Korea to invest $288.7m in advanced defense materials and parts
WNAM MONITORING: Korea plans to invest 400 billion won ($288.7 million) this year to develop advanced materials and components used...
Thursday, September 11, 2025
South Korea
Seoul: Army, Marine Corps conduct live-fire drills
WNAM MONITORING: The Army and Marine Corps held live-fire artillery drills near the border with North Korea on Wednesday to...
ASEAN-Korea Centre appoints new Secretary-General
WNAM MONITORIN: The ASEAN-Korea Centre said Tuesday it appointed former Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Jae-shin as its new...
S. Korea to extend fuel tax cut through June amid Middle East tensions
SEOUL(WNAM Monitoring): The government will extend the tax cut on fuel consumption by an additional two months amid growing tensions...
Ruling Party leader resigns following election defeat
SEOUL: Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), stepped down Thursday to take responsibility for the...
S. Korea successfully launches 2nd spy satellite into orbit
WNAM Monitoring: South Korea successfully launched its second indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space...
S. Korea to launch 2nd spy satellite on April 8
WNAM MONITORING: South Korea will launch its second military spy satellite next week from a U.S. space center, the defense...
Korea launches Research Center in Defense Artificial Intelligence
WNAM MONITORING: The defense ministry on Monday established a research center aimed at overseeing artificial intelligence (AI) development in the...
Top brass of S. Korea, US and Japan discuss security cooperation
WNAM MONITORING: South Korea's top military officer on Thursday held video talks with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts to discuss...
Hyundai Motor Group to invest $50.6 billion in Korea by 2026
WNAM MONITORING: Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it will invest 68 trillion won ($50.6 billion) and hire 80,000 in Korea...