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Navy set to end search for debris from N. Korean rocket

Navy set to end search for debris from N. Korean rocket SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Navy is set to wrap up an operation on Tuesday to retrieve debris from North Korea’s failed rocket launch, without finding any pieces presumed to be rocket fragments, defense ministry officials said. …

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Military vehicle displayed in N.K. parade may be Chinese-made: experts

Military vehicle displayed in N.K. parade may be Chinese-made: experts SEOUL, April 17 (Yonhap) -- The transporter-erector-launcher that carried North Korea's new missile in a massive military parade

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Seoul in dilemma over N. Korean rocket debris

South Korea has decided not to make public the results of its ongoing operation to retrieve debris from North Korea’s failed rocket launch that has brought humiliation to

South Korea could join US missile defense plan

North Korea’s recent rocket launch could lead South Korea to join in US-led missile defense plans. The US has been working since the 1990s to build missile defense systems

Airlines change flight path to avoid North Korea rocket

Three Asian airlines are making changes to flight paths to avoid a North Korean rocket launch. Philippine Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have announced changes

Remains of Korean War soldier to be buried

By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, April 9 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Army Cpl. Patrick R. Glennon will be buried this week at Arlington National Cemetery, six decades after he was

N.K. submarines drop below Seoul’s radar

Several North Korean submarines have disappeared after departing from bases on the eastern coast. According to reports, three or four North Korean submarines recently departed from bases on the

North Korean Rocket Launch Also a Test of Japanese Emergency Alert System

As North Korea counts down toward its planned “satellite” rocket launch in the coming weeks, Japan’s government is reassuring residents in the expected flight path — mostly in

N. Korea Test Fires 2 Short-range Missiles Off West Sea

North Korea reportedly tested two short-range missiles off the West Sea on Thursday.A South Korean military official, who requested anonymity, says Pyeongyang fired two surface-to-ship

U.S. commander requests air power

The chief of U.S. Forces Korea requested a beefing up of the U.S. Air Force’s capability in South Korea amid rising tension on the Korean Peninsula over