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Despite No New Defense Deal, U.S. Forces Korea did not Issue a Furlough Notice to South Korean Employees

Despite No New Defense Deal, U.S. Forces Korea did not Issue a Furlough Notice to South Korean Employees

by Hangyun Kim | Feb 14, 2021 | Featured, National Security

SEOUL – United States Forces Korea’s failure to notify approximately 9,000 South Korean employees at the end of January as legally required if they may be facing furloughs may signal that a new defense cost-sharing deal is underway between the Biden administration and...
Report Finds Servicemembers Received Miscalculated Housing Allowances

Report Finds Servicemembers Received Miscalculated Housing Allowances

by Hangyun Kim | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, National Security

A government report on military housing released Monday revealed that the Department of Defense had miscalculated allowances for service members that cover the cost of suitable private housing, such as apartments and rental homes. Basic allowance for housing,...

“This Isn’t the Cradle of Democracy that We Modeled After,” South Koreans Say of U.S. Inaugural Security

by Hangyun Kim | Jan 21, 2021 | Inauguration

SEOUL – As Joe Biden assumed the U.S. presidency Wednesday while roughly 25,000 National Guard troops patrolled a city largely empty of the crowds usually associated with the quadrennial ceremony, South Koreans were perplexed to witness the unmatched level of security...
Former K-Pop Star Deported for Allegedly Dodging Military Service Wants to Return Home

Former K-Pop Star Deported for Allegedly Dodging Military Service Wants to Return Home

by Hangyun Kim | Jan 21, 2021 | Military

SEOUL – Former K-Pop star Steve Yoo, a Korean American who renounced his South Korean citizenship allegedly to evade conscription in 2002 and has been listed on the country’s entry ban list since then, has asked to return in a YouTube channel. Men over age 18 are...
South Koreans affiliated with US Forces Korea first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in country

South Koreans affiliated with US Forces Korea first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in country

by Hangyun Kim | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, National Security

SEOUL – Troops and civilians affiliated with the U.S. Forces Korea were the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine in South Korea, where the vaccination program has not yet been launched due to the government’s belated move to secure vaccines. Under the vaccination...
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