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Nikkei Asia
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
South Korea states intent to take wartime military control from US
Defense Washington has held operational authority over South Korean troops since war South Korean and U.S. troops conduct a joint river-crossing exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea on March 20, 2024. © Reuters STEVEN BOROWIEC SEOUL -- South Korea's incoming defense minister said Tuesday the government will endeavor to retake wartime operational control of its troops from the U.S. The move would be a key change in how the two countries handle defending South Korea against the nuclear-armed North. Ahn Gyu-back, President Lee Jae Myung's nominee for defense minister, said the change would require "in-depth conversations with the U.S.," with the aim of having the transfer happen during the tenure of Lee, who started his five-year term in June.
Nikkei Asia
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
South Korea wraps up talks toward potentially biggest-ever defense deal
Polish soldiers ride the South Korean-made K2 Black Panther tank during training in Poland on June 24. © Reuters STEVEN BOROWIEC SEOUL -- South Korea's weapons development authority announced the completion of negotiations for what is said to be the biggest deal in the history of the country's arms industry, marking a step forward for the ascending weapons manufacturer. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said in a news release on Wednesday that Hyundai Rotem, a privately owned South Korean company, had concluded talks with Poland to supply K2 tanks. The agency did not disclose the size of the contract, but in a research report, Mirae Asset Securities valued it at $6.7 billion for the provision of 261 tanks.
Nikkei Asia
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Seoul marks 75 years since Korean War as nuclear threats grow
U.S. and South Korean army soldiers take part in a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise which is a part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 20. © Reuters STEVEN BOROWIEC SEOUL -- As a tenuous ceasefire appeared to settle over the conflict between Israel and Iran, South Korea held solemn ceremonies on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the war whose legacy still shapes the Korean Peninsula and casts a nuclear threat to the region. The Korean War started on June 25, 1950, when Soviet-backed North Korean forces invaded the South. U.S. troops fought alongside the South and combat ceased three years later with the signing of a U.N.-brokered armistice agreement.
Nikkei Asia
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
South Korea's new president agrees to strengthen ties with Tokyo
STEVEN BOROWIEC SEOUL -- South Korea's new president spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart on Monday, agreeing to work toward stronger bilateral ties and three-way cooperation with their shared ally, the U.S. The office of President Lee Jae-myung said in a release that Lee had a telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that lasted around 25 minutes. In their talk, Lee and Ishiba agreed to work toward more "mature" bilateral relations "based on mutual respect and trust," Lee's office said.
