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N. Korean leader exchanges greetings with Laotian president to mark 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has exchanged greetings with Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, North Korea's state
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S. Korea completes deployment of Surion utility helicopter to Army

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The state arms procurement agency said Monday it has completed the operational deployment of the locally built Surion utility helicopter to the Army, more than a decade after the first unit's delivery.South Korea began
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Head of state diplomatic think tank named new ambassador to Japan: sources

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean scholar, well known for his expertise in relations with Japan, has been tapped to be the new ambassador to the neighboring country, government sources with knowledge of the matter said Monday. Park Cheol-hee,
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Expectations grow for doctors, gov't to sit down for talks

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- Representatives of doctors and the government are expected to sit down for talks as early as this week, as both sides have hinted that they would hold negotiations to seek a breakthrough to end a monthslong standoff over th
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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/22Cloudy0Incheon24/21Cloudy0Suwon27/20Cloudy0Cheongju29/23Sunny60Daejeon29/22Rain
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N. Korea supports Russia's war with Ukraine as 'legitimate act of self-defense'

SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday criticized the United States for its military support of Ukraine and supported Russia's actions as a "legitimate act of self-defense," underscoring the growing military ties between Mos
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SEOUL, June 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 24.-- People lose interest in President Yoon Suk Yeol's national petition system (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Han Dong-hoon says he cannot oppose special pro
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Defector group sends more plastics bottles containing rice to N. Korea, raising concerns about Pyongyang's trash balloons

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean defectors said Sunday that it has sent 200 plastic bottles containing rice across the border, heightening concerns that Pyongyang may resume sending balloons filled with trash in retali
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(2nd LD) Ex-PPP leader declares bid for party chief with pledge for special probe into Marine's death

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with more info in paras 2, 5)SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Former ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon and two other heavyweight PPP politicians announced their bids for party leader on Sunday, kicking of
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(LEAD) Ex-PPP leader declares bid for party chief with pledge to seek horizontal relations with Yoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with news conferences)SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Former ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon and two other heavyweight PPP politicians announced their bids for party leader on Sunday, kicking off a race that could deter
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Medical professors vow to file constitutional petition for employee status

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- An association of medical professors across the nation said Sunday that it will file a constitutional petition to have them get legal status as hospital employees.Most medical professors serve as senior doctors at major hos
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(LEAD) 'Comfort women' statue set up for 1st time in Italy

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 8)ROME/SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A girl statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, euphemistically called "comfort women," has been erected in Italy for the first time
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S. Korea needs to consider nuclear armament as way to diversify options against N.K. nukes: think tank

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to consider various options to tackle North Korea's nuclear issue, including Seoul's arming itself with its own nuclear weapons, a state-run think tank said in a report Sunday, amid heightened conc
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold inaugural industry ministerial meeting this week

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to hold their first industry ministerial meeting in Washington this week to discuss ways of strengthening three-way cooperation on supply chains and economic security, Seoul'
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Russia's provision of precision weapons to N.K. would leave no line for Seoul's aid to Ukraine: official

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- National security adviser Chang Ho-jin said Sunday that South Korea will not be bound by anything with regard to its assistance to Ukraine if Russia provides North Korea with precision weapons.Director of National Security
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'Comfort women' statue set up for 1st time in Italy

ROME/SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- A girl statue symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, euphemistically called "comfort women," has been erected in Italy for the first time, a local activist group said Sunday.The stat
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Nearly 180 bln won embezzled by financial firms' employees over past 6 years: data

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 170 employees of banks and other financial firms embezzled around 180 billion won combined (US$122.21 million) over the past six years, but less than 10 percent has been retrieved, data showed Sunday.According to the
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N. Korea to hold key party meeting this week after signing new partnership treaty with Russia

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to hold a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) this week to review policy performances in the first half, amid attention over whether it would discuss follow-up measures to
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PPP heavyweights to announce bids for party leader

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Former ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon and two other heavyweight PPP politicians were set to announce their bids for party leader on Sunday, kicking off a race that could determine the party's relat
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Seoul city hospitals to suffer nearly 100 bln won of losses over doctors' walkout this year

SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- Two major hospitals run by the Seoul city government are forecast to suffer losses of nearly 100 billion won (US$71.89 million) this year due to the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, officials said Sunday.The two munici