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(LEAD) Yoon pledges to enhance critical mineral partnership with Africa

(ATTN: CHANGES photos, UPDATES last para)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that South Korea will establish a critical mineral partnership with major African nations to develop resources on the continent i
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(2nd LD) U.S. B-1B bomber holds bombing drills in S. Korea for 1st time in 7 years

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES photo; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday deployed one B-1B bomber for joint bombing drills in South Korea for the first time in seven years amid height
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Late transgender soldier to be laid to rest at nat'l cemetery

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- A transgender soldier who died in an apparent suicide in 2021 after forcible discharge will be laid to rest at a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon, a veterans ministry official said Wednesday, after a state pa
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(LEAD) U.S. B-1B bomber holds joint bombing drills in S. Korea: defense ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday deployed at least one B-1B bomber for joint bombing drills in South Korea for the first time in seven years, the defense ministry said, amid heighten
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Cuban delegation to make 1st visit to S. Korea next week to attend forum

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- A Cuban delegation will visit South Korea next week to attend an annual forum, marking its first visit since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries earlier this year, Seoul's fo
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(LEAD) Seoul shares rise over 1 pct on U.S. rate cut hopes

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose more than 1 percent Wednesday backed by gains of chip and battery shares amid hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The local currency rose against the U.S. d
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S. Korea-Africa summit paves way for stronger cooperation on trade, energy, economy

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed nearly 50 initial agreements with African nations meant to boost cooperation on trade, energy, critical minerals and a wide range of other industrial and economic fields, Seoul's industry ministry
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S. Korean dies from injuries sustained during pickpocketing in Philippines

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean tourist has died after being severely injured in the process of being pickpocketed in the northern Philippine city of Angeles, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.The male victim in his 60s was injured
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U.S. B-1B bomber holds joint bombing drills in S. Korea: defense ministry

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Wednesday deployed at least one B-1B bomber for joint bombing drills in South Korea for the first time in seven years, the defense ministry said, amid heightened tensions over the North's trash ballo
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(LEAD) New Nat'l Assembly speaker elected; 1st plenary meeting held without ruling party

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 1-6; ADDS photo)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Five-term lawmaker Woo Won-shik was elected as the new National Assembly speaker Wednesday in a unilateral vote by the opposition part
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S. Korea holds interagency response meeting against N.K. trash-carrying balloons

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday held an interagency meeting to discuss safety measures against North Korea's recent series of provocative acts, including its sending of trash-carrying balloons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) s
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(URGENT) U.S. B-1B bomber holds bombing drills in S. Korea: defense ministry

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Seoul shares rise over 1 pct on U.S. rate cut hopes

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks rose more than 1 percent Wednesday backed by gains of chip and battery shares amid hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composit
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Delinquency ratio on real estate PF loans spikes in Q1

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The delinquency ratio on real estate project financing (PF) loans rose sharply in the first quarter of the year from three months earlier, data showed Wednesday, amid concerns about possible risks stemming from such loans.Th
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Opposition parties wary of Yoon's announcement of potential discovery of offshore oil

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Opposition parties on Wednesday questioned President Yoon Suk Yeol's recent announcement of the potential discovery of gas and oil off the country's east coast as an attempt to turn the tide amid Yoon's dropping
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S. Korea, ASEAN agree to boost cooperation on tackling drug smuggling, customs affairs

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Chiefs of customs agencies in South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed Wednesday to enhance cooperation on drug trafficking, cross-border crimes and a wide range of customs iss
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Seoul mayor calls for thorough probe into collective blood cancer diagnosis among Seoul Metro employees

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Wednesday ordered a thorough investigation into the collective development of blood cancer among Seoul Metro employees and to come up with preventive measures, officials said. According to the labor
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Parties fail to agree on parliamentary committee formation ahead of 1st plenary meeting

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties failed to reach an agreement Wednesday on how to form the parliamentary standing committees of the newly launched National Assembly.This raises the possibility that the opposition parti
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Only 1 in 10 job-changing workers at SMEs got new job at large conglomerate in 2022: data

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Around 1 out of every 10 South Korean workers at small and mid-size companies who changed their jobs in 2022 landed new jobs at large conglomerates, data showed Wednesday.The number of registered employees who were eligible
Seoul shares up over 1 pct late Wed. morning on hopes for Fed rate cut

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SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks advanced more than 1 percent late Wednesday morning backed by gains of chip and battery shares amid hopes for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index climbed 29.5