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(LEAD) Prominent N. Korean defector named head of unification council

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 3 paras)SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A prominent North Korean defector was named as the new head of the presidential advisory council on unification, the presidential office said Thursday.President Yoon Suk Yeol has tapped
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(LEAD) N. Korea discharges border dam water without notice: environment ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have started discharging water from the upstream of a dam near the inter-Korean border in the early hours of Thursday without giving prior notice to So
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FAO chief discusses food security, nutrition in rare visit to N. Korea

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has visited North Korea for talks on food security and nutrition, the U.N. agency said, marking the first visit by a ranking U.N. official to the North since its COVID
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Prominent N. Korean defector named head of unification council

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A prominent North Korean defector was named as the new head of the presidential advisory council on unification, the presidential office said Thursday.President Yoon Suk Yeol has tapped Tae Yong-ho, a former North Korean de
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N. Korea discharges border dam water without notice: environment ministry

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have started discharging water from the upstream of a dam near the inter-Korean border in the early hours of Thursday without giving prior notice to South Korea, the environment ministry said.Satellit
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N. Korean leader inspects construction site of tourist zone on east coast

SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the construction site of a tourist zone in the east coast region of Wonsan, state media reported Thursday, a move seen as aimed at nurturing the tourism industry amid internatio
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Unification ministry cautious about legislation banning anti-North Korea leaflet launches

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Wednesday struck a cautious note about opposition lawmakers' legislative attempt to ban Seoul activists' sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, citing the right of freedom
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Unification minister to visit U.S. next week

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho will visit the United States next week for talks with U.S. government officials and experts on issues concerning the Korean Peninsula and North Korea's human rights situation, his office
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New unification vice minister vows to support N. Korean defectors' stable settlement

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- Kim Soo-kyung, the new vice unification minister, said Wednesday that she will strive to make it easier for North Korean defectors to settle in the country.She made the remarks during her inaugural ceremony, as she was appo
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N. Korea urges all-out efforts to minimize damage from torrential downpours

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday renewed its call for efforts to minimize potential damage from torrential downpours, urging party officials and residents to thoroughly prepare for it.North Korea is expected to be hit
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Prominent N. Korean defector likely to be named head of unification council

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- A prominent North Korean defector is likely to be named as the new head of the presidential advisory council on unification, people familiar with the issue said Wednesday.Tae Yong-ho, a former North Korean deputy ambassador
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N. Korean defectors' baseball team to visit U.S. this week

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The world's first baseball team of young North Korean defectors will arrive in the United States this week, a non-profit organization said Tuesday, in a program that would enable them to experience f
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(2nd LD) U.N. report condemns N. Korea's 'extensive, multilayered' system of forced labor

(ATTN: UPDATES with response from the foreign ministry in last 2 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has maintained an "extensive and multilayered" system of forced labor in a bid to use it as a means of controlling
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(LEAD) U.N. report condemns N. Korea's 'extensive, multilayered' system of forced labor

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has maintained an "extensive and multilayered" system of forced labor in a bid to use it as a means of controlling and monitoring
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U.N. report condemns N. Korea's 'extensive, multilayered' system of forced labor

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has maintained an "extensive and multilayered" system of forced labor in a bid to use it as a means of controlling and monitoring its people for the interest of the state, a U.N. report
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader's sister warns of 'gruesome' consequences over anti-Pyongyang leaflets

(ATTN: UPDATES article based on KCNA's English-language dispatch)SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Tuesday that South Korea will face "gruesome and dear" consequences if it lets N
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(LEAD) Former N. Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to S. Korea last year

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead to clarify; ADDS details throughout, byline)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean diplomat who had been stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last year, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, the
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N. Korean leader's sister warns of 'devastating' consequences over anti-Pyongyang leaflets

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Tuesday that South Korea will face "devastating" consequences if it lets North Korean defectors continue to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North
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Former N. Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to S. Korea: source

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean diplomat who had been stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last year, a government source said Tuesday, the latest in a growing number of defections by North Koreans in elite groups.Ri Il-gyu, who had se
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N. Korea's Kim calls for developing offshore aquaculture during Sinpho visit

SEOUL, July 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for nurturing offshore fish farming in the port city of Sinpho, state media said Tuesday, as the North seeks to develop backward provinces to narrow widening economic gaps among region