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Police beef up security in places related to Biden's visit

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Police significantly heightened security around the presidential office compound in the central Seoul district of Yongsan and other locations, as a number of rallies are planned ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's three-
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Appeals court upholds suspended prison sentence for DP lawmaker over academic fraud

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court upheld a suspended prison term for Rep. Choe Kang-wook on Friday for fabricating an internship certificate for the son of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, a penalty heavy enough to remove him from parliament
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Ministry looking into reported arrest of N.K. defectors in China

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is trying to confirm media reports that a series of North Koreans were recently arrested in China after having fled their impoverished country, the unification ministry said Friday.Cha Duck-chul, the ministry'
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U.S. labels N. Korea as country not cooperating in anti-terrorism efforts in draft notice

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States has named North Korea as a country not cooperating in its anti-terrorism efforts, a U.S. draft document showed Friday.North Korea, along with Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba, was listed as a country "
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(2nd LD) Biden set to arrive in S. Korea for first summit with Yoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks on summit in paras 4, 16; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden is set to arrive in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of iss
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70 pct of S. Koreans support giving medical aid to pandemic-hit N. Korea: poll

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- More than seven out of 10 South Koreans are in favor of giving medical assistance to North Korea struggling with a massive COVID-19 outbreak, a poll showed Friday. In a nationwide poll of 1,000 people aged 18 or above conduc
S. Korea issues special travel advisory on Sri Lanka

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SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday issued a special travel advisory on Sri Lanka, the foreign ministry said, as the island country is gripped by civil unrest stemming from an economic crisis.The advisory calls for Korean citizens to canc
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COVID-19 patients allowed to use official polling stations in June 1 elections

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- COVID-19 patients will be able to vote in the June 1 local elections and parliamentary by-elections at the same polling stations as uninfected voters after the regular voting session is over, the state election watchdog said
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov't puts off plan to ease virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS more details in para 12; RECASTS quote in para 9)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus re
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(LEAD) Prosecutors looking into whether to bring Ponzi fraud charges against Terraform CEO Kwon

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in last para)SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are looking into whether to bring Ponzi fraud charges against CEO Do Kwon of Terraform Labs, sources said Friday, a day after investors sued him over the shocking cras
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Military reports 1,256 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 1,256 additional COVID-19 cases Friday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 151,632 the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,010 from the Army, 95 from the Ai
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First lady Kim to briefly meet Biden

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon-hee is expected to briefly exchange greetings with U.S. President Joe Biden during a state dinner to be held Saturday after summit talks between President Yoon Suk-yeol and Biden, an official close to Kim
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S. Korea, U.S. coordinating over Yoon-Biden visit to key air base: sources

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are fine-tuning details over a possible visit by Presidents Yoon Suk-yeol and Joe Biden to a key Air Force operations center south of Seoul during Biden's upcoming trip here, informed so
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N. Korea apparently on 'cusp of potentially another ICBM test': U.S. general

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be on the "cusp of potentially another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test," a top U.S. military officer in South Korea has said, stressing the allied troops are
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Gov't extends mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients for 4 more weeks

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- The government will extend the current seven-day quarantine mandate for COVID-19 patients for four more weeks until June 20, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Friday.The current level of the virus spread is within the coun
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N. Korea to hold state funeral for military official known for ties with Kim Jong-un

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- A top North Korean military official, who was a close aide to the late leader Kim Jong-il and known to have helped groom the current leader Kim Jong-un, has died, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.Hyon C
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New COVID-19 cases drop for 3rd day; gov't puts off plan to ease virus curbs

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell for a third consecutive day to stay below 30,000 on Friday, as the government pushed back the plan to relax more virus restrictions, citing the continuing omicron wave and possible s
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Prosecutors looking into whether to bring Ponzi fraud charges against Terraform CEO Kwon

SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors are looking into whether to bring Ponzi fraud charges against CEO Do Kwon of Terraform Labs, sources said Friday, a day after investors sued him over the shocking crash of the firm's two cryptocurrencies. In
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 43 COVID-19 deaths, total at 23,885: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 25,125 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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