Category: Defense

April 21, 2020

To Give Coronavirus Disaster Aid…Defense Budget Cut by ₩904.7 Billion (~$750 Million), Including the Budget for F-35 Stealth Fighter

2020-4-17, NewDaily [Translation] The government of Moon Jae-in decided to cut ₩904.7 billion (~$750 million) in the defense budget this year in the name of providing emergency disaster aid to...

Categories Defense/Elections/Military/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/Wuhan Virus

April 17, 2020

Just One Day After the Landslide Victory, “Abolish the National Security Act,” “Change the Constitution to Nationalize Land,” and the Prosecutor General Threatened

2020-4-17, NewDaily [Translation] One day after the ruling party’s landslide victory in the 21st general election, the ruling party is  calling to abolish the National Security Act. In addition, the...

Categories Communism/Constitution/Defense/Elections/Nationalization/Security/Socialism/South Korea/Subversion/Translation of Korean News

April 13, 2020

Chinese Fishing Vessels’ Giant Trawl Nets, Twice the Length of the 63 Building, Discovered in the Seas near Jeju Island

2020-4-10, News1 [Translation] The South Korean Coast Guard continued to discover and destroy gigantic trawl nets placed illegally by Chinese fishing vessels [in the waters near Jeju Island]. The fish...

Categories China/Defense/Economy/Food/South Korea/Translation of Korean News

April 10, 2020

Almost Secret: China’s Extensive Belt and Road Initiative, Nearly 30 Chinatowns in South Korea

2020-4-10, Tara O When discussing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, often, nothing is shown on the map for South Korea in major press reporting; however, China’s Belt and Road Initiative...

Categories China/Defense/Elections/Security/South Korea/Subversion

January 30, 2020

KORGAD: Exercise Maximum Diplomacy on Deployment of ROK Forces to the Strait of Hormuz and Stop the Attacks on the U.S. Ambassador

2020-1-23, Statement of the KORGAD (Korean Retired Generals & Admirals Defending the Nation) The government’s decision to deploy Republic of Korea (ROK) Naval Forces to the Strait of Hormuz was...

Categories Alliance/Defense/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups

November 20, 2019

North Korea’s Gat-Geun Tactic Aims to Destroy South Korea-U.S.-Japan Trilateral Relations

2019-11-19, Tara O The U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance has defended South Korea against external threats, especially threats emanating from North Korea, for almost 70 years.  The U.S. and Japan...

Categories Alliance/Defense/Japan/Military/North Korea/Security/South Korea

November 17, 2019

We Urge the Government to Withdraw its Decision to Terminate GSOMIA and Extend the Pact Immediately, Statement of the KORGAD

2019-11-13, KORGAD Statement The Moon administration has maintained its stance on the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), contending that the pact should be terminated since Japan tightened controls...

Categories Alliance/Defense/Impeachment/Japan/Military/Security/South Korea/Statements from Korean groups/Treason

September 1, 2019

The Republic of Korea Can Only Live by Throwing Away Moon Jae In

2019-8-24, Lieutenant General Shin Won-sik’s speech at the Seoul Street Rally held by the Liberty Korea Party on August 24, 2019 Dear Patriotic citizens who are unable to sleep at...

Categories Alliance/Defense/Freedom/Japan/Liberal Democracy/Statements from Korean groups/Subversion/Treason

July 31, 2019

Fire “Blazing” at a Military Supply Depot in Pocheon, South Korea

2019-7-28, Geumgang Ilbo A fire broke out at a military supply depot in Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. According to the fire department, a fire broke out at 7:15...

Categories Defense/Military/Security/Translation of Korean News

July 24, 2019

North Korean Military Occupies Hambak and Other Islands in the West Sea

2019-7-22, Weekly Chosun Ministry of Public Administration & Security; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transportation; Ministry of Maritime & Fisheries:  “South Korean territory” Ministry of National Defense:  “North Korean territory”...

Categories Defense/Military/NLL/North Korea/South Korea/Translation of Korean News/West Sea