groups like Blackpink don’t? Well, they actually might have to in the coming decade. The Korean military faces a population crisis of its own amid the country's ever-plunging birthrate.
Fears of being called up for war are spreading among Russians residing in Korea as the ripples of fear generated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mobilization order reach distant shores.
President Yoon Suk-yeol refused to directly answer questions related to BTS’s military conscription on his way to work Thursday. The issue has re-emerged as BTS announced via its official YouTube channel Bangtan TV last week that they will temporar..
The lifting of strict prohibitions on soldiers' Internet and mobile phone use on base has sent military officials scrambling to address problems being raised online.
The Defense Ministry on Tuesday revised the country’s military conscription law that allows men who made exceptional contributions to Korea's culture, like the members of the world-renowned K-pop group BTS, to postpone enlistment until 30.
The people of Korea were once soldiers or had family members who were soldiers. As a result, the people of Korea are very sensitive when it comes to the subject of fair and just participation of mandatory military service. But...
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