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LS Cable to invest US$680 mln to build cable plant in U.S.

LS Cable and System Ltd., South Korea’s biggest cable company, said Wednesday it will invest over US$680 million to build a cable plant in the United States by 2027 to meet growing local demand.

LS GreenLink USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of…

S. Korea, U.S. hold 5th round of talks on defense cost sharing

South Korea and the United States began a new round of negotiations Wednesday on the sharing of the cost for the upkeep of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), officials said.

The three-day talks in Seoul mark their fifth round since the two countries launched…

Navy stages live-fire SM-2 interceptor drills during RIMPAC

The Navy held air defense drills with an SM-2 interceptor during a U.S.-led multinational exercise in waters near Hawaii this week, officials said Wednesday, amid efforts to bolster response capabilities against North Korean missile threats.

The ROK…