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September 2020 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- Foreign Secretary visits South Korea and Vietnam pledging to work together in virus fight UK FCDO 30 Sep 2020 -- Foreign Secretary announces £6.3million of new funding to tackle the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 across South East Asia.
- 5 more US soldiers in South Korea test positive for COVID-19 Global Times 29 Sep 2020 -- Five more US soldiers in South Korea have tested positive for COVID-19 amid the lingering worry about the virus spread here, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Monday.
- DPRK warns S.Korea against any possible intrusions into its territory Global Times 27 Sep 2020 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday warned South Korea against entering the DPRK's territorial waters when searching for the missing body of a South Korean civilian.
- South Korea Reports 114 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 25 Sep 2020 -- South Korea's new Coronavirus cases stayed above 100 for the third straight day Friday due to continued rises in sporadic cluster infections, putting the South Korea's virus fight to the test ahead of a major holiday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- North Korea's Kim Jong Un Apologizes For Shooting Death of South Korean Official at Sea Radio Free Asia 25 Sep 2020 -- North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology Friday for the shooting death of a South Korean official found adrift in waters near the countries' disputed border this week, South Korea's security advisor told reporters.
- 'Shouldn't Have Happened': Kim Jong-un 'Greatly Sorry' for Shooting of Missing S Korean National Sputnik 25 Sep 2020 -- On Thursday, the South Korean Defence Ministry accused North Korea of fatally shooting a missing South Korean civilian and burning his body. Seoul also demanded that Pyongyang "provide an explanation and punish those responsible".
- South Korea Puts Military on 'Full Readiness' After Official is Shot Dead by the North Sputnik 25 Sep 2020 -- On Thursday, South Korean officials, including President Moon Jae-in, revealed that Pyongyang had shot an employee in the country's fisheries ministry and burned his body. According to the South Korean president's administration, North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un has already apologised for this "unfortunate incident".
- President Moon Calls N Korea's 'Shooting' of Missing S Korean Official 'Shocking, Unpardonable' Sputnik 24 Sep 2020 -- A South Korean official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from an inspection boat in waters near the island of Yeonpyeong on Monday, according to Yonhap.
- S. Korean president proposes public health initiative to involve DPRK People's Daily 23 Sep 2020 -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday proposed a sub-regional public health initiative that would involve the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- S. Korea Reports 110 New Virus Cases As Rise in Local Infections Persists SPA 19 Sep 2020 -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed in the 100s for the 17th consecutive day on Saturday, with local infections unabated in the greater Seoul area, Yonhap reported.
- South Korea Reports 110 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 19 Sep 2020 -- South Korea's new Coronavirus cases stayed in the 100s for the 17th consecutive day on Saturday as local infections remained unabated around Seoul and untraceable cases hit a record high, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- US, South Korea Review Pushes Ahead With Combined Command Move From Seoul, Pentagon Says Sputnik 12 Sep 2020 -- Senior US and South Korean officials pledged to push ahead with the relocation of their Combined Forces Command joint headquarters out of the Seoul area in an alliance teleconference between senior defense officials, a joint statement said.
- Joint Press Statement for the 18th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue DoD 11 Sep 2020 -- The Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DOD) held the 18th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) September 9-10, 2020.
- U.S. Navy joins Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea for Multinational Group Sail US Navy 09 Sep 2020 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) is scheduled to join the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) during a multinational group sail from waters near Hawaii to Guam beginning Sept. 9, to conduct integrated, multi-domain operations.
- S. Korea to Mass-Produce Antibody Treatment of COVID-19 This Month SPA 08 Sep 2020 -- South Korea plans to mass-produce an antibody treatment of the novel coronavirus later this month, Yonhap quoted health authorities as saying today, on Tuesday.
- Top nuke envoys of S.Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over DPRK issues People's Daily 03 Sep 2020 -- Top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks on Wednesday over issues on the Korean Peninsula, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
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