The South Korean government is increasing its national defense budget by 8.2% to about 42 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. It's the biggest yearly increase since 2008, and almost double the average annual increase of 4.4% from 2010 to 2017, Arirang.kr reports.
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K2 Black Panther MBT of the South Korean army (Picture source: Army Recognition)
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