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(2nd LD) Police vow to speed up probe into deadly car crash

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 9-10, additional photo)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating the deadly car crash that killed nine people in downtown Seoul earlier this week said Wednesday they will speed up the probe as soon as th
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(LEAD) Police vow to speed up probe into deadly car crash

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating the deadly car crash that killed nine people in downtown Seoul earlier this week said Wednesday they will speed up the probe as soon as the injured perpet
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Seoul city to strengthen pedestrian guardrails following deadly car crash in downtown Seoul

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Wednesday it will significantly beef up the strength of pedestrian guardrails and take other safety measures after a deadly car crash that left nine people dead earlier this week.On Monday nigh
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Police vow to speed up probe into deadly car crash

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating the deadly car crash that killed nine people in downtown Seoul earlier this week said Wednesday they will speed up the probe as soon as the injured perpetrator's physical condition improves.The Seoul
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(LEAD) N.K. leader inspects munitions factory after key party meeting

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited major munitions and machinery factories, calling for efforts to expand production in the overall economic sector, according to
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N.K. leader inspects munitions factory after key party meeting

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited major munitions and machinery factories, calling for efforts to expand production in the overall economic sector, according to state media Wednesday.The inspection took place Tuesd
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Pentagon decries N. Korea's recent missile launches as 'irresponsible'

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 2 (Yonhap) -- A Pentagon spokesperson on Tuesday criticized North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches as "irresponsible," and reiterated the United States' calls for the recalcitrant regime to
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N. Korea's sending of trash-filled balloons is 'form of soft terrorism': CSIS report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's obnoxious sending of trash-filled balloons to South Korea is a "form of soft terrorism," a U.S. think tank report said Tuesday, stressing it should not be taken lightly thoug
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(LEAD) Driver booked for investigation in deadly car crash in heart of Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7-11)SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The driver of a car that barreled into pedestrians, killing nine, in central Seoul this week has been booked for investigation and police are considering seeking an arrest warra
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(LEAD) Dossier offers glimpse into inter-Korean talks in 1981-87 following N. Korea's bombing attack in Burma

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Tuesday unveiled newly declassified documents shedding light on inter-Korean talks on sports and humanitarian cooperation from 1981-87, f
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(2nd LD) N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 7-8; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media reported Tuesday, a day after South
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Some experts suspect careless driving as cause of deadly car crash

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- Suspicions are deepening over the cause of Monday's deadly car crash that claimed nine lives and injured four others, as some experts do not rule out the possibility of careless driving by the perpetrator who claimed sud
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N. Korea switches transmission of state-run TV broadcasts to Russian satellite

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has been using a Russian communication satellite, instead of a Chinese one, to transmit its state-run television broadcasts, causing a setback in access in South Korea to the North's broadcasting, Seoul's
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(LEAD) S. Korean military says N. Korea's claim of successful missile test-firing likely a 'lie'

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 9-11)SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's claim of a successful test-fire of a new missile is likely a "lie," South Korea's military said Tuesday, in the latest dismissal of the North's
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim says economic situations markedly on upturn at key party meeting

(ATTN: UPDATES with assessment by Seoul's unification ministry in paras 15-16)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced his satisfaction about economic performances in the first half at a key party meetin
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S. Korean military says N.K. claim of successful missile test-firing likely a 'lie'

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's claim of a successful test-fire of a new missile is likely a "lie," South Korea's military said Tuesday, in the latest dismissal of the North's weapons test assertions.Earlier in the day
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Dossier offers glimpse into inter-Korean talks in 1981-87 following N. Korea's bombing attack in Burma

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Tuesday unveiled newly declassified documents shedding light on inter-Korean talks on sports and humanitarian cooperation from 1981-87, following North Korea's deadly bombing attack in then Bu
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Yoon calls for scientific safety measures against hard-to-extinguish fires

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Tuesday for scientific safety measures to address rising concerns over hard-to-extinguish fires after a lithium battery plant went up in flames last week and killed nearly two do
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N. Korea's Kim says economic situations markedly on upturn at key party meeting

SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced his satisfaction about economic performances in the first half at a key party meeting, saying that economic situations are markedly on an upturn, Pyongyang's state media reporte
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(LEAD) N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large warhead, state media reported Tuesday, a day after South K