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S. Korea, UNFPA hold 1st policy meeting to discuss global population

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Friday it held a policy meeting with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) earlier this week to address issues related to the global population and humanitarian assistance.The meeting, held in
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news in North Korea this week.------------Japan 'paying attention' to remarks from N. Korean leader's sister: top gov't spokesman TOKYO -- Japan is "paying attent
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea urges loyalty for Kim Jong-un on late leader's birthdaySEOUL -- North Korea praised leader Kim Jong-un and called for loyalty as
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea calls on N. Korea to make 'right choice' on 10th anniv. of U.N. rights reportSEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry urged North
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Feb. 12 -- N. Korea says it newly developed shells for multiple rocket launcher13 -- N. Korea's ruling party delegation visiting Russia for
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3 dead in fishing boat sinking in South Sea

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The death toll from a fishing boat sinking that occurred in the South Sea earlier this week rose to three, with a missing sailor found dead Friday, the Coast Guard said.The accident occurred at 1 p.m. Thursday, when the 6-t
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(LEAD) Japan 'paying attention' to remarks from N. Korean leader's sister: top gov't spokesman

(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean foreign ministry official's comments in last 2 paras, byline; CHANGES dateline) By Kim Seung-yeon TOKYO/SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japan is "paying attention to" the remarks by the powerful sister of North Korean
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S. Korea to extend fuel tax cut by 2 months: finance minister

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Friday the government will extend the tax cut on fuel consumption by an additional two months in an effort to curb inflation and ease economic burdens on the people.The gov
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Samsung Electronics, officials ordered to pay compensation for attempt to break up labor union

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ordered Samsung Electronics Co., other Samsung affiliates and executives on Friday to pay 130 million won (US$97,509) in compensation in a suit filed against them for attempting to break up a labor union at a
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(2nd LD) Concerns brewing over doctors' collective action, but gov't vows stern response

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details; CHANGES headline, lead para, photos; TIGHTENS)By Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Worries over doctors' collective action in protest of a plan to boost medical students mounted Friday as trainee doct
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Money supply up for 7th month in December amid restrictive policy: BOK

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply rose for the seventh consecutive month in December amid tightening policy, central bank data showed Friday.The country's M2, a key gauge of the money supply, stood at 3,925.4 trillion won
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Yoon pledges new stipends, more scholarships for science, engineering students

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday the government will give stipends to graduate students in science and engineering and expand the scope of scholarships to assist both undergraduate and graduate students of
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Japan 'paying attention' to remarks from N. Korean leader's sister: top gov't spokesman

TOKYO, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- Japan is "paying attention to" the remarks by the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about her openness to mending ties and discussing a possible visit to Pyongyang by Japanese Prime Minister Fum
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S. Korean, U.S. Marines stage joint wintertime drills

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. Marines have conducted combined wintertime drills in an eastern alpine county as part of an ongoing regular bilateral exercise, the South's Marine Corps said Friday.Some 110 troops from a South Kor
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Health ministry orders hospitals to ban mass leave as trainee doctors threaten collective resignations

By Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The health ministry on Friday ordered 221 training hospitals to ban mass leave and maintain essential medical personnel, as trainee doctors decided to submit their letters of collective resignations in prote
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S. Korea calls on N. Korea to make 'right choice' on 10th anniv. of U.N. rights report

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry urged North Korea on Friday to make the "right choice" of ceasing its nuclear and missile programs and improving the human rights of its people.The call came a day ahead of
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(URGENT) Health ministry orders training hospitals to ban collective annual paid leave

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BAI Secretary-General Ryou named commissioner of agency

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Friday that its secretary-general, Ryou Byeong-ho, has been appointed to its seven-member council of commissioners, the agency's highest decision-making body.Ryou succeeded Lim
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Yoon appoints new chief of state arms procurement agency

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed a retired Army major general as the new chief of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), the state arms procurement agency, his office said Friday.Seok Jong
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(2nd LD) On-year job additions rise over 300,000 for first time in 3 months

(ATTN: ADDS gov't assessment in last 2 paras, more photos)By Oh Seok-minSEOUL, Feb. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea added more than 300,000 jobs for the first time in three months in January, as manufacturing hiring grew for the second month in a row,