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N. Korea slams U.S. nuclear strategy, vows to build up nuclear arms

SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday strongly lashed out at a revised U.S. nuclear strategy plan, vowing to further strengthen its nuclear capability.Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that President Joe Biden approved the r
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) Yoon says N. Korea will face 'end of regime' if it invades SouthSEOUL -- President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Wednesday that North Korea would f
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------Russian students return to N. Korea after 4-year hiatus over COVID-19 SEOUL -- Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea fo
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------(2nd LD) Harris says she will not cozy up to dictators like Kim Jong-unWASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Aug. 18 -- Leaders of S. Korea, U.S., Japan reaffirm commitment to trilateral security cooperation19 -- S. Korea, U.S. launch key summertime milit
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Police seek arrest warrant for battery maker CEO over June's deadly fire

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police and the labor ministry on Friday requested an arrest warrant for the chief executive of lithium battery maker Aricell and three others in connection with June's deadly fire that claimed 23 lives.The request was a
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(LEAD) Electrical factor most likely cause of Bucheon hotel fire

(ATTN: UPDATES with firefighters' comment on cause of fire; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- A short circuit or other electrical causes are believed to have sparked a fire at a hotel in Bucheon, west of Seoul, a fire official said Frid
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Police begin probe into cause of Bucheon hotel fire

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police on Friday launched an investigation into the cause of a Bucheon hotel fire that left seven dead and 12 injured the previous night.The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency said it formed an 84-person investigation
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Interior minister visits site of hotel fire in Bucheon

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Interior Minister Lee Sang-min on Friday visited the site of a hotel fire that killed seven people and injured a dozen others in Bucheon, just west of Seoul, and expressed condolences to the victims."I offer words of
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Russian students return to N. Korea after 4-year hiatus over COVID-19

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- Five Russian university students have arrived in North Korea for a language program, marking Russian students' first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year hiatus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian E
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N. Korea slams U.S. approval of sale of Apache attack helicopters to S. Korea

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced the United States' approval of a potential sale of Apache attack helicopters to South Korea as a provocative act that deliberately aims to increase security instability in the region.A No
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 23.Korean-language dailies-- BOK cuts growth outlook to 2.4 pct, freezes key rate (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- BOK freezes key rate for 13th session; presidentia
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(News Focus) Harris, Trump seen envisioning different approaches to alliances, N.K. threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- With the U.S. presidential election a little over 70 days away, global attention is shifting to how Democratic flag-bearer Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump would deal with America'
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U.S. expected to reaffirm N.K. denuclearization after rival parties make no mention of it: unification minister

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea said Thursday that the incoming U.S. government will reaffirm its long-standing goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming
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N. Korean children not vaccinated against polio for 3rd straight year in 2023: WHO

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean children were not vaccinated against polio for the third straight year in 2023, with key inoculations for its infants also not being properly administered, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed
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Korea denuclearization would remain goal if Harris wins White House: campaign official

By Song Sang-ho and Kim Kyung-heeWASHINGTON/CHICAGO, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- The denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula would remain a U.S. policy objective should Vice President Kamala Harris win the White House race in November, a former Pentagon off
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Biden approved strategy to prepare against coordinated nuclear challenges from N.K., China, Russia: NYT

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Joe Biden approved a secret strategy earlier this year to focus on China's growing nuclear threats and prepare the United States for possible coordinated nuclear challenges from North Korea
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Two dead, one injured from diving at Jeju Island this summer

JEJU, South Korea, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- Two people have died and one has been badly injured so far this summer after diving at beaches and ports in the southern resort island of Jeju, a popular spot to take diving photos, local authorities said Tuesda
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N. Korea's Kim apparently concerned about impact of flood damage on his leadership: Seoul

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be shifting the responsibility for the latest flood damage to provincial officials on concerns that his leadership could be undermined amid increased public discontent, South Korea
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(2nd LD) N. Korean soldier crosses border into S. Korea: military

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 3, 6, 8-10)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean soldier crossed the border into South Korea early Tuesday in the latest defection amid Seoul's propaganda campaign in response to Pyongyang's s repe