South Korea has earmarked a budget of $222bn for the five-year period spanning 2021 to 2025 to strengthen its defence posture ...

The Pentagon played down a report that it is considering reducing U.S. troop numbers in South Korea. "Anyone who's covered the Pentagon knows that we always evaluate force posture," chief Pentagon ...

South Korea Presidential Candidate Kim Says Open to Discussing US Troop Cost By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo said on Monday he was ...

SEOUL, May 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo said on Monday he was willing to discuss sharing more of the cost of stationing the U.S. military in the ...

South Korea and the United States last agreed to a five-year plan in October to increase by 8.3% to 1.52 trillion won ($1.09 billion) South Korea's share of the cost of maintaining the U.S. military.