At NATO, Lee and Carney look beyond Seoul's failed submarine bid

US sounds out Korean shipbuilders on Navy warships

The US has officially reached out to major South Korean shipbuilders to assess their naval vessel design and construction capabilities in a sign that Washington is looking to deepen shipbuilding cooperation with Seoul under the MASGA initiative. According to defense industry sources Wednesday, the Pentagon and the US Navy recently sent requests for information, or RFIs, to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean for combat vessels. In response, the two companies submitted information last m

S. Korea, U.S. share need to 'stably' manage Coupang issue: Seoul envoy

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States share the under...

North Korea’s abductions are ‘state-sponsored kidnapping,’ US ambassador says

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Wednesday called North Korea’s past abductions of Japanese citizens “state-sponsored kidnapping” and urged Pyongyang to immediately resolve the decades-old cases. “The United States stands with you, stands with Japan, with the Republic of Korea, and with every nation whose citizens were stolen by the DPRK,” Amb. Mike Waltz []

[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea

[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea

Canada to buy 12 hi-tech German submarines after bidding war

TKMS beats South Korean rival to multibillion-dollar contract that will deepen Canada’s Nato tiesCanada has selected a German consortium to build a dozen cutting-edge submarines in one of the country’s largest-ever defence contracts that will further deepen its Nato ties before a crucial summit this week.On Monday the prime minister, Mark Carney, announced the winner of a tightly contested battle for the lucrative government contract to replace their fleet of ageing, secondhand subs, most of which are undergoing maintenance. Continue reading...

U.S. asks South Korean shipbuilders about Navy work

U.S. asks South Korean shipbuilders about Navy work

10 years of Korea-UNDP cooperation on integrity and road ahead

10 years of Korea-UNDP cooperation on integrity and road ahead

North Korea’s border build-up opens a Seoul-UN Command rift

A public row between Seoul and the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) has revealed a fresh fault line over how the two interpret North Korea’s recent border fortification activities. South Korea views its arch-rival’s actions as a violation of the 1953 Korean war armistice agreement. The UNC does not. The dispute follows a separate disagreement over which authority should govern access to the demilitarised zone (DMZ), while analysts say differences also persist between Seoul and Washington over...

North Korea: Denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies, not Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, July 12 (YPA) – North Korea has hardened its rhetoric toward the United States and its allies following the recent NATO summit in Ankara, asserting that any talk of denuclearization must begin with Washington’s allies under the US nuclear umbrella, not with Pyongyang. In a statement, the North Korean Foreign Ministry said that NATO []

Why Japan and South Korea’s Deepening Defense Ties Are Good News for the US

Two of America’s closest security partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, have historically struggled to cooperate due to historical animosities. However, at the urging of the U.S., in recent years Tokyo and Seoul have increasingly collaborated with each other and trilaterally with Washington. Last month, that cooperation took another step forward. Japanese Defense Minister...

Japan and South Korea Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear Disarmament, Strengthen Defense Ties to Confront North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

Seoul - South Korea and Japan reaffirmed Sunday their commitment to achieving the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The two countries also agreed to revive joint search and rescue exercises as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation. At a meeting in Seoul, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara... Read more Source The post Japan and South Korea Reaffirm Goal of Nuclear Disarmament, Strengthen Defense Ties to Confront North Korea’s Nuclear Threat appeared first on Libya Update News.