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Asiana resumes Incheon-Beijing route after 2 years

Asiana-Beijing route Asiana resumes Incheon-Beijing route after 2 yearsSEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-biggest carrier, resumed its Incheon-Beijing route Satu
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Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Seoul next week

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. State Department official will visit Seoul next week to discuss issues including Russia's war in Ukraine and North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the department said.Under Secretary of State for
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Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. meet in Indonesia

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States met in Indonesia and coordinated their responses to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, the foreign ministry said Saturday.The meeting between Kim Gunn,
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S. Korea reports 68,551 new COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported 68,551 new coronavirus cases Saturday as the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.5 continued to spread.The tally is 1.66 times the number of cases a week ago but similar to the 68,632 new infections
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,855: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 68,551 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/23Sunny80Incheon27/23Sunny90Suwon28/22Sunny80Cheongju29/22Sunny8
N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 200 for 3rd day: state media

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SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 200 for the third consecutive day, according to its state media Saturday.More than 120 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the pre
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new infections fall below 70,000, remain high on subvariant

(ATTN: ADDS latest tally in 8th para)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 70,000 Friday but are nearly 10 times higher than a month ago amid the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. The country re
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for details of 'audacious plan' for N. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras, photo)SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed the unification ministry Friday to prepare the details of his "audacious plan" to revive North Korea's economy in the event it
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(4th LD) Deal reached to end Daewoo shipyard strike

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)GEOJE, South Korea, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Subcontract workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard on the southeastern coast agreed to end their 51-day strike Friday, after la
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(3rd LD) Deal reached to end Daewoo shipyard strike

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details, government statement in paras 5, 10-12)GEOJE, South Korea, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Subcontract workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard on the southeastern coast agreed to end their 5
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Audit agency finds irregularities in land development scandal

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Friday they found irregularities in a land development scandal that was launched in 2015 in the city of Seongnam, when Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party was the city's mayor.The scan
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(2nd LD) Deal reached to end Daewoo shipyard strike

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; CHANGES photo)GEOJE, South Korea, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Subcontract workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard on the southeastern coast agreed to end their 51-day strike Fri
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Military reports 1,592 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,592 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 195,434, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,149 from the Army, 168 from the
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(LEAD) Deal reached to end Daewoo shipyard strike

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with agreement; CHANGES headline, slug)GEOJE, South Korea, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Subcontract workers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) shipyard on the southeastern coast agreed to end their 51-day stri
(URGENT) Agreement reached to end Daewoo shipyard strike

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(2nd LD) Rival parties reach agreement on parliamentary committee formation

(ATTN: UPDATES with details from plenary session in paras 2, 12-13)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties reached agreement Friday on how to share parliamentary committee chairmanships, paving the way for the Na
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------July 18 -- S. Korean gov't releases footage of two N.K. fishermen being repatriated in 201919 -- N. Korea celebrates 22nd anniv. of joint cooperat
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases fall below 200: state mediaSEOUL -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases dropped