Court gives man five-year sentence for helping athletes dodge draft

A Seoul court handed a five-year prison sentence and 1.4 billion won ($1 million) on Wednesday to a fixer who helped athletes and musicians dodge conscription.

2023-12-07

BTS members bid farewell to fans, leave 'special gift' behind

BTS members RM, V, Jungkook and Jimin will begin their military service next week. They reassured fans that they've left a lot of content for them to enjoy during the off-period and requested that they refrain from visiting their training site.

2023-12-06

BigHit asks fans not to visit BTS members when they enter boot camps

BTS's agency, BigHit Music, asked the band's fans not to visit the site of band members' entry site for basic training.

2023-12-05

Korea to bring in 20 additional F-35As, Brazilian transport aircraft

Korea is adding Brazil's midsize transport aircraft, the Embraer C-390 Millennium, to its fleet of military airplanes.

2023-12-05

How to intervene in the election in the South

The best measure is to respond to the North’s actions in a cool and yet stern manner while maintaining thorough readiness.

2023-12-03

South's first spy satellite adds eyes to preemptive strike plan

The rivalry between the two Koreas heated up in space with South Korea’s successful launch of an indigenous military reconnaissance satellite over the weekend, which followed that of a North Korean satellite launch late last month.

2023-12-03

Remaining BTS members to begin military services next month, reports say

BTS members RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook will start their military services on Dec. 11 and 12, reports said Wednesday. A HYBE official speaking to the Korea JoongAng Daily said they "cannot comment on the location or date."

2023-11-29

South warns North it will respond to provocations 'without hesitation'

President Yoon Suk Yeol criticized North Korea for trying to sustain the regime with nuclear weapons and missiles on Tuesday, as tensions flare between the two Koreas following the suspension of a landmark military agreement...

2023-11-28

Hawkish response to the North is unavoidable

Our government must not surrender to North Korea’s possible provocation.

2023-11-27

Defense Ministry says North rebuilding guard posts in DMZ

North Korea is rebuilding guard posts and bringing large weaponry inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ), South Korea's Defense Ministry said Monday, four days after the regime said it would no longer abide by an inter-Korean military pact.