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Yongin residents get partial win in damage suit over light rail

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Wednesday upheld parts of a damage lawsuit brought by residents of Yongin over a controversial light rail system that they argue has cost the city hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.The Seoul Hi
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S. Korea says Japan cannot develop continental shelf in East China Sea on its own even if agreement ends

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Japan cannot unilaterally develop the continental shelf in the East China Sea without South Korea's consent even if the bilateral agreement on the joint development expires, a foreign ministry official
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Yoon promises regulatory, tax benefits for foreign-invested companies

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Wednesday to provide regulatory and tax benefits to foreign-invested companies in South Korea, citing their large contributions to the local economy.Yoon made the promise during
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(LEAD) Lee's wife indicted for election law violation

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Kim's indictment)SUWON, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's wife, Kim Hye-kyung, was indicted without detention on Wednesday on charges of violating the election law by offering me
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N. Korea sold illegal gambling websites to S. Korean criminal ring: spy agency

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean entity under its Workers' Party has made thousands of illegal online gambling websites and sold them to a South Korean cyber crime ring for hefty profits, the spy agency here said Wednesday.Gyonghung Info
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(LEAD) Yoon postpones visit to Germany, Denmark planned for next week

(ATTN: UPDATES with possible reasons for postponement)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has postponed his visit to Germany and Denmark planned for next week after considering various factors, a source said Wednesday, le
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Top military officer calls for strong retaliation against N. Korean provocations

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer called on troops Wednesday to "strongly" retaliate against North Korean provocations, his office said, amid tensions over Pyongyang's continued weapons tests.Joint Chie
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DP rolls out various campaign pledges aimed at supporting small businesses

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday rolled out a set of campaign pledges aimed at supporting small businesses, ahead of the April elections.The DP plans to significantly increase the amount of government
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Appeals court confirms conviction of Lee wife's ex-aide in card misuse scandal

SUWON, South Korea, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- An appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a key suspect in the allegation that the wife of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung misused a provincial government's corporate credit cards years ago.The
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Scandal-ridden ex-fiance of Olympic fencing medalist gets 12-yr prison sentence

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court sentenced the scandal-ridden former fiance of Olympic fencing medalist Nam Hyun-hee to 12 years in prison on Wednesday on fraud and forgery charges. The 28-year-old former fiance, Jeon Cheong-jo, was charged w
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N. Korea may stage Jihad-style terrorist attack on S. Korea: Seoul expert

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may attempt to mobilize its spies or sympathizers in South Korea to stage a terrorist attack on the South in a manner similar to attacks by Islamic Jihad, an expert said Wednesday.Cho Han-bum, a senior research
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(LEAD) Kishida considering visit to S. Korea next month for summit with Yoon: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response; CHANGES dateline)TOKYO/SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea in late March and holding a summit with President Yoon Suk Yeol, a Jap
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(2nd LD) Gov't renews call for restraint over med school quota hike, while doctors vow to block

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks by Seoul police chief)SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- The health ministry on Wednesday renewed its call for trainee doctors to avert collective action in protest of a plan to boost seats at medical schools, while a major busine
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Around 300 N. Korean workers arrived in Russia via train: expert

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- Around 300 people presumed to be North Korean workers arrived in Russia via train earlier this month, a South Korean expert said Wednesday, amid deepening cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.Citing a source in Russia,
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(LEAD) N. Korea fires several cruise missiles off east coast: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in paras 5-8)By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the east coast Wednesday, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the mi
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N. Korea fires several cruise missiles off east coast: JCS

SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the east coast Wednesday, the South Korean military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the missiles launched at around 9 a.m. over waters northeast of Wonsan
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(URGENT) N. Korea fires several cruise missiles off east coast: JCS

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U.S. calls for precluding financial services aiding N.K. weapons programs

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. mission to the United Nations called Tuesday for "all" U.N. member states to prevent any offer of financial services that could help North Korea's prohibited weapons programs, fo
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N. Korea's ruling party delegation chief meets Russian communist party leader: report

MOSCOW, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ruling party chief delegate has held talks with Russian Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov, Russian media said, amid deepening bilateral ties in the military and other sectors.Kim Su-gil, an alternat
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N. Korea could conduct localized provocation on border island: ex-Seoul official

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea could undertake localized provocations this year, such as suddenly occupying a South Korean border island, a former senior Seoul official said Tuesday, amid concerns over the possibility of t