Boeing’s F-15SE, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 most likely candidates for FX-III projectSouth Korea is accelerating moves to purchase a high-end fleet of stealth fighter jets to counter North Korea’s asymmetrical threats and keep pace with neighboring countries seeking to secure their own radar-evading combat aircraft.Under the FX-III acquisition project worth around 10 trillion won ($8.86 billion), the

Defense March 2, 2011

 SEATTLE ― The capability to glean crucial intelligence on potential enemies and quickly detect any signs of possible aggression from them is indisputably the most critical requirement to ensure national security.To meet this, the U.S. aerospace giant Boeing has been working on developing a set of state-of-the-art intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, both manned and unmanned.One

Politics March 2, 2011

North Korea on Sunday threatened to strike South Korean psychological warfare apparatus on the border “in light of self-defense,” in more tough rhetoric ahead of the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise to begin Monday.  Civic group members send propaganda leaflets to North Korea at the Imjingak Pavilion near the inter-Korean border on Feb. 16. (Yonhap News)“Should the anti-North psychological

North Korea Feb. 28, 2011

Vote seen as a yardstick for parliamentary, presidential polls in 2012Rival parties are striving to field powerful candidates to win the crucial April 27 by-elections, regarded as a prelude to the parliamentary and presidential elections slated for next year.The vote is expected to serve as a political weather vane ahead of the two major elections as it is a nationwide poll to fill at least 26 pos

Politics Feb. 27, 2011

Prosecutors on Friday questioned the former state arms acquisition chief over his alleged involvement in two separate bribery scandals.Appearing at the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office in the morning, Chang Soo-man, former commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency, looked dismal, refusing to answer questions from a throng of journalists waiting at the office.Chang, who offer

Social Affairs Feb. 18, 2011

Chang Soo-man, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Agency, has tendered his resignation over his alleged involvement in a high-profile bribery scandal, a government source said Wednesday.“The DAPA commissioner expressed his wish to step down in the morning. He appears to have offered to resign due to the controversy over whether he is involved in the scandal,” said the source on condit

Politics Feb. 16, 2011

Jong-chol attends Eric Clapton showNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s second son Jong-chol was seen watching a concert of world-famous guitarist Eric Clapton in Singapore on Monday, two days ahead of his father’s birthday.Accompanied by around 20 people, the casually-attired Kim, born in 1981, was seen taking photos during the performance of the British musician in a video clip released by local me

Politics Feb. 16, 2011

Contenders attack leading potential candidate for 2012 pollPolitical competitors of former Grand National Party Chairwoman Rep. Park Geun-hye are moving to dampen her increasing efforts to keep the political pendulum swinging in her favor ahead of the 2012 presidential vote.Park, the frontrunner among potential presidential candidates, has recently made moves toward her bid for Cheong Wa Dae, whic

Politics Feb. 14, 2011