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(LEAD) First lady calls for end to dog meat consumption

(ATTN: ADDS info on Kim-Biden conversation during last month's summit visit in last 2 paras) By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee has called for an end to dog meat consumption, saying South Korea and China are the onl
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Military reports 334 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 334 additional COVID-19 cases Monday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 168,990, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 277 from the Army, 31 from the Air
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(LEAD) S. Korea warns against won's excessive volatility

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange authorities said Monday that they will make efforts to prevent the South Korean currency from sliding excessively against the U.S. dollar
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First lady calls for end to dog meat consumption

By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee has called for an end to dog meat consumption, saying South Korea and China are the only countries among big economies where people eat dog meat, according to a newspaper interview pub
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June 141950 -- South Korea joins the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.1993 -- A helicopter carrying a crew filming the South Korean movie "Woman on Top of Man" crashes into the Han River in Seoul, killing s
S. Korea to take action against won's excessive volatility

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SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign exchange authorities said Monday they are closely monitoring the foreign exchange market as the Korean currency has shown excessive volatility.The finance ministry and the central bank said they wi
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Illegal Chinese immigrant nabbed for crossing Korean sea border on rubber boat

BUSAN, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Police have arrested a Chinese man for attempting to smuggle himself out of South Korea by a rubber boat after his visa expired, officials said Monday.The Chinese national with Korean ethnicity in his 40s was found by fishe
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(LEAD) Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-Industry Minister Paik

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 4th para: ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors sought an arrest warrant Monday for former Industry Minister Paik Un-gyu over allegations that while in office he forced the heads of 13 ener
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases drop to 5-month low

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 7-9, photos)SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell to their lowest tally in five months Monday as the country is working to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.The country added 3,828 COVID-19
Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-Industry Minister Paik

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday sought an arrest warrant for former Industry Minister Paik Un-gyu over allegations that while in office he forced the heads of several energy-related state firms to step down.Paik, the fo
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Gov't unveils deregulation of high-tech education, electric cars, healthcare

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The government unveiled a set of deregulation measures for high-tech education, subsidies for electric cars and healthcare on Monday in line with President Yoon Suk-yeol's pledge to help the private sector lead economic
(URGENT) Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-Industry Minister Paik

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Yoon advises against reading too much into first lady's visit with ex-President Roh's widow

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol told reporters Monday to not read too much into first lady Kim Keon-hee's planned visit with the widow of former President Roh Moo-hyun, saying it was something she had wanted to do since last ye
Over 5,000 nabbed for allegedly violating anti-stalking law

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- More than 5,000 people were apprehended for alleged stalking over the five months since South Korea's first anti-stalking law went into force, police data showed Monday.A total of 5,248 people were detaine
Yoon defends watching movie on day N.K. fired artillery shots

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SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that there was nothing wrong with him and first lady Kim Keon-hee watching a movie the previous day shortly after North Korea fired artillery shots because the government took necessary s
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(LEAD) N. Korea's suspected COVID-19 cases below 40,000: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 4th para; ADDS photo, byline) By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases dropped to below 40,000, its state media said Monday.More than 36,710 people showed symptoms of feve
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S. Korea kicks off integrated 'Hwarang' defense drills

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military kicked off annual joint drills with local governments, police, and firefighters Monday as part of efforts to maintain an integrated defense posture.The Hwarang training got underway in the southea
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Truckers' strike continues for 7th day; negotiations with gov't fall through

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A truckers' walkout continued for the seventh day Monday, deepening logistic disruptions and delays nationwide, as their negotiations with the government for a resolution fell through, officials said.Members of the 22,0
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Yoon says opposition push for greater parliamentary clout could be unconstitutional

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday that an opposition push to strengthen parliamentary oversight of the government could be "unconstitutional."Rep. Cho Eung-chon of the main opposition Democratic Party is repor
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader urges officials to wage battle against power abuse, bureaucratism

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info throughout, photos)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on officials to root out bureaucratism and other "non-revolutionary" acts, state media said Mo