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Yoon says revision of 52-hour work week not yet official

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday that a revision to the 52-hour legal work week has not been officially decided by the government yet.Labor Minister Lee Jeong-sik told reporters a day earlier that the government will con
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(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 20,000 for 6th day: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 3, 6-8; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the sixth consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 11,010 people showed
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House panel advances 2023 defense bill maintaining U.S. troop level in S. Korea

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has endorsed an annual defense policy bill for the fiscal year 2023 maintaining the current level of around 28,500 American troops in South Korea, according to media re
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New COVID-19 cases below 8,000 for 2nd day amid easing omicron spread

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases came below 8,000 for the second consecutive day Friday, marking a moderate downtrend amid the slowing omicron wave. The country added 7,227 new COVID-19 infections, including 111 from ov
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(LEAD) In key party meeting, N. Korea approves strengthening 'war deterrent,' state media says

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo, byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea approved an "important issue" to strengthen its "war deterrent" during a three-day high-profil
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, total at 24,498: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea' new COVID-19 cases below 8,000 for 2nd day: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul27/21Cloudy10Incheon25/19Cloudy0Suwon28/20Cloudy10Cheongju30/23Cloudy10Daejeon30/23C
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 24.Korean-language dailies-- '12-hour-per-week' ceiling on extra working hours to be lifted (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Controversy over police reshuffl
N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases under 20,000 for 6th day: state media

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remained below 20,000 for the sixth consecutive day, according to its state media Friday.More than 11,010 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the
N. Korea's key party meeting ends after three-day run: state media

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea ended a high-profile three-day party meeting on key defense policies, state media reported Friday, without direct mention of the country's nuclear issue.The third enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Milit
(URGENT) N. Korea's key party meeting ends after three-day run, state media says with no mention of nuclear issue

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Corporate direct financing shrinks 3.5 pct in May on base effect

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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Corporate direct financing in South Korea shrank 3.5 percent on-month in May due in part to the base effect from the previous month's large-scale rights issue, data showed Friday.Local companies raised a combined 19.4 t
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Annual peace forum to open amid N. Korea's brinkmanship, U.S.-China hegemony competition

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Senior government officials and national security experts will take part in an annual peace forum in Seoul to explore ways to deal with multiple challenges facing the Korean Peninsula amid a rapidly changing glob
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As rainy season begins, downpours hit Seoul, other cities

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rain pounded Seoul and northern parts of the country Thursday, marking the start of the one-month annual rainy season, the state weather agency said.More than 100 millimeters of rain had fallen in Gyeonggi Province, I
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases below 10,000 for 14th day amid slowing omicron

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest figures in paras 6-7)SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 10,000 for the 14th straight day Thursday amid a steady omicron downtrend, though the country remains vigilant against any
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Ukraine lawmakers to visit Seoul next month: ruling party

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A group of Ukrainian lawmakers will pay a reciprocal trip to Seoul next month, a ruling party official said Thursday, to discuss South Korea's humanitarian assistance to the war-torn nation.The anticipated visit will co
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Outgoing U.N. rapporteur on N.K. human rights to visit Seoul next week

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- The outgoing U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation will visit here next week, the U.N. Human Rights Office in Seoul said Thursday.Tomas Ojea Quintana will arrive in Seoul on Monday for a three-
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S. Korea, U.S. stage combined patrol flight in show of air defense readiness

SEOUL, June 23 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States conducted a combined patrol flight over key former battle sites earlier this week, the Air Force here said Thursday, in a show of their readiness against North Korea's
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First lady visits wife of ex-President Kim Young-sam

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the wife of late former President Kim Young-sam on Thursday, the presidential office said.Kim paid a courtesy call on Son Myung-soon, the widow of the former president who was in office from