U.S. May Withdraw Thousands of Troops from South Korea
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On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command post located within Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, about 60km south of Seoul.
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essanews.com on MSNSouth Korea dismisses talk of reducing U.S. military presenceThe "Wall Street Journal" suggested that the U.S. president's administration is considering withdrawing 4,500 soldiers. Officials assure that South Korea and the U.S. continue to cooperate to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula.
A reassessment by U.S. regarding North Korea's military capabilities marks a shift in understanding the country's defensive posture.
Eight decades after the partition of the Korean peninsula, the Catholic Church in South Korea remains one of the few actors that, with perseverance and faith, keeps alive the hope for reconciliation between the two Koreas.
South Korea sent a delegation to Washington to hold a second round of technical discussions this week over the Trump administration's proposed "reciprocal" tariffs, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Tuesday.
The country cites security. Google cites data restrictions. But the real story may be what neither side wants to admit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The building, previously known as the Unification Pavilion, was renamed Panmun Hall sometime in 2024, ministry spokesman Koo Byongsam said at a news conference Monday in Seoul. A sign bearing the former name was taken down in January 2024 and replaced with the new one about seven months later, he said.
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The Chosun Ilbo on MSNUS troop cuts in Korea back on the table as Pentagon weighs Indo-Pacific shiftThe Trump administration is weighing a plan to pull thousands of U.S. troops out of South Korea and redeploy them elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific, including Guam, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing multiple defense officials.