Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast ...

South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ...

South Korea’s military faces a sharp decline in soldiers due to the world’s lowest birth rate, a new report by the country’s ...

South Korea's military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population ...

The shortfall, driven by the Asian country’s record-low birthrate of 0.75, left the military 50,000 soldiers under the level ...

North Korea's defense chief on Monday condemned an upcoming large-scale joint military exercise between the United States and ...

The drills, which will kick off next week, are a "direct military provocation" against North Korea, Pyongyang said.

South Korea is grappling with a military personnel shortage as Kim Jong Un escalates North Korean military preparations, with ...

Observers say they’re surprised by Pyongyang’s shift in tone towards the Ulchi Freedom Shield drills, which begin on August ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will be testing the limits of one of the more successful strategies of dealing with US ...

South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defense ...