Tokyo, Jan 27 (IANS) Japanese government has lodged a strong protest after North Korea on Tuesday launched two ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. Japan’s Defence Ministry stated that one of the missiles rose to an altitude of around 80 kilometres and flew about 350 kilometres, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that military spotted the missiles launched from a region in northern Pyongyang at around 3:50 pm…
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Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Tuesday visited the South Korea-US Combined Forces Command (CFC) and called for a firm readiness posture in a changing security environment, the defence ministry said. During the visit to the CFC based at Camp Humphreys, a key US base in Pyeongtaek located some 60 kilometres south of Seoul, Ahn met with US Forces Korea (USFK) Commander General Xavier Brunson, who also doubles as the CFC Commander, according to the ministry.In the…
Seoul, January 2 (IANS) The chief of the US Indo-Pacific Command has called for South Korea and the United States to continue to strengthen their combined defence posture in the new year to send a “clear message” to adversaries on the cost of aggression. Admiral Samuel Paparo Jr. made the call in a New Year’s message as Washington has urged Seoul and other regional allies to contribute to safeguarding the First Island Chain, a key perimeter for America’s preeminence against China in the region.”…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) The commander of American forces stationed in South Korea said Monday that Seoul “is not simply responding to threats” on the Korean Peninsula, as Washington has urged Seoul and other regional allies to contribute to safeguarding maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. General Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea (USFK), made the remark at a forum on the alliance with the US, citing the new US National Security Strategy that emphasized the need for Seoul and Tokyo to …