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South Korea's Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North
Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian ... Read more
North Korea Warns of Reprisal Against South Korea-US Drills Despite Signs of Tensions Easing
North Korea's Defence Minister No Kwang Chol said its military has an "absolute mission" to defend national security against the large-scale 11-day drills by South Korea and the United States, which he said posed a real and dangerous threat.
South Korea's military says North Korea is removing speakers from their tense border
The move comes days after the South, in a bid to ease tensions, dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts.
North Korea issues warning over "provocative" US drills with Seoul
The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.
North Korea warns of "resolute counteraction" over US-South Korea drills
North Korea will react with "resolute counteraction" in the event of provocations from upcoming joint US-South Korea military drills, its defense chief said.
North Korea dismantles propaganda loudspeakers from border to ease tensions with South Korea
South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after the South dismantled its own front-line speakers used for anti-North Korean propaganda broadcasts,

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South Korea's Military Strength Plummets 20 Percent Due to Shrinking Population

The decline in active military personnel in South Korea over the past six years is due to the declining male population at ...
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Close aides to N. Korean leader Kim recently visited China: sources

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