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Austin stresses alliance with S. Korea against unprecedented challenges from N.K., China
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By Oh Seok-min and Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday the alliance with South Korea has never been more important given unprecedented challenges from North Korea and China, as he reaffirmed Washington s security commitment to the South.
Austin made the remark at the start of his first in-person talks with South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook in Seoul, calling their alliance a linchpin for peace, security and prosperity for Northeast Asia, and their military readiness a top priority.
By Choi Soo-hyang SACHEON, South Korea, March 1 (Yonhap) South Korea will showcase a prototype of the country s first indigenous fighter jet in April, the arms procurement agency has said. Jung Kwang-sun, heading the KF-X program at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, said the planned rollout event will be a landmark moment for the country and the aerospace industry. After working only with the blueprint so far, we will now have something we can actually see and test whether what we have been studying actually works, Jung told reporters at the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) headquarters in the southern city of Sacheon on Wednesday.
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N.K. leader pledges to strengthen nuclear war deterrent as party congress closes
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By Choi Soo-hyang
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for strengthening the country s nuclear capabilities as he addressed the final-day session of the ruling party s rare congress, state media said Wednesday.
North Korea on Tuesday wrapped up the eighth congress of the Workers Party, which had been held for more than a week since its opening on Jan. 5, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). We must further strengthen the nuclear war deterrent while doing our best to build up the most powerful military strength, Kim said. We must continue to give fresh spur to making the People s Army elite and powerful armed forces, so that it is thoroughly prepared to fulfill its mission and role as the driving force of national defense in the face of any form of threat and eme