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South Korean Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will hold their first bilateral talks in the Philippines this week, ahead of a ministerial meeting led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Yonhap reports the meeting is scheduled for this week, with the Korea Times also noting it precedes the ASEAN-led gathering. The talks mark the first direct engagement between the two defense chiefs.