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S. Korean, British officials discuss cooperation on arms industry, technologies

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials from South Korea and Britain met on the margins of a British air show earlier this week to discuss bilateral cooperation in the arms industry and defense technologies, Seoul officials said Wednesday
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N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases below 300 for 2nd day: state media

SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 300 for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Wednesday.More than 250 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the p
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter succeeds in 1st flight test

(ATTN: ADDS President Yoon's message in paras 7-8)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter successfully carried out its first flight test Tuesday, around 6 1/2 years after its mammoth development project
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(3rd LD) New COVID-19 cases jump to over 73,000 as subvariant spreads

(ATTN: ADDS latest tally, gov't responses in paras 7-8, 13-15)SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases jumped to over 73,000 on Tuesday as a highly contagious omicron subvariant is spreading fast amid eased virus curbs.T
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Lingering tensions in Panmunjom underline uncertainties in inter-Korean ties

By Yi Wonju PAJU/SEOUL, July 19 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- About four years ago, the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom was brimming with renewed hopes for peace, as a rare summit between the two Koreas took place there, diluting its image of
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Yoon asks U.S. treasury secretary to discuss ways to stabilize foreign exchange market

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday and asked her to hold in-depth discussions with Seoul officials on ways to stabilize the foreign exchange market, his office sai
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FM Park relays Yoon's will to improve Seoul-Tokyo ties in courtesy call on Kishida

TOKYO/SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top diplomat said Tuesday he relayed President Yoon Suk-yeol's verbal message highlighting his will to improve relations with Japan during his courtesy call on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishi
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Yoon congratulates high jumper on silver medal at world championships

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated high jumper Woo Sang-hyeok on winning the silver medal at the world championships Tuesday."Together with the entire nation, I congratulate you on your silver medal in the men'
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter succeeds in 1st flight test

(ATTN: UPDATES with DAPA's press release in paras 4-7)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter successfully carried out its first flight test Tuesday, around 6 1/2 years after its mammoth development pro
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(LEAD) S. Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter succeeds in 1st flight test

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter successfully carried out its first flight test Tuesday, around 6 1/2 years after its mammoth development project kicked of
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Yoon gov't to push for launch of N.K. human rights foundation

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- The government of President Yoon Suk-yeol will actively push for the launch of a North Korean human rights foundation in line with the law, the presidential spokesperson said Tuesday.The North Korean Human Rights Foundation
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S. Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter takes off in 1st flight test

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown KF-21 fighter jet took off from a southern Air Force base in its first flight test Tuesday, officials at the state arms procurement agency said.The fighter carried out its maiden flight from the
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(3rd LD) Yoon says 'waited long enough' for DSME strike to end

(ATTN: UPDATES with main opposition party's reaction in paras 8-11)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday he believes the country has "waited long enough" for a strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Ma
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N. Korea celebrates 22nd anniv. of joint cooperation declaration with Russia

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of a joint declaration with Russia on bilateral cooperation, casting the two countries' relations as reaching a "new strategic height."The North's forei
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Military reports 1,384 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,384 additional COVID-19 cases Tuesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 190,511, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 884 from the Army, 219 from the
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Moderna says committed to making omicron-adaptive vaccine candidate available in Aug.

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Moderna Inc., a U.S. biotech company specializing in messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus vaccines, is committed to making its new bivalent vaccine candidate available next month, which reportedly demonstrates a superior antibo
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S. Korea to appoint new envoy on N.K. human rights

By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to appoint a new envoy for North Korean human rights, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, in a move to end nearly five years of vacancy amid the former Moon Jae-in government's drive for
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Campus rape suspect accused of neglecting dying victim

INCHEON, July 19 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating last week's rape and death of a university female student said Tuesday that she appeared to have been left unattended for over an hour after falling from a campus building where she was sexually a
Today in Korean history

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July 20 1907 -- King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty abdicates in favor of his son under pressure from the Japanese colonial regime. The king was a thorn in Japan's side, as he made several diplomatic efforts to counter its colonial policies.1948 --