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  S. Korea, U.S., Japan voice serious concerns over N.K. IT workers' malicious cyber activities

  By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan on Wednesday voiced "serious concerns" over evolving malicious cyber activities by North Korean information technology (IT) workers who use artificial i
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  (URGENT) S. Korea, U.S., Japan voice 'serious concerns' over N.K. IT workers' malicious cyber activities

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  Nat'l Assembly approves parliamentary probe into deadly 2023 underpass flooding

  By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a plan to conduct a parliamentary investigation into who should be held accountable for a deadly underpass flooding by heavy rain in 2023. Seventeen vehicles, inclu
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  APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting kicks off in S. Korea to discuss energy security in AI era

  By Kim Na-youngBUSAN, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Energy ministers from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathered in South Korea on Wednesday to discuss energy security amid surging electricity demand driven by the grow
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  (2nd LD) Police consider digital forensics over death of woman, daughters after fall from building

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Police have been considering conducting digital forensic analysis in the search for evidence to investigate the death of a woman and her two daughter
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  S. Korea hosts int'l forum on clean hydrogen

  BUSAN, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- An international forum on promoting the use of hydrogen as clean energy was held in South Korea on Wednesday, bringing together energy experts from home and abroad to discuss ways to promote international cooperation in the
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  (LEAD) Woman, 2 daughters die after falling from building in Seoul

  (ATTN: CORRECTS age of daughters in first para)SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- A 40-something woman and her two daughters, aged between 10 and 19, have died after falling from a 12-story building in Seoul, officials said Wednesday.The three were discovere
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  World Climate Industry Expo kicks off in S. Korea, showcasing latest energy technology

  By Kim Na-youngBUSAN, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- The 2025 World Climate Industry Expo (WCE) kicked off in South Korea on Wednesday under the theme "Energy for AI and AI for Energy," showcasing cutting-edge energy technologies and fostering discu
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  Woman, 2 daughters die after falling from building in Seoul

  SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- A 40-something woman and her two daughters, aged between 10 and 19, have died after falling from a 12-story building in Seoul, officials said Wednesday.The three were discovered on the ground near Deungchon Station in Seoul
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  N. Korea's Kim visits new local aquafarm to reaffirm regional development drive

  SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly completed aquafarm and fishing village in the eastern coastal region, reaffirming his regional development drive, state media reported Wednesday.Kim toured the offshore fa
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  (2nd LD) N. Korea slams Lee as hypocrite with 'denuclearization paranoia'

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline, lead para)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced President Lee Jae Myung's remarks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula made during his visit to the United
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  (LEAD) Pyongyang slams Lee for having 'delusion' about denuclearization of N. Korea

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced President Lee Jae Myung for being delusional about denuclearization of the North, stressing that the country will never give up i
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  Pyongyang slams Lee for having 'delusion' about denuclearization of N. Korea

  By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced President Lee Jae Myung for being delusional about denuclearization of the North, stressing that the country will never give up nuclear weapons.The North's criticism ca
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  (URGENT) N. Korea slams President Lee for having 'delusion of denuclearization' of Pyongyang

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  S. Korea, U.S., Japan co-host forum in Tokyo to counter N. Korean IT worker threats

  By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea's overseas dispatch of its information
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  (News Focus) Lee, Trump align on shipbuilding cooperation, N. Korea dialogue, but thorny issues remain

  By Kim Eun-jungWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump presented their close alignment on efforts for shipbuilding industry cooperation and diplomacy to reengage with a recalcitrant North Korea during t
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  S. Korea, Britain discuss defense, arms industry cooperation

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Lee Doo-hee met with Luke Pollard, Britain's Armed Forces Minister, in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to strengthen security and defense industry cooperation between the two cou
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  S. Korea hosts global ministerial meetings on clean energy

  SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- Ministerial-level officials from over 40 countries worldwide have gathered in South Korea this week for a series of meetings for discussions on ways to expand and promote the use of eco-friendly energy sources, Seoul's
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  (News Focus) Lee-Trump summit fuels expectations for Trump-Kim meeting at upcoming APEC gathering

  By Park BoramSEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- As U.S. President Donald Trump voiced hope for meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year during his summit with President Lee Jae Myung, attention has been drawn to whether and when such summitry c
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  (6th LD) Trump voices hope to meet N.K. leader Kim this year, eyes ownership of U.S. base land in S. Korea

  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 24-25; AMENDS dateline)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday expressed his hope to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year, renewing his desire to reengage with the