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News South Korea » Security: South Korea’s CBDC pilot skipped independent security audit

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/south-korea-s-cbdc-pilot-skipped-independent-security-audit/ar-AA28nbdI
Published on: Monday 20 July 2026

The pilot program for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) in South Korea seems to have gone through live blockchain payments with thousands of users without even a single independent security ...

News South Korea » Security: South Korea, U.S., Japan military chiefs reaffirm cooperation against N. Korea

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/16/korea-US-Japan-South-Korea-military-chiefs-trilateral-meeting-Tri-CHOD-North-Korea/1921784185564/
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to closer security cooperation against North Korean threats, Seoul said Thursday.

News South Korea » Security: North Korea Accuses US, Japan, South Korea of 'Military Collusion', Just a Day After Pentagon Meeting

News channel or source: https://www.ibtimes.sg/north-korea-accuses-us-japan-south-korea-military-collusion-just-day-after-pentagon-meeting-90090
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Pyongyang's Ministry of National Defense issued the statement a day after the three countries' military chiefs met at the Pentagon for the 23rd Trilateral Chiefs of Defense meeting.

News South Korea » Security: South Korean envoy to return from U.S. for consultations

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/07/14/kang-kyung-wha-coupang-us-envoy/1141784073647/
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

South Korea's U.S. envoy Kang Kyung-wha will return to Seoul for talks on Coupang, tariffs, security cooperation and other bilateral issues.

News South Korea » Security: South Korea Expands Indo-Pacific Security Footprint with US Naval Partnership

News channel or source: https://www.ibtimes.sg/south-korea-expands-indo-pacific-security-footprint-us-naval-partnership-89418
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

Seoul's first maritime command at RIMPAC and expanded naval maintenance cooperation with Washington underscore its growing role in regional deterrence beyond the Korean Peninsula.

News South Korea » Security: Russia labels South Korea-NATO defense ties security threat

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/russia-labels-south-korea-nato-defense-ties-security-threat/ar-AA287Wv5
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed to the South Korean ambassador in Russia that defense industry cooperation between South Korea and NATO “poses a threat to Russia’s security” and is ...

News South Korea » Security: North Korea calls Seoul-Tokyo military cooperation ‘self-destruction’

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/international-relations/north-korea-calls-seoul-tokyo-military-cooperation-self-destruction/ar-AA27xqjZ
Published on: Wednesday 08 July 2026

North Korea on Thursday condemned expanding military cooperation between South Korea and Japan as a "foolish act courting self-destruction." ...

News South Korea » Security: North Korea condemns US-South Korea security talks, threatens to take ‘more offensive action’

News channel or source: https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/world-news/north-korea-condemns-us-south-korea-security-talks-threatens-to-take-more-offensive-action/
Published on: Saturday 08 November 2025

SEOUL, Nov 8 – North Korea’s defense minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take “more offensive action” as he condemned U.S. security talks with Seoul and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft ...

News South Korea » Security: Why South Korea is racing to build a sovereign AI model for cybersecurity

News channel or source: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3360901/why-south-korea-racing-build-sovereign-ai-model-cybersecurity
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

Fears over access to foreign AI models have accelerated Seoul’s push to control the systems used to defend critical infrastructure.

News South Korea » Security: South Korea Codifies AI Red Teaming, Ending Era of Unverifiable Security Claims

News channel or source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319978/20260709/south-korea-codifies-ai-red-teaming-ending-era-unverifiable-security-claims.htm
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

AI red teaming now has a government-defined standard for the first time worldwide. South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT released two guidelines on July 8 creating an auditable baseline for AI ...

News South Korea » Security: South Korea, Japan reaffirm denuclearisation goal, closer defence ties

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-korea-japan-reaffirm-denuclearisation-goal-closer-defence-ties/ar-AA26I7ba
Published on: Saturday 27 June 2026

SEOUL, June 28 (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and agreed to revive joint search-and-rescue drills in a step ...

News South Korea » Security: S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision

News channel or source: https://www.trtworld.com/article/7daedcdbf547
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2026

Under the leadership of Lee Jae-myung, South Korea has continued to reshape its strategic position on the global stage through economic reforms and investments in artificial intelligence.