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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. sign MOU on diplomatic intelligence cooperation

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperating in the exchange of diplomatic intelligence analyses, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesd
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(LEAD) Campbell stresses Washington Declaration as deterrence tool amid security concerns over Putin-Kim summit

(ATTN: RECASTS last para)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday highlighted deterrence steps of last year's summit declaration between South Korea and the United States as tools to h
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U.S. report returns S. Korea to Tier 1 group for human trafficking elimination efforts

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The State Department put South Korea back on a top-tier list of countries for meeting standards for the elimination of human trafficking, while leaving North Korea in the lowest third tier for the 22nd s
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Campbell stresses Washington Declaration as deterrence tool amid security concerns over Putin-Kim summit

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, June 24 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday highlighted deterrence steps of last year's summit declaration between South Korea and the United States as tools to harness amid resurgent cal
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S. Korea, U.S. sign MOU on diplomatic intelligence cooperation

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperating in the exchange of diplomatic intelligence analyses, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday. Park Jang-ho, dir
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Foreign ministry reviews ways to support foreign victims of battery plant fire

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry held a meeting Monday to review measures to support foreign victims of a deadly fire that ravaged a battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, earlier in the day.Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun
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(LEAD) N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons again to S. Korea: Seoul military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES lead para; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again, Seoul's military said, marking the fifth
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N. Korea sends trash-carrying balloons again to S. Korea: Seoul military

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again, Seoul's military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the balloons appeared to be travelling in a southeastern direction from th
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(5th LD) Death toll in battery plant fire rises to 22: firefighters

(ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's visit to fire site, other details)SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- At least 22 workers, mostly Chinese nationals, were killed in a lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, Monday, firefighters said, i
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(URGENT) N. Korea launches suspected trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea again: JCS

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(LEAD) Yoon visits site of battery plant fire that killed at least 22

(ATTN: CHANGES lead; UPDATES with more details in paras 5-9)SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the site of a battery plant fire that killed at least 22 people on Monday and ordered government officials to draw up measures to p
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(News Focus) Hwaseong battery plant fire likely to go down as worst chemical plant accident in history

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The lithium battery plant fire that killed at least 22 people in Hwaseong on Monday is likely to go down as the worst chemical plant accident in the country's history, with experts raising questions about lax safety mea
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Yoon visits site of battery plant fire that killed at least 22

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol visited the site of a battery plant fire that killed at least 22 people on Monday, his office said.Yoon decided to visit the plant run by lithium battery maker Aricell in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers sout
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(4th LD) Death toll in battery plant fire rises to 22: firefighters

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with death toll; UPDATES with more info throughout)SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- At least 22 people, including 20 foreign nationals, were confirmed dead in a lithium battery plant fire in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, firefight
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(URGENT) 20 foreign nationals among 22 confirmed killed in battery plant fire: authorities

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(URGENT) Death toll in battery plant fire rises to 22: authorities

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N. Korea vows 'overwhelming, fresh' deterrence measures against arrival of U.S. aircraft carrier

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday condemned the U.S. sending of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Korean Peninsula, saying that the North is open to taking "overwhelming and fresh" deterrence measures against such a
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U.N. aviation agency voices grave concern over N. Korea's GPS signal jamming

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. aviation agency has adopted a decision raising serious concerns over North Korea's recent jamming of GPS navigation signals, specifying the North by its name for the first time, Seoul's fo
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S. Korea establishes new enshrinement hall for unknown soldiers of Korean War

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday established a new enshrinement hall for unknown soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said.The remains of some 5,800 service members, who have not been identified, were re
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Defense chief says cooperation with NATO will strengthen war deterrence

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on Monday called for expanding security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying it will strengthen Seoul's war deterrence capabilities.Shin made the remarks a