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S. Korea's Marine Corps chief rules out trilateral amphibious exercise with U.S., Japan

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean Marine Corps is not considering a trilateral amphibious exercise with its U.S. and Japanese counterparts, its top commander said Monday, ruling out such drills as part of a new joint multi-do
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Constitutional Court upholds law punishing failure to report ship defects

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court has upheld the constitutionality of a law punishing those who fail to report safety defects of a ship in a case involving the 2017 sinking of the South Korean bulk carrier Stellar Daisy off the South
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(LEAD) NSC decides to suspend 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact following N.K. trash-carrying balloon campaign

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout with NSC meeting, remarks)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council (NSC) decided Monday to suspend the 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact until mutual trust
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Unification minister criticizes N. Korea over trash balloons, GPS jamming

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho criticized a recent series of provocations by North Korea on Monday, emphasizing that such "inhumane and regressive" acts will only lead to deepening the regime'
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(LEAD) Gov't reviewing accepting resignations by trainee doctors; warns of action against possible strike by community doctors

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest; ADDS more details in paras 2-7, additional photos; RESTRUCTURES)SEJONG, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The health ministry said Monday it will actively review accepting resignations by striking doctors to allow them to
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PPP vows 'most lethal' measures against N. Korea's Kim family for sending trash-filled balloons

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) warned Monday of the "most effective and lethal" measures against North Korea for sending trash balloons into South Korea and jamming GPS signals last week.PPP floor leader Cho
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(URGENT) NSC decides to suspend 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction pact until trust restored

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Online shopping hits record high in April on rising food demand

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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Online shopping sales in South Korea jumped more than 10 percent in April to reach an all-time high for any April on rising sales of food items amid inflation, data showed Monday. The value of online shopping transactions st
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Workers in 20s need 86.4 yrs to purchase apartment in Seoul with wages: report

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Average South Korean workers in their 20s need 86.4 years to buy an apartment in Seoul using only their wage earnings, a report showed Monday.Lee Han-jin, a researcher at the Labor Institute of the Korean Confederation of Tr
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UNESCO advisory body to release evaluation on Japan's Sado mine nominated for World Heritage site

By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- An advisory body to a committee of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is expected to release its evaluation later this week on the nomination of a controversial former Japane
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Seoul to offer childbirth, child care incentives to small businesses

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government said Monday it will offer exceptional incentives to small and medium-sized companies that implement childbirth and child care promotion systems, such as payment of money gifts for birth and flexible
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(2nd LD) Yoon says potentially massive oil, gas reserve could be buried off Pohang

(ATTN: REVISES lead)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) --President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that a potentially massive oil and gas reserve could be buried off the southeast city of Pohang and drilling will begin later this year to determine wheth
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Yoon's approval rating inches up to 30.6 pct: poll

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating rose slightly to 30.6 percent from a week earlier but failed to surpass 33 percent for eight straight weeks, a survey showed Monday.According to the survey by Realmeter and commi
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(LEAD) Yoon says potentially massive oil, gas reserve could be buried off Pohang

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, remarks in paras 7-10)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- A potentially massive oil and gas reserve could be buried off the southeast city of Pohang, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday.The reserve off Yeongil B
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Yoon says potentially massive oil, gas reserve could be buried off Pohang

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- A potentially massive oil and gas reserve could be buried off the southeast city of Pohang, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday.The reserve off Yeongil Bay in Pohang, about 260 kilometers southeast of Seoul, c
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(URGENT) Yoon approves oil, gas exploration, drilling project in East Sea

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(URGENT) Yoon says 14 bln barrels of oil, gas presumed be to buried in East Sea

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Health minister voices concerns over planned vote on strike by community doctors

SEJONG, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong on Monday expressed concerns over a planned vote on a strike by community doctors, saying such an action would worsen a monthslong standoff with trainee doctors over the government's medica
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(URGENT) Yoon says study suggests large oil and gas deposits off Pohang

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NSC to convene meetings with ministries to discuss N. Korea's trash balloons

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The National Security Council (NSC) will hold a meeting with senior government officials Monday to discuss responses after North Korea said it will stop sending trash balloons to South Korea, a senior presidential official s