US sticks with $5 billion defense bill for South Korea
(WorldNews South Korea)

U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris at Cheong Wa Dae on Nov. 15 Yonhap Seoul, Washington break off defense cost talks in 90 minutes By Do Je-hae The mounting pressure from Washington to `excessively` increase Korea`s share of costs for the maintenance of U.S. troops in South Korea is triggering concerns among Koreans that the U.S. is not showing due respect to its allies. Such concerns were greatly magnified by a recent meeting between U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris and a high-profile Korean lawmaker, in which the U.S. envoy reportedly underlined the necessity for Korea to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump`s demand to raise Korea`s share to $5 billion. The meeting...