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Yoon appoints new justice minister

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol appointed former senior prosecutor Park Sung-jae as the new justice minister Tuesday, his office said.Park's appointment came after the National Assembly adopted a report on his con
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S. Korea's spy agency seeks to block access to N. Korea's propaganda YouTube channel

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency on Tuesday asked the country's internet censorship body to block access to a North Korean propaganda YouTube channel, officials said.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the request
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(LEAD) Yoon says doctors should not hold people's lives, health hostage

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol urged young doctors Tuesday to call off their collective action against the government's medical reform policy, saying their protest is taki
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Military hospital emergency rooms open doors to public as doctors walk out

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The emergency rooms of military hospitals nationwide opened their doors to the public in full scale Tuesday as trainee doctors in the civilian sector walked off the job in protest of the government's plan to increase th
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Operations at 'Big 5' hospitals suffer disruptions after trainee doctors walk off job

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Medical services at the five biggest general hospitals in Seoul suffered partial disruptions Tuesday after interns and resident doctors did not show up for work following collective resignations protesting the planned incre
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Forced labor victim accepts compensation from Japanese company for 1st time

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved family of a South Korean victim of Japan's wartime forced labor on Tuesday received compensation from Hitachi Zosen Corp. in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling, marking the first such acceptance from a
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Yoon says doctors should not hold people's lives, health hostage

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol urged young doctors Tuesday to call off their collective action against the government's medical reform policy, saying their protest is taking the people's lives and health host
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(LEAD) Lee Nak-yon departs from 'big tent' party 11 days after merger

(ATTN: UPDATES with Lee Jun-seok's remarks in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Lee Nak-yon, a former prime minister who left the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) ahead of April's general elections, said Tuesday he will retract a r
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Defense ministry expands examination into recalled education material

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Tuesday it has expanded the scope of an examination into its troop education material recalled late last year after stirring up controversy for describing the easternmost islets of Dokdo as dispute
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(2nd LD) N.K. leader receives Russian-made car from Putin as gift

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 7,9,11)SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state me
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Blinken likely to visit S. Korea on occasion of upcoming democracy summit: sources

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to visit South Korea next month on the occasion of the upcoming session of the Summit for Democracy, a U.S.-led multination gathering aimed at promoting shared values and pro
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(URGENT) Yoon says doctors should not hold people's lives, health hostage

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Over 1,000 medical students nationwide file for leave of absence in collective protest

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- More than 1,000 medical students from across the nation have filed for a leave of absence in a collective action against the government's plan to drastically increase the medical student admission quota, the education m
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Lee Nak-yon departs from 'big tent' party 11 days after merger

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Lee Nak-yon, a former prime minister who left the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) ahead of April's general elections, said Tuesday he will retract a recent decision to join hands with a former ruling party leader
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KAIST alumni file complaint against PSS over forceful hauling of graduating student

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- A group of alumni from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) filed a complaint Tuesday against the Presidential Security Service after PSS agents forcefully carried a graduating student out of last
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Household credit growth slows in Q4 on fall in mortgages

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's household credit growth slowed in the fourth quarter of the year as home-backed loans took a breather amid high borrowing costs, central bank data showed Tuesday.Outstanding household credit reached 1,886.
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(3rd LD) More than 6,400 trainee doctors submit resignations as worries over public health mount

(ATTN: ADDS quotes, details, photo)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- More than 6,400 trainee doctors have submitted their resignations in protest of the government's plan to boost the number of medical students, officials said Tuesday, as
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Samsung Life Insurance 2023 net jumps nearly 20 pct on higher margins

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea's top life insurer, said Tuesday its 2023 earnings soared nearly 20 percent from a year earlier on increased margins and investment returns.Net profit came to 1.89 trillion won (U
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(LEAD) N.K. leader receives Russian-made car from Putin as gift

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has received a Russian-made car from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift demonstrating the special bonds between the two leaders, state medi
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(2nd LD) More than 6,400 trainee doctors submit resignations as worries over public health mount

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with remarks, details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo; TRIMS)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- More than 6,400 trainee doctors have submitted their resignations in protest of the government's plan to boost the numb