South Korea, U.S. remain poles apart in defense cost-sharing
(WorldNews South Korea)

Jeong Eun-bo, fourth from left, South Korean chief negotiator for defense cost-sharing, talks with his U.S. counterpart James DeHart, second from right, at the sixth round of talks over the issue in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. / Courtesy of foreign affairs ministry By Kim Rahn The sixth round of negotiations between South Korea and the U.S. over defense cost-sharing for the upkeep of United States Forces Korea (USFK) has finished without compromise, with the two sides only confirming different opinions on how much more South Korea needs to pay. After the 11th Special Measures Agreement (SMA) meeting held in Washington, D.C., Tuesday and...