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S. Korea, U.S. agree to boost cooperation against N. Korea's cyber threats

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held a working-level cyber policy meeting Friday to bolster efforts against North Korea's growing threats in cyberspace, the foreign ministry said. Lee Dong-ryeol, the South Korean fore
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(2nd LD) N. Korean foreign minister returns home after trip to Russia

(ATTN: UPDATES with Kremlin's remarks in paras 9-10) SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned home Friday after a visit to Moscow that involved a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid deepening m
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(2nd LD) N.K. says it tested underwater nuclear weapons system in response to trilateral drills

(ATTN: ADDS defense ministry's response in paras 6-7) By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it has tested an underwater nuclear weapons system under development in response to the latest joint maritime exercise involvi
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) N.K. says it tested underwater nuclear weapons system in response to trilateral drillsSEOUL -- North Korea said Friday it has tested an
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Opposition leader urges N.K. leader to stop provocationsSEOUL -- Main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung urged North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to stop its m
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------S. Korea's military power 5th in world; N. Korea ranks 36th: indexSEOUL -- South Korea ranked fifth in the world in terms of military stre
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Jan. 14 -- N. Korea fires suspected IRBM into East Sea: S. Korean military15 -- N. Korea claims to have successfully launched solid-fuel hyperso
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(LEAD) N.K. says it tested underwater nuclear weapons system in response to trilateral drills

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it has tested an underwater nuclear weapons system under development in response to the latest joint maritime exercise involvin
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N. Korea says it tested underwater nuclear weapon system

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it has tested an underwater nuclear weapon system under development in response to the latest joint maritime exercise between South Korea, the United States and Japan.North Korea's defense minist
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(LEAD) N. Korean foreign minister returns home after trip to Russia

(ATTN: ADDS unification ministry's response, details in last three paras)SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned home Friday after a visit to Moscow that involved a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Pu
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S. Korea's military power 5th in world; N. Korea ranks 36th: index

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea ranked fifth in the world in terms of military strength, while North Korea's standing was at 36th, an annual military power index showed Friday.South Korea had a firepower score of 0.1416 to stand at fifth o
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N. Korean foreign minister returns home after trip to Russia

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui returned home Friday after a visit to Moscow that involved a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.The delegat
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No signs of imminent preparations for nuclear test at N. Korea's Punggye-ri site: U.S. monitor

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- Recent satellite imagery of North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site does not suggest imminent preparations for a new nuclear experiment despite apparent maintenance activity related to one of the
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N. Korea holds cabinet plenary meeting to discuss economic plans

SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a plenary meeting of the cabinet to discuss plans for economic development this year, state media reported Friday.Premier Kim Tok-hun presided over the meeting held via video link Thursday to discuss fo
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of N. Korea, Russia discuss 'upcoming political contacts': reports

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 11-13)SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of North Korea and Russia discussed the schedule of "upcoming political contacts" between their countries during their talks earlier this week, Russian m
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Top diplomats of N. Korea, Russia discuss 'upcoming political contacts': reports

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of North Korea and Russia discussed the schedule of "upcoming political contacts" between their countries during their talks earlier this week, Russian media reported Thursday.North Korea's
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UNSC to hold consultations on N. Korea this week

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) will convene consultations on North Korea this week, its website showed Thursday.The UNSC is scheduled to hold the "closed" consultations at 10 a.m. Thursday (New York time) on t
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(2nd LD) Number of N. Korean defectors entering S. Korea nearly triples in 2023

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea came to 196 last year amid a rise in defections by North Korean diplomats and trade officials, governme
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N. Korean leader spotted using Mercedes-Benz SUV despite sanctions

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen getting out of what appeared to be a luxury Mercedes-Benz SUV, state media footage has shown, despite international sanctions banning the North's imports of luxury goods.Footage
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Ministry creates symbol of S. Koreans abducted by N. Korea by using forget-me-not motif

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Thursday it has used the motif of a forget-me-not to create a symbol of South Koreans abducted and detained in North Korea in a bid to raise public awareness of the issue.The move is part of th