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FM has phone conversation with IAEA chief, discusses N. Korean nukes

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Wednesday had a phone conversation with the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog and discussed pending issues, including North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Seoul officials said.Dur
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HiteJinro releases toad design clothing at New York fashion week

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- S.Korean drink company HiteJinro announced on Wednesday it has collaborated with Intellectual property commerce platform OMNIART and released new line of clothing "Ji
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(LEAD) Jeju peace forum opens with focus on geopolitical security, pandemic

(ATTN: UPDATES with forum's opening; CHANGES dateline)By Yi WonjuJEJU, South Korea, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual international peace forum kicked off on the southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, with a focus on ways to promote global coo
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Yoon moves to appoint prosecutor general, chief of antitrust regulator

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol asked the National Assembly again on Wednesday to send confirmation hearing reports for the prosecutor general and antitrust regulator chief nominees, signaling his intent to appoint them before he
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Arrest warrants issued for Terraform founder Do Kwon and 5 others

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have set out to apprehend Do Kwon, the CEO of Terraform Labs, as part of a probe into the massive collapse of the blockchain firm's Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies in May, officials said Wednesday. The S
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Yoon may meet party leaders after 3-nation trip: official

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- A meeting between President Yoon Suk-yeol and the leaders of the ruling and main opposition parties may take place after his upcoming visit to Britain, the United States and Canada, a presidential official said Wednesday.
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Yoon's meeting with China's top legislator being arranged for Friday

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's meeting with China's top legislator Li Zhanshu is being arranged for later this week, although the details have yet to be fixed, according to the presidential office Wednesday.Li, China
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Military reports 1,015 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,015 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 272,352, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 737 from the Army, 125 from t
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(LEAD) Assembly speaker discusses economic cooperation with Spanish, Portuguese leaders

(ATTN: RECASTS slug, headline, lead; UPDATES with Portugal visit)MADRID/LISBON/SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with the Spanish Senate leader and the Portuguese president to discuss ways to widen economic coopera
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Human rights watchdog calls on Constitutional Court to rule against National Security Act

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The state human rights watchdog has called on the Constitutional Court to rule against the country's decades-old anti-communist National Security Act, saying the law unconstitutionally violates freedoms of expression a
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Yoon pledges support for people with technical skills

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met Wednesday with young people training to compete in a world skills competition and pledged to support the advancement of people with technical skills.Yoon visited the Global Institute for Transfe
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Vice unification minister voices strong regret over N. Korea's nuclear drive

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice unification minister expressed deep concern and strong regret Wednesday over what he called an obvious attitude by North Korea on its nuclear weapons development and use.Kim Ki-woong was referring to
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. to discuss 'concrete' deterrence steps against N.K. threats in this week's talks: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with vice foreign minister's comments in last 4 paras; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Kim Eun-jungWASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will discuss "concrete" steps to sharpen deterre
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Ruling party proposes bipartisan resolution against N. Korean leader's vows to keep nukes

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) suggested Wednesday that the rival parties adopt a joint resolution against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's pledge to keep the country's nuclear weapons."I urge the rulin
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(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases jump to over 90,000 after holiday

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases jumped to over 90,000 on Wednesday after the Chuseok fall harvest holiday that ended early this week amid worries over a spike in the virus i
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Chief of personal info protection watchdog offers to resign

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Yoon Jong-in, the chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), has tendered his resignation about a year before his three-year term ends next year, officials said Wednesday.Appointed by former Pres
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases jump to over 90,000 after holiday

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases jumped to over 90,000 on Wednesday after the Chuseok fall harvest holiday that ended early this week amid worries over a spike in the virus infections.The country reported 93,981 new CO
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Jeju peace forum set to open with focus on geopolitical security, pandemic

By Yi WonjuSEOUL/JEJU, South Korea, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- An annual international peace forum is set to kick off on the southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, with a focus on ways to promote global cooperation amid North Korea's continued sa
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Assembly speaker discusses economic cooperation with Spanish Senate leader

MADRID/SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with the leader of Spain's Senate to discuss ways to widen economic cooperation between the two countries, his office said Wednesday.During their 30-minute meeting in Ma