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(URGENT) Yoon asks Biden to take special interest in S. Korean chip firms

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(URGENT) Yoon vows to give bold incentives, full support to chip sector

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(2nd LD) National Assembly confirms PM nominee Han

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Joo Kyung-donSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly confirmed Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo on Friday after the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) holding a majority in the parlia
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Courts partially allows rally near presidential office on S. Korea-U.S. summit day

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday gave partial approval for a demonstration planned by a civic group near the new presidential office in central Seoul on the day of the upcoming summit between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden.The
(URGENT) National Assembly confirms PM nominee Han

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(3rd LD) Yoon, Biden to visit key Air Force operations center

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, plan to jointly visit a key Air Force operations center south of Seoul during Biden's visit here, Yo
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(3rd LD) Biden arrives in S. Korea for first summit with Yoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with Biden's arrival in paras 1, 4-5; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of issues, includ
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(LEAD) DP decides to confirm PM nominee Han

(ATTN: CHANGES lead; ADDS more info in 4th para)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) decided Friday to confirm Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo, an official said, in an about-face amid concern that rejecting the nomi
(URGENT) Biden arrives in S. Korea for first summit with Yoon

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Seoul court again orders N.K. leader to pay compensation to abductees' families

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday ordered North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un to compensate the families of South Koreans abducted by the North during the 1950-53 Korean War.The Lawyers for Human Rights and Unification of Korea, a
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(2nd LD) Yoon, Biden to visit key Air Force operations center

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. plane operation in last para)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, plan to jointly visit a key Air Force operations center south of Seoul during Biden's visit
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Students infected with COVID-19 to be allowed to take school exams

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Middle and high school students infected with COVID-19 will be allowed to take school exams beginning this semester, the education ministry said Friday, as new coronavirus cases have been on a steady decline.Students who hav
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National Assembly to vote on PM nominee Han

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly was set to vote on Prime Minister nominee Han Duck-soo on Friday amid uncertainties over whether the main opposition Democratic Party commanding a majority in the Assembly will endorse or reject the nom
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(LEAD) Yoon, Biden to visit key Air Force operations center

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with presidential office's release)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, plan to jointly visit a key Air Force operations center south
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Yoon to hold first regular Cabinet meeting in Sejong next week

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will preside over his first regular Cabinet session in the administrative city of Sejong next week, his office said Friday.The meeting will be held Thursday at the government complex in Sejong, 130 ki
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Ministry looking into reported arrest of N.K. defectors in ChinaSEOUL -- South Korea is trying to confirm media reports that a series of North Koreans wer
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------N. Korea apparently on 'cusp of potentially another ICBM test': U.S. generalSEOUL -- North Korea appears to be on the "cusp of po
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea to hold state funeral for military official known for ties with Kim Jong-unSEOUL -- A top North Korean military official, who was a cl
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------May 16 -- N.K. leader issues special order on medicine supply against epidemic: state mediaS. Korea attempts to send message to North over aid; Pyongya
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S. Korea, U.S. agree to launch 'economic security dialogue'

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed Friday to launch a dialogue channel between their presidential offices to coordinate policy on cutting-edge technologies and supply chains, the South's presidential office said.Th