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(LEAD) Carmakers move to disclose battery brand info amid EV fire scare

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kia's announcement in paras 6-7)SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Carmakers in South Korea are moving toward disclosing the brand information of batteries used in their electric vehicles in response to consumer doubts over the safety
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N. Korean leader seen with new Mercedes-Benz SUV in defiance of sanctions

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be using a new model of a Mercedes-Benz SUV in a move snubbing international sanctions banning North Korea's imports of luxury items.Photos carried by the Korean Central News A
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N. Korea slams S. Korea to divert public attention over flood damage: unification ministry

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took swipe at South Korean media reports on flood damage in the North in an apparent attempt to divert public attention from the emergency situation, Seoul's unification ministry said Mon
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Carmakers move to disclose battery brand info amid EV fire scare

SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- Carmakers in South Korea are moving toward disclosing the brand information of batteries used in their electric vehicles in response to consumer doubts over the safety of EV batteries.Public concerns over EV safety have mou
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(LEAD) N. Korea sends some 240 trash-filled balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, dateline; UPDATES more details throughout)SEOUL/UIJEONGBU, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent around 240 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea and about 10 of them landed in the South, the Joint
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Police receive 2 reports over N. Korea's trash-filled balloons

UIJEONGBU, South Korea, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- Police said Sunday they have received two reports related to North Korea's latest launch of trash-filled balloons, but there has been no reported damage or abnormality.North Korea sent balloons presumed
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N. Korea launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea again

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, marking a resumption after more than two weeks.The JCS said it detected the launches, noti
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(URGENT) N. Korea launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea again: JCS

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N. Korean leader rejects international aid for flood damage

SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to bring victims of recent heavy downpours to the capital city of Pyongyang to take care of them without outside help, state media said Saturday.Kim made a two-day trip on Thursda
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Diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan call for China to use influence to address N.K. threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan called on China to exert its clout over North Korea to stop the recalcitrant regime's "destabilizing" activities during their phone
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(2nd LD) (News Focus) Mercedes-Benz's crisis management capacity questioned amid lax stance on S. Korean EV fire

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with donation pledge in para 11; REWRITES, RESTRUCTURES throughout)By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Questions have been raised over the crisis response capacity of Mercedes-Benz Korea Ltd., as the comp
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Mercedes-Benz's crisis response capacity in question as company keeps silence on S. Korean EV fire

(ATTN: UPDATES with company's reaction in paras 13-15)By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Over a week has passed since a spontaneous Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fire ended up sparking an EV fire scare in South Korea, but the local unit
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------More info needed on link between loudspeaker broadcasts, N. Korean's defection: militarySEOUL -- South Korea's military said Friday that further a
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Aug. 4-- N.K. leader expresses gratitude for Putin's offer of help with rain damage recovery5-- N. Korean leader Kim attends ceremony commemora
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------(3rd LD) N. Korean Olympic athletes receiving Samsung smartphones could violate U.N. sanctions: SeoulSEOUL -- The provision of Samsung smartpho
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea appoints new ambassador to CubaSEOUL -- North Korea on Thursday appointed a new top envoy to Cuba, nearly five months after its former
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More info needed on link between loudspeaker broadcasts, N. Korean's defection: military

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday that further analysis is necessary to determine whether South Korea's propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts affected the recent defection of a North Korean amid speculation the anti-Pyo
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2 rail workers killed after maintenance train cars collide at Guro Station

SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Two maintenance train cars bumped into each other at Seoul's Guro Station in the wee hours Friday, leaving two workers dead and another injured, officials said.The workers were working on top of a maintenance train car t
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(News Focus) Mercedes-Benz's crisis response capacity in question as company keeps silence on S. Korean EV fire

By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- Over a week has passed since a spontaneous Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle fire ended up sparking an EV fire scare in South Korea, but the local unit of the German automotive giant has barely made an earnest
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(3rd LD) N. Korean Olympic athletes receiving Samsung smartphones could violate U.N. sanctions: Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS IOC's statement in para 4)By Kim Soo-yeon and Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- The provision of Samsung smartphones to North Korean Olympic athletes in Paris is subject to a possible violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) r