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(URGENT) N. Korea launches ballistic missile toward East Sea: S. Korean military

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U.S. envoy reaffirms readiness for dialogue with N. Korea, stresses urgency of separated family issue

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- - The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights reiterated Washington's readiness for dialogue with Pyongyang on Tuesday, as she highlighted the issue of Korean Americans with families in the
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S. Korean, U.S. officials highlight robust alliance on Korean War anniversary

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Senior South Korean and U.S. officials on Tuesday underscored the strength of their countries' steadfast alliance amid shared concerns over a deepening military alignment between North Korea and Russ
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(LEAD) Medical professors at Catholic University of Korea, Samsung Medical Center shelve plan on indefinite walkout

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Medical professors at eight hospitals affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea and three hospitals affiliated with the Samsung Medical Center on Tuesday voted to
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(LEAD) N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons for 2nd straight day

(ATTN: UPDATES headline, lead, details with additional launch, photo)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea late Tuesday, Seoul's military said, just a day after it sent hundreds
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(URGENT) N. Korea again flies trash-filled balloons: JCS

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(8th LD) Footage shows smoke engulfed battery plant in just 42 seconds

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info on last recovered body in para 6-7; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Surveillance footage from a lithium battery plant where a fire killed 23 people Monday revealed a harrowing timeline: it took just 42 seconds for
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(7th LD) Footage shows smoke engulfed battery plant in just 42 seconds

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Surveillance footage from a lithium battery plant where a fire killed 23 people Monday revealed a harrowing timeline: it took just 42 seconds for thick smoke
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. hold new round of talks on defense cost sharing

(ATTN: UPDATES story as talks ended; ADDS paras 3,4 and 8 with more info, photo)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held a new round of negotiations Tuesday on sharing the cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-s
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7 former U.S. representatives visit DMZ to commemorate Korean War anniversary

PAJU, South Korea, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Seven former U.S. representatives visited the Joint Security Area in the Demilitarized Zone bisecting the two Koreas on Tuesday to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the 1950-53 Korean War. The delegation, part
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(LEAD) Yoon visits U.S. aircraft carrier ahead of trilateral drills with S. Korea, Japan

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 10, 12-13; CHANGES photos)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol boarded a visiting U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Tuesday ahead of joint drills between South Korea, the Unit
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(6th LD) Death toll rises to 23 as another body recovered from battery plant fire

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 13-14)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers retrieved one more body Tuesday after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.The r
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan vow to take appropriate responses against excessive FX volatility

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments in last 10 paras)By Oh Seok-minSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Top economic policymakers of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to take "appropriate actions" to curb excessive volatility of their currencies and e
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Yoon visits U.S. aircraft carrier ahead of trilateral drills with S. Korea, Japan

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol boarded a visiting U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Tuesday ahead of joint drills between South Korea, the United States and Japan aimed at enhancing their responses against risin
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S. Korea, Japan vow to take appropriate responses against excessive FX volatility

By Oh Seok-minSEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Top economic policymakers of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday to take "appropriate actions" to curb excessive volatility of their currencies and enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation o
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Vice FM Kim to visit Japan, Malaysia this week for talks on bilateral ties

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun will visit Japan and Malaysia this week for talks with each of his counterparts on bilateral relations and other issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
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Medical professors at Catholic University shelve plan on indefinite walkout

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Medical professors at eight hospitals affiliated with the Catholic University of Korea on Tuesday voted to shelve their plan on an indefinite walkout, following a decision by medical professors at Seoul National University
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S. Korea conducts live-fire drills with Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers

SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- The military conducted live-fire drills of homegrown Chunmoo multiple rocket launch systems (MRLS) Tuesday, the Army said, to sharpen precision strike capabilities and bolster readiness against North Korean threats.Some 190
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(LEAD) Chinese ambassador 'deeply saddened' by loss of Chinese nationals in fire

(ATTN: ADDS more details from para 6) SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Ambassador to Seoul Xing Haiming said Tuesday he is "deeply saddened" by the loss of 17 Chinese nationals in a battery plant fire in Hwaseong the previous day.Xing&#
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(5th LD) One more body retrieved from battery plant fire site

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 3 paras)SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Rescue workers retrieved one more body Tuesday after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.The