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Tottenham forward Son finishes basic training in South Korea

May 8, 2020

Tottenham forward Son finishes basic training in South Korea

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min finished his three-week military training in South Korea on Friday and was right near the top of the class.

K-League set for kick off as soccer resumes in South Korea

May 7, 2020

K-League set for kick off as soccer resumes in South Korea

South Korea’s soccer league will kick off the season Friday, three days after the first pitch was thrown in baseball, in yet another sign that life in the country is starting to return to normal after strenuous efforts to contain the coronavirus.

Group targets Army chaplain for sharing 'Coronavirus and Christ' book

May 7, 2020

Group targets Army chaplain for sharing 'Coronavirus and Christ' book

A senior U.S. military chaplain in South Korea is under fire for an email he sent in April to 35 other chaplains under his command at Camp Humphreys, mentioning Christian author John Piper's book, "Coronavirus and Christ."

Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

May 5, 2020

Play ball: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

Cheerleaders danced beneath rows of empty seats and umpires wore protective masks as a new baseball season began in South Korea.

South Korea protests gunfire at border, blames North Korea for starting it

May 4, 2020

South Korea protests gunfire at border, blames North Korea for starting it

South Korea said Monday that it was boycotting North Korea, saying its troops initiated a gunfire exchange over the weekend in the heavily-fortified Demilitarized Zone that divides both countries.

China's Xian H-20 stealth bomber completes nuclear triad, could make debut this year

May 4, 2020

China's Xian H-20 stealth bomber completes nuclear triad, could make debut this year

China's newest supersonic stealth bomber -- which doubles the country's strike range and completes its nuclear triad--could be ready for rollout later this year but Beijing has purportedly been weighing the step and what it could mean for escalating regional tensions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

What is OPLAN 5029? The 'Mission Impossible'-style plan in place to secure North Korea's nukes

May 4, 2020

What is OPLAN 5029? The 'Mission Impossible'-style plan in place to secure North Korea's nukes

Even though North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un purportedly popped up at a fertilizer plant on Friday, speculation had been swirling for days about his health and the stability of the notoriously unstable nuclear-armed country.

North Korea, South Korea troops exchange gunfire along border, South says

May 3, 2020

North Korea, South Korea troops exchange gunfire along border, South says

North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South’s military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities.

North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker '99 percent' sure Kim Jong Un is dead

May 1, 2020

North Korean defector-turned-lawmaker '99 percent' sure Kim Jong Un is dead

A North Korean defector now serving as a lawmaker in the South claimed Friday that he is “99 percent” certain Kim Jong Un is dead.

Hogan: Maryland keeping coronavirus tests acquired from South Korea at secret, protected location

April 30, 2020

Hogan: Maryland keeping coronavirus tests acquired from South Korea at secret, protected location

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told Washington Post Live on Thursday, that the state has hidden coronavirus test kits it obtained from South Korea, to prevent the federal government from seizing them for redistribution.