Instead, they are now there as civilian administrators. Military conscription is mandatory in South Korea, which remains technically at war with the North. But a new scheme now means that those ...

South Korea shares a tense relationship - and one of the world's most heavily-fortified borders - with North Korea, and conscription is seen as key to the country's defence. Able-bodied Korean men ...

Military service exists for the purpose of training the citizens of a country to defend their nation in times of war.Conscription in South Korea has been in place since 1957 and requires all men ...

Members of K-pop band BTS are to fulfil their requirement to do military service in South Korea, their representatives say.

While most South Korean men are expected to serve for at least a year and a half, shortly after finishing high school, the conscription law has a number of exceptions. Certain K-Pop stars with ...

By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mention of sexual harrassment and suicide. When I found myself waking up to the news of martial law in South Korea last month, my first ...