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(3rd LD) Gov't says nationwide doctors' strike unlikely despite growing grievances

(ATTN: ADDS doctors' rallies in paras 12-16, photos)By Oh Seok-min and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A nationwide strike by doctors is unlikely to be realized, the health ministry said Thursday, though trainee doctors and medical school
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N. Korea moves to idolize leader to boost unity amid economic woes: ministry

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be idolizing leader Kim Jong-un, modeling him after his grandfather and national founder Kim Il-sung, in an effort to strengthen internal unity amid prolonged economic difficulties, South
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Teenage drug offenders in Seoul rise fivefold to 235 last year

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The number of teenagers caught for drug-related charges in Seoul spiked to 235 last year from 48 a year earlier, police data showed Thursday.The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency released the data during a seminar held joint
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Establishment of S. Korea-Cuba diplomatic relations likely to deal 'blow' to N. Korea: official

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba will likely deal a "blow" to North Korea, given the close brotherly ties Pyongyang and Havana have maintained for decades, a senior
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Vice FM holds phone talks with new U.S. deputy secretary of state

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun held phone talks with the new U.S. deputy secretary of state Thursday and discussed ways to bolster the alliance, the foreign ministry said.In his first talks with Kurt Campbell, Ki
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Banks' rates for fresh loans drop for 2nd month in January

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The average lending rate of major banks in South Korea for home-backed loans dropped for a second consecutive month in January, data showed Thursday.COFIX, or the Cost of Funds Index, a benchmark lending rate for mortgage l
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Suspended prison term finalized for ex-lawmaker over election law violations

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The top court finalized a suspended prison term for former Justice Party lawmaker Lee Eun-ju on Thursday on charges of election law violations. Lee was charged with receiving illegal political funds totaling 3.12 million wo
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FM highlights N. Korean rights violations in talks with U.S. special envoy

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul on Thursday met with the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights in Seoul on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of a landmark U.N. report on the North's rights abuses.In his meeti
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(2nd LD) Gov't says nationwide doctors' strike unlikely despite growing grievances

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with gov't briefing; UPDATES throughout with latest info; TRIMS)By Oh Seok-min and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A nationwide strike by doctors is unlikely to be realized, the health ministry said Thursday,
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(2nd LD) N.K. leader oversees test-fire of new surface-to-sea missile

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the test-firing of a new surface-to-sea missile and ordered a tighter defense posture near the western maritime borde
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DP accuses Yoon of attempting to intervene in April elections

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) accused President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday of rolling out pork-barrel promises ahead of April's general elections, urging the state election watchdog to look into the matter.Re
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(News Focus) S. Korea's forming of diplomatic ties with Cuba signals deeper Latin America ties, deals blow to N. Korea

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba marks a turning point in South Korea's diplomacy, with the prospect of broadening its foothold in Latin America, government officials and experts sai
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N.K. leader calls for using force against S. Korean vessels violating its waters

By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for using force against South Korean vessels violating its waters, state media said Thursday, amid concern the North could undertake provocations in the coming month
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Foreign investors remain net buyers of S. Korean stocks for 3rd straight month in Jan.

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors remained net buyers of South Korean stocks for the third consecutive month in January, data showed Thursday.Offshore investors purchased a net 3.35 trillion won (US$2.51 billion) worth of local shares last
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(LEAD) Gov't pledges stern measures over looming collective action by doctors

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with briefing; CHANGES headline, photo; INCORPORATES med students-collective action story; ADDS byline) By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The health ministry said Thursday it will take stern measures if any collectiv
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S. Korea reaffirms commitment to defending de facto maritime sea border

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military said Thursday it remains firmly committed to the defense of the de facto maritime border with North Korea, after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un refused to recognize the border and v
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Forced labor victims win another damages suit against Japanese company

GWANGJU, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor won another damages suit against a Japanese company Thursday.The Gwangju District Court in the southwestern city of Gwangju ruled in favor of 15 bereaved
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Rival parties nominate candidates in key districts for April 10 elections

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Rival parties nominated dozens of candidates on Thursday to run in the April 10 general elections, including political heavyweights, like Won Hee-ryong, a former land minister, who is forecast to compete again
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Family DNA samples of more than half of missing Korean War soldiers collected

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Family DNA samples of more than half of the South Korean troops killed and unaccounted for in the 1950-53 Korean War have been collected as part of efforts to recover their remains, the defense ministry said Thursday.As of
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Establishment of S. Korea-Cuba diplomatic ties was approved at Cabinet meeting in secret

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The government approved the establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba during a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, but did not disclose it to maintain secrecy around highly sensitive diplomatic negotiatio