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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 10,000 for 7th day

(ATTN: ADDS latest figure in para 9)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday as the country moves toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added
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S. Korea, U.S. come up with concrete ways to boost alliance: FM Park

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Seoul and Washington have come up with "concrete cooperation measures" for the future development of their alliance, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said Thursday.Park made the remarks as he wrapped up hi
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PM pays visit to ex-President Moon

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday he paid a visit to former President Moon Jae-in and they exchanged views on economic conditions at home and abroad. Han traveled to the retirement home of Moon in Yangsan, 309 kilom
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USFK chief hosts farewell event for outgoing S. Korean JCS chair

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Force Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Paul LaCamera hosted a farewell ceremony for South Korea's outgoing Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Won In-choul on Thursday, praising his contributions to the two countries'
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(LEAD) First lady visits ex-President Chun's widow

(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the widow of former President Chun Doo-hwan at her house in western Seoul on Thursday. Kim arrived at the house of Lee Soon-ja, Chun's widow, a
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PM to visit Paris next week to seek support for 2030 World Expo bid

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will visit Paris next week as South Korea seeks international support for its bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southern port city of Busan, Han's office said Thursday. Han will visit Pa
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(2nd LD) Coast Guard apologizes over controversial speculation on death of fisheries official

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 14-17)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard on Thursday apologized for having previously presumed a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea's military near the western sea border in 2020 was attem
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Military reports 691 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 691 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 171,105, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 574 from the Army, 61 from the Ai
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Foreign ministry pushing for new bureau focused on science, technology diplomacy

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Thursday it is working to establish a new bureau in charge of "science and technology diplomacy" in a bid to deal more proactively with relevant issues and challenges facing South Korea
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Defense ministry regrets 2020 statement on fisheries official killed by N. Korea

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry expressed regret Thursday about its 2020 announcement that a fisheries official appeared to have attempted to defect to North Korea before being killed by border troops there.The ministry&
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Youth gambling addiction sharply increases during pandemic

BUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of adolescents treated for gambling addiction spiked last year as they spent more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday.Rep. Kim Do-eup of the ruling People Power Party released the s
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(LEAD) Coast Guard apologizes over controversial speculation on death of fisheries official

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Coast Guard's news conference; CHANGES headline; ADDS photos)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard on Thursday apologized for having previously presumed a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea&#
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First lady to visit ex-President Chun's widow

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee was set to visit the widow of former President Chun Doo-hwan at her house in western Seoul on Thursday, officials said.Kim will pay a visit to Lee Soon-ja, Chun's widow, at around 3 p.m., accordi
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Yoon names veteran politician to head presidential committee on national unity

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday named veteran politician Kim Han-gil as the chief of the presidential committee on national unity.Kim, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, served the same job when th
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Top court strikes down 8-yr prison term for woman in mysterious child death case

By Park BoramSEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down an eight-year prison term for a woman charged in the mysterious disappearance and deaths of two 3-year-old girls, citing the lack of concrete evidence proving her culpa
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Man gets 35-year imprisonment for murdering ex-girlfriend after stalking

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 35 years in prison Thursday for brutally murdering his ex-girlfriend whom he had stalked for months after the couple broke up.Kim Byung-chan was found guilty of stabbing the
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Man get 25-year imprisonment for brutal murder by rectal insertion

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for brutally killing one of his employees by inserting a 70-centimeter rod into the victim's rectum.The Seoul Western District Court found the
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Ministry to form environmental assessment body for THAAD unit 'normalization'

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Ministry plans to form a government-civilian consultative body for the long-delayed environmental impact assessment of a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit here to expeditiously push for its "no
Coast Guard to apologize over controversial speculation on death of fisheries official

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SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The Coast Guard is expected to apologize for having previously presumed a South Korean fisheries official killed by North Korea's military near the western sea border in 2020 was attempting to defect to the North volunt
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 10,000 for 7th day

(ATTN: ADDS details in last 5 paras, photos)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases remained below 10,000 for the seventh consecutive day on Thursday as the country moves toward returning to pre-pandemic normalcy.The countr