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Yoon to begin weekly meetings with PM next Monday

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will begin holding weekly meetings with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to discuss state affairs next week, a presidential official said Wednesday.The first meeting has been scheduled for Monday, with Yoo
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(LEAD) Unification minister, Sherman discuss need for N. Korea to resume dialogue

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of a press release from the state department, more information in paras 4-7; CHANGES dateline)SEOUL/WASHINGTON, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. State Department official had meetings here with South Korea's top govern
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(2nd LD) S. Korea lifts mandatory self-isolation for all international arrivals

(ATTN: ADDS more info in 7th para)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday lifted the mandatory seven-day self-isolation period for all international arrivals in the latest move to return to pre-pandemic normalcy amid a downtrend in COVID-1
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(LEAD) PPP chief discusses support, post-war reconstruction with Ukrainian president

(ATTN: ADDS Zelenskyy's remarks in paras 7-8)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) Chairman Lee Jun-seok has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discussed various support measures and development cooperation b
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S. Korea to provide US$1.2 mln in nuclear industry aid to Ukraine

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea pledged to provide US$1.2 million in additional aid to Ukraine to support safe operations of nuclear power plants of the war-ravaged country, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.South Korean representatives annou
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(LEAD) Cargo truckers' strike continues for 2nd day; strikers decry soaring fuel prices

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest participation rate, police apprehensions, other details in paras 9, 14-17)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Striking cargo truckers decried Wednesday that soaring fuel prices are throwing them to the edge of survival, demanding the
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Unification minister, Sherman discuss need for N. Korea to resume dialogue

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. State Department official had meetings here with South Korea's top government officials in charge of inter-Korean affairs Wednesday, during which they discussed the need for North Korea to return to denucle
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to bolster security ties against N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES with bilateral meeting of S. Korean, Japanese officials in second to last para)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to bolster their united front against North Korea's t
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Disgraced singer Seungri to be discharged from military following top court ruling

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Seungri, the disgraced former member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG, will be discharged from the military later this week to serve a prison term in a civilian correctional facility for prostitution mediation and other offenses, m
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(LEAD) Yoon discusses cooperation with Vietnam's Communist Party chief

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES throughout)SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol held a videoconference with Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday to discuss ways to move relations between the two
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Cargo truckers' strike continues for 2nd day; strikers decry soaring fuel prices

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- Striking cargo truckers decried Wednesday that soaring fuel prices are throwing them to the edge of survival, demanding the extension of a freight rate system guaranteeing their basic wages, as their general walkout entered
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Military reports 952 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 952 additional COVID-19 cases Wednesday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 165,957, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 682 from the Army, 194 from the A
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Yoon to host mini concert for residents near Yongsan presidential office

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will host a music concert for Yongsan residents later this month to celebrate the completion of the remodeling of the presidential office, officials said Wednesday. Yoon and first lady Kim Keon-hee wi
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(LEAD) S. Korea to bring in 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 drug Evusheld

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout; RECASTS headline, lead) SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided to bring in 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca's antibody treatment Evusheld by October to better protect people with weak immune systems, the hea
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Employee of Hyundai Mobis under police probe for alleged industrial technology theft

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- An employee of Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, is under police investigation for allegedly leaking technologies, officials said Wednesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police's security investiga
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Yoon to hold videoconference with Vietnam's Communist Party chief

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol was to hold a videoconference with Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong on Wednesday to discuss ways to move relations between the two countries forward, an official said.The president
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to bolster security ties against N. Korea

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with comments, details; CHANGES headline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Wednesday to bolster their united front against North Korea's threats, as their senior gov
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New presidential residence half the size of former place

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The new presidential residence to be used by President Yoon Suk-yeol is about half the size of the former presidential home at Cheong Wa Dae, informed officials said Wednesday.The foreign minister's residence at the foot
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Yoon refutes criticism over prosecutor-concentrated personnel appointments

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday refuted criticism that former prosecutors dominate key government posts, saying those with legal experience are appointed to various government posts in advanced countries like the United
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S. Korea's defense chief to meet U.S., Chinese, Japanese counterparts in Singapore

SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup plans to hold a series of talks with his U.S., Chinese and Japanese counterparts on the margins of a regional security forum in Singapore later this week, Seoul's defense m