Tag: Korea
South Korea’s defence industry takes flight
South Korea, a technological savvy nation, is internationally famous for its successful soft culture export. From K-drama to K-pop, the country has conquered the...
SA Air Force Museum’s Korean War Hall re-opens
This week the Korean War Hall of Remembrance at Swartkop Air Force Base Museum in Pretoria was opened after a substantial upgrade. The Ambassador...
New pledges for UN peacekeeping operations include 16 helicopters
Seventy-five member states and two international organisations, including 45 represented at foreign and defence minister level, expressed a collective commitment to UN peacekeeping during...
Guterres outlines peacekeeping gaps to Seoul Ministerial
Notwithstanding progress in a number of areas, United Nations peacekeeping efforts face what the world body’s senior man calls “significant gaps”.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres...
Twenty-two African countries expected at UN Peacekeeping Ministerial
With six of the United Nation’s 12 current peacekeeping missions in Africa, expectations are the continent will be well represented at the world body’s...
December is UN peacekeeping ministerial month
From 7 December on ministers from around the world will meet in Seoul, Republic of Korea, to close UN peacekeeping capability gaps through concrete...
Botswana, South Korea agree to collaborate on defence
South Korea and Botswana have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the promotion of military cooperation during a meeting in Seoul.
The...
Uganda to halt military, security ties with North Korea-S.Korea
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his country would halt security and military cooperation with North Korea, a South Korean official said following...
Pyongyang expels South Koreans from “peace” resort
Reclusive North Korea gave South Koreans working at a jointly run tourism resort 72 hours to leave, saying time had run out...
Korean memories turn 60
Friday marked the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict South Africa participated in as one United Nations....