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(2nd LD) Putin meets N. Korean FM amid deepening military cooperation

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-10)MOSCOW, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.Putin met with Choe late Tues
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(LEAD) Putin meets N. Korean FM amid deepening military cooperation

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-7)MOSCOW, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.Putin met with Choe late Tuesd
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N. Korea broadcasts map highlighting only northern Korean Peninsula in red

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state-run broadcasting station on Wednesday aired a map that highlights only the northern part of the Korean Peninsula in red after its leader vowed to no longer seek reconciliation and unification with So
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Top nuke envoys of S. Korea, Japan meet ahead of trilateral talks with U.S.

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan held talks in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's military provocations amid its growing ties with Russia.Kim Gunn, special representative for Korean Peninsula p
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Unification minister visits front-line Army unit amid heightened tensions

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho visited a military base near the border with North Korea on Wednesday, the latest in a series of inspection tours by top South Korean officials amid heightened tensions.Kim underscored the r
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Yoon vows to improve school environment for both teachers, students

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to improve the school environment for both teachers and students, saying the speed of educational innovation should be increased to match the speed of social development
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint naval drill involving aircraft carrier

(ATTN: UPDATES with USFK commander's remarks in paras 8-11; ADDS photo) By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan have jointly conducted naval drills in waters south of the Korean Peninsula following North
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3 KBS production staff members sentenced to fines over horse's death during drama shooting

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A KBS TV producer and two other staff members at the public broadcaster were sentenced to 10 million won (US$7,434) in fines each Wednesday on charges of animal abuse over the 2021 death of a horse during the filming of a d
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Civic group names 34 former, sitting lawmakers deemed unfit for election nominations

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- A civic group announced a list of 34 sitting and former lawmakers that it claimed should be excluded from nominations for April's general elections for poor parliamentary performances and ethical reasons.The Citizens
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(LEAD) Yoon vows bold reforms in stock market taxes

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to implement "bold" reforms in stock market taxes to correct the perceived undervaluation of South
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S. Korea calls for France's cooperation on EV subsidy scheme

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has asked for France's active cooperation on addressing the exclusion of some locally produced electric vehicles (EV) from the list eligible for subsidies in the European country, Seoul's industry minist
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Number of N. Korean defectors coming to S. Korea estimated at 190 last year

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea almost tripled to around 190 last year from a year ago, with defections by North Korean diplomats and trade officials on the rise, South Korea's vice unificatio
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Ex-DP lawmaker fined for defaming former reporter

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court struck down a lower court's ruling and imposed a fine on Choi Kang-wook, a former opposition lawmaker, for slandering a former reporter of a cable news channel.Choi was charged with spreading false in
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Foreign currency deposits up for 3rd month in December

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits increased for the third straight month in December as export settlements increased, central bank data showed Wednesday.Residents' outstanding foreign currency-denominated deposits reached US$10
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Money supply up for 6th month in November amid restrictive policy: BOK

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's money supply rose for the sixth consecutive month in November amid tightening policy, central bank data showed Wednesday.The country's M2, a key gauge of the money supply, stood at 3,894 trillion won (
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Drugs seized in S. Korea jump 23 pct in 2023

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The amount of drugs seized before being smuggled into South Korea jumped 23 percent on-year in 2023, the customs agency said Wednesday.A total of 769 kilograms of drugs had been seized at borders last year, up from 624 kg f
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Yoon vows to expand eligibility for individual savings accounts

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday the government will expand eligibility for individual savings accounts (ISAs) and raise the limit on the non-taxable amount.Yoon made the remark during a meeting with som
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Efforts under way to rescue baby dolphin caught in waste net off Jeju

JEJU, South Korea, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Maritime authorities have begun efforts to rescue a baby dolphin found caught in a discarded fishing net in wasters off Jeju Island, officials here said Wednesday.The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin calf less th
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(LEAD) Stabbed opposition leader Lee returns to work after 15 days

(ATTN: ADDS remarks from Rep. Lee Jae-myung in paras 6-8; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung returned to work Wednesday, 15 days after he was stabbed in a knife attack and underwent surgery. "It feels new c
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Audit shows Gyeonggi Province's poor oversight of subsidies while opposition leader was governor

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The state audit agency said Wednesday the government of Gyeonggi Province poorly supervised private companies receiving its subsidies, mostly during the time when opposition leader Lee Jae-myung served as gove