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Korea's top general has visited the United Arab Emirates and Oman for talks on bilateral cooperation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday.

July 19, 2021 11:32 Coronavirus has spread to nearly the entire crew of the destroyer Munmu the Great on an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff here, a total of 247 sailors and officers had tested positive for coronavirus as of Monday morning. The military sent a team of about 200 personnel on two tanker transport planes to the area on Sunday to airlift them out and replace the exposed members of the Navy's Cheonghae anti-piracy unit. The replacement team consists of 148 officers and sailors, 13 medical staff and other support personnel, all o...

July 16, 2021 13:35 Six sailors aboard the destroyer Munmu the Great that is on an anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa have tested positive for coronavirus. Another 80 others also have symptoms, the Joint Chiefs of Staff here said Thursday. The destroyer carries about 300 personnel and crew who typically sleep in tightly enclosed cabins with a central ventilation system, making it a perfect breeding ground for infections. None of the crew had been vaccinated. The JCS immediately put its operations on hold. President Moon Jae-in ordered medical staff and supplies to be airlifted as...