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October 2020 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- South Korea Reports 127 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 31 Oct 2020 -- South Korea's new Coronavirus cases rose by triple digits for the fourth straight day Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- South Korea Reports 77 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 24 Oct 2020 -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases returned to below 100 on Saturday after triple-digit infections were reported for the past two days, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- 7 more U.S. soldiers in S. Korea test positive for COVID-19 People's Daily 22 Oct 2020 -- Seven more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19 amid lingering worry about the virus spread here, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday.
- Flow of North Korean Refugees Into South Korea Decreases Amid COVID-19 Controls Radio Free Asia 22 Oct 2020 -- The number of North Korean refugees arriving in South Korea has fallen dramatically since January, a result of China's closing borders with its neighbors to combat the coronavirus, relief experts in Seoul said.
- S. Korea's ruling party chief hopes for breakthrough in ties with DPRK next year People's Daily 22 Oct 2020 -- South Korea's ruling party chief on Wednesday said he hoped for a new opportunity for better relations next year with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- South Korea re-designated 'low-to-moderate' COVID-19 risk CNA 21 Oct 2020 -- Business travelers from South Korea will once again be able to enjoy shortened quarantine periods after arriving in Taiwan, as the country has been returned to Taiwan's "low-to-moderate" risk list for COVID-19.
- S Korean Ministry Reportedly Observes Sharp Year-on-Year Drop in N Korean Defectors Sputnik 21 Oct 2020 -- A sharp year-on-year fall in the number of North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea has been registered in the third quarter of 2020, the South Korean Ministry of Unification said on Wednesday, according to domestic media reports.
- Chinese Defense Minister holds phone talks with S. Korean counterpart PLA Daily 21 Oct 2020 -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe on Wednesday held phone talks with Suh Wook, defense minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK).
- South Korea Acquires 24 New F-35A Stealth Fighters From US in Defence Revamp, Reports Say Sputnik 20 Oct 2020 -- A batch of next-generation US-built fighter jets has arrived in South Korea as part of the country's push to revamp its aerial defence capabilities, media reported Tuesday.
- New Virus Cases Bounce Back Above 50; Sporadic Cluster Infections Worrisome In S. Korea SPA 17 Oct 2020 -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rebounded above 50 today, on Saturday on cluster infections, putting health authorities on alert over a potential uptick in daily infections amid eased virus curbs, Yonhap reported.
- South Korea Reports 73 New Coronavirus Cases SPA 17 Oct 2020 -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose by a double-digit number for the second straight day Saturday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- US military to lay off 9,000 South Korean workers amid cost-sharing row Press TV 16 Oct 2020 -- Thousands of South Korean workers will be put on unpaid leave by the US military, as Seoul and Washington remain divided over costs of maintaining US forces on the Korean soil.
- Moon Vows Full Gov't Support for Coronavirus Vaccine Development SPA 15 Oct 2020 -- President Moon Jae-in said today, on Thursday the government will spare no support for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and therapy to treat the contagious disease, during a visit to a vaccine development company, Yonhap reported.
- Joint Communique of the 52nd U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting DoD 14 Oct 2020 -- The 52nd United States (U.S.)-Republic of Korea (ROK) Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) was held in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2020.
- U.S., South Korea Reaffirm Shared Defense Cooperation DoD News 14 Oct 2020 -- Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper welcomed South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, reaffirming the strength of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, during an enhanced honor cordon and bilateral meeting at the Pentagon today.
- Coronavirus Cases Stay Below 100 for 3rd Day in S. Korea SPA 11 Oct 2020 -- South Korea reported 72 new COVID-19 cases today, on Saturday, its third straight day of the number being below 100, but authorities remained on high alert amid back-to-back holidays, Yonhap reported.
- S. Korea calls on DPRK to return to dialogue for substantive progress People's Daily 12 Oct 2020 -- South Korea called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday to return to the dialogue table for substantive progress in the complete denuclearization of and a permanent peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula.
- South Korea's Daily Infections Stay Below 100 for 2nd Day at 54 SPA 09 Oct 2020 -- South Korea reported today 54 new cases of the Coronavirus, the second straight day of fewer than 100 cases, Yonhap News Agency reported.
- Fears for Senior Diplomat's Family in North Korea After South Korean Lawmakers Reveal His Defection Radio Free Asia 07 Oct 2020 -- Lawmakers in South Korea revealed Wednesday that a senior North Korean diplomat who disappeared in 2018 while stationed in Italy has been living in the South, but U.S. experts said the revelation could endanger the defector envoy's family still living in the North.
- Readout of U.S. Secretary of Defense Esper's Phone Call With Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Suh Wook October 7, 2020 DoD 07 Oct 2020
- Republic of Korea - AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder Missiles DSCA 01 Oct 2020 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $158.1 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
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