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  Financial regulator raids SBS over suspected insider trading linked to Netflix deal

  SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The Financial Services Commission (FSC) on Tuesday raided the major TV station SBS over allegations that some of its officials engaged in illegal insider trading using undisclosed information about a partnership with Netfli
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  Direct flights linking Pyongyang, Moscow to begin service this month: report

  SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia are set to launch a direct flight route between their capitals, Pyongyang and Moscow, later this month, a Russian news agency has reported.Nordwind Airlines, a Russian budget passenger carrier, will b
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  (4th LD) Unification minister nominee says not see N. Korea as 'main enemy'

  (ATTN: ADDS Chung's comments on N. Korea in paras 21-22)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young said Monday he does not agree with the view that North Korea is South Korea's "main enemy," instead c
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  Lee calls for systemic flood prevention measures

  SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung visited the site of a deadly flood in the central city of Osong on Monday and called for systematic measures to prevent flooding ahead of the rainy season. Lee issued the directives to related agenci
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  (3rd LD) Unification minister nominee says not see N. Korea as 'main enemy'

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young said Monday he does not agree with the view that North Korea is South Korea's "main enemy," i
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  (2nd LD) Unification minister nominee raises need to change name of unification ministry

  (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young on Monday raised the need to consider changing the name of the unification ministry, suggesting the Ministry
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  (LEAD) Unification minister nominee calls for restoring frayed inter-Korean ties

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young on Monday raised the need to restore frayed relations between South and North Korea, and reestablish peace on the Korean Peninsula.Ch
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  Lee pledges to step up support for N. Korean defectors

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Monday the government will step up efforts to support the independence and social integration of North Korean defectors. Lee made the remarks during the ceremony commemorating the
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  Unification minister nominee calls for restoring frayed inter-Korean ties

  SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister nominee Chung Dong-young on Monday raised the need to restore frayed relations between South and North Korea, and reestablish peace on the Korean Peninsula.Chung made the remarks during a parliamentary
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  Fire breaks out inside operating room at major hospital in Gwangju

  GWANGJU, July 14 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out Monday inside an operating room at Chosun University Hospital in the southwestern city of Gwangju, prompting patients and doctors to evacuate.According to the Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters, the bla
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  Russia's FM leaves N. Korea after 3-day visit

  SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has left North Korea after wrapping up his three-day visit to the eastern coastal city of Wonsan, the North's state media reported Monday.Lavrov departed the country via Wonsan Kal
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  N. Korean leader visits fish farm under construction, urges regional economic development

  SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the construction site of an offshore fish farm in South Hamgyong Province, stressing the importance of regional economic development, state media reported Monday.Kim visited the
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  N. Korea bristles at S. Korea-U.S.-Japan air drills

  SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Sunday blasted recent combined air drills conducted by South Korea, the United States and Japan, saying such joint military actions are "the main danger factors heightening the level of the military ten
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  (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim reaffirms unconditional support for Russia in Ukraine war: KCNA

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more details from Russia's media report in paras 11-14)By Park BoramSEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his unconditional support for all of Russia's actions in its war against Ukraine as
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  Some conglomerates pay out dividends to owner family through unlisted firms despite sluggish performance

  SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Some family members of South Korean conglomerates have received large dividends from unlisted affiliates, despite a broader economic slowdown driven by political instability and concerns over U.S. tariffs, financial data sh
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  N. Korea's state media mentions 'grave' situation in food supply in Kaesong in 2023

  SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media has reported that a "grave" situation in food supply might have occurred in the city of Kaesong in early 2023, in what could be a rare admission of food shortage in the reclusive st
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  N. Korea supplies Russia with 12 million rounds of 152 mm shells: S. Korea

  SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has continued to provide Russia with artillery shells to support its war against Ukraine, which amounts to more than 12 million rounds of 152 mm shells, according to South Korea's military intelligence autho
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  N. Korea's embassy in China holds reception to mark 64th anniv. of key treaty signing

  SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean Embassy in China has held a reception to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the signing of a mutual defense treaty between the two nations, the North's state media said Sunday.The event was held in Beiji
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  (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim reaffirms unconditional support for Russia in Ukraine war: KCNA

  (ATTN: UPDATES with more info from 6th para; ADDS photo)By Park Boram SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his unconditional support for all of Russia's actions in its war against Ukraine as he met with Russian Fo
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  N. Korea's Kim reaffirms unconditional support for Russia in Ukraine war: KCNA

  By Park Boram SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his unconditional support for all of Russia's actions in its war against Ukraine as he met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the North's state medi