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News South Korea Security: South Korea ends two-year U.N. Security Council term, cites peace role

Published on: Wednesday 31 December 2025
South Korea ends two-year U.N. Security Council term, cites peace role
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/01/unsc-ended-raised-its-profile/5191767248016/

S. Korea's two-year term as a non-permanent member of the U.N. Security Council ended Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry saying raised its profile.

News South Korea Security: Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?

Published on: Thursday 18 December 2025
Are Japan and South Korea Poised for a Historic Breakthrough?
News source: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/japan/are-japan-and-south-korea-poised-historic-breakthrough

When the leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea last met, in May 2024, observers viewed the meeting with a sense of relief. Japan and South Korea were emerging from one of the darkest periods in ...

News South Korea Security: Japan escalates trade war with South Korea, deepening rift and raising security concerns

Published on: Friday 02 August 2019
Japan escalates trade war with South Korea, deepening rift and raising security concerns
News source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-02/japan-escalates-trade-war-with-south-korea-deepening-rift-and-raising-security-concerns

Japan on Friday escalated its trade war with South Korea by removing it from a list of trusted trading partners, furthering economic uncertainties in the midst of the U.S.-China trade dispute and ...

News South Korea Security: Defense Ministry: South Korea examining options to protect ships in Hormuz Strait

Published on: Sunday 28 July 2019
Defense Ministry: South Korea examining options to protect ships in Hormuz Strait
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/07/29/Defense-Ministry-South-Korea-examining-options-to-protect-ships-in-Hormuz-Strait/1711564386286/

South Korea is looking into "various options" to protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, though no decision has been made on whether to contribute troops to the U.S.-led initiative, the defense ministry said.

News South Korea Security: Trump crosses into North Korea, shakes hands with Kim before one-on-one meeting in South

Published on: Sunday 30 June 2019
Trump crosses into North Korea, shakes hands with Kim before one-on-one meeting in South
News source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2019/06/29/trump-and-kim-will-meet-dmz-moon-says/SjsEFPfVB5Ks5eK9osrdHK/story.html

As he left South Korea on his flight to Washington ... Trump has brushed off the significance of those tests, even as his own national security adviser, John Bolton, has said they violated U.N. ...

News South Korea Security: Japan will restrict the export of some materials used in smartphones and chips to South Korea

Published on: Sunday 30 June 2019
Japan will restrict the export of some materials used in smartphones and chips to South Korea
News source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/30/japan-will-restrict-the-export-of-some-materials-used-in-smartphones-and-chips-to-south-korea/

Japan’s trade ministry said today that it will restrict the export of some tech materials to South Korea, including polyimides used in flexible displays made by companies like Samsung Electronics. The new rules come as the two countries argue over compensation for South Koreans forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II. The […]

News South Korea Security: Large-scale U.S. war games with South Korea no longer needed, says Pentagon chief

Published on: Monday 03 June 2019
News source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/3/patrick-shanahan-pentagon-chief-large-scale-us-war/

The complete cancellation of the massive military drills between Washington and South Korea will not affect the ability of ... Jeong Kyeong-doo on the sidelines of the annual Shangri-La security ...

News South Korea Security: Huawei launches 5G lab in South Korea, but keeps event low-key after U.S. ban

Published on: Wednesday 29 May 2019
News source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-southkorea-lab/huawei-launches-5g-lab-in-south-korea-but-keeps-event-low-key-after-us-ban-idUSKCN1T00AW

SEOUL (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies unveiled an open lab for next-generation 5G wireless network in South Korea on Thursday, but kept the launch low-key given its recent blacklisting by the United ...

News South Korea Security: South Korea army officer arrested for attempted attack on Blue House

Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2019
News source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/06/04/South-Korea-army-officer-arrested-for-attempted-attack-on-Blue-House/7751559660440/

The Blue House is under heavy security and historically was the target of attacks and assassination attempts. RELATED South Korean unification minister: Economic projects with North Korea in limbo In ...

News South Korea Security: South Korea Urges Restraint After Recent North Korea Missile Tests

Published on: Saturday 01 June 2019
News source: http://time.com/5599415/south-korea-north-korea-missile-test/

who spoke at the same session on Korean security, stressed that a strict implementation of sanctions against North Korea was necessary. He specifically directed his comments at South Korea ...