South Korea—U.S. To Return 25 Percent Of Seoul Garrison

The U.S. and South Korea have reached an agreement on the return of a large section of an American garrison located in the middle of Seoul, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul). On Thursday, the parties agreed to the return of around one quarter of the Yongsan garrison site, said the South Korean Foreign Ministry. The transfer of some 5.4 million square feet (500,000 square m) of land is expected to take place by early next year. The territory primarily consists of the South...