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Dozens more cases have been confirmed among South Korean sailors in a navy unit fighting piracy off the coast of Africa. According to an official from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, there are now 68 service members in the Cheonghae Unit whove tested positive. Thats up 61 from the day before as test results came in. Fifteen of them are in hospital at an undisclosed location, and three are in intensive care. The test results of 200 members of the Cheonghae Unit are yet to come out, so the num...

The number of new COVID-19 infections in South Korea stayed above the one-thousand mark for the eleventh day in a row recording one,455 on Saturday. The government says its considering imposing stricter measures by banning private gatherings of five or more people in regions other than the greater Seoul area as concerns arise that COVID-19 cases could spike there as well during the summer tour peak season. Meanwhile, the military has confirmed that one more service member at the navys Che...

Posted : 2021-07-15 10:20 The Korean destroyer on anti-piracy missions off the coast of Africa / Yonhap Six service members aboard a South Korean destroyer on anti-piracy and other missions off the coast of Africa have tested positive for the coronavirus, the defense ministry said Thursday, sparking fears of collective infections among some 300 people living on the same vessel. After many of the Cheonghae Unit members showed symptoms of colds, random sampling tests were conducted on six of th...

South Korea discloses plans for light-aircraft carrier By (0) South Korea said it plans to deploy a 30,000-ton light-aircraft carrier by 2033.  Image courtesy of Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense Feb. 22 (UPI) -- South Korea is to build a light-aircraft carrier by investing about $1.8 billion, with deployment to begin in 2033, Seouls defense ministry said. South Koreas military and Defense Acquisition Program Administration said Monday at the 133rd Defense Project Promotion Comm...

Iran Refuses Medical Supplies, Demands $7Billion Cash for Release of S Korean Tanker

Intelligence on seizure Govt should make diverse diplomatic efforts to find solution The government had reportedly acquired intelligence about the possibility of Iran seizing a Korean vessel a month before a tanker was actually seized by Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This was reported to Cheong Wa Dae while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also distributed the information to relevant missions in five major Middle East nations close to Iran. This shows the seizure had been warned abo...