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Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Jan.7 -- N. Korea fires artillery shots off western coast for 3rd day: S. Korean militaryN. Korea's artillery shells fell near de facto mari
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) N.K. envoy calls Russia's use of Pyongyang missiles 'groundless accusation'SEOUL -- North Korea's ambassador to the Uni
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) FM says N.K. provocations likely aimed at hindering S. Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperationSEOUL -- North Korea's recent artillery shell firings near
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) S. Korean, U.S. top diplomats agree to cooperate on N.K. threats, peace in Taiwan Strait, South China SeaWASHINGTON/SEOUL -- The top di
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(LEAD) Court orders MBC to correct report on Yoon's hot mic remarks in 2022

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday ordered broadcaster MBC to correct its report on President Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks caught on a hot mic during his visit to the United States in 2022.The
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(LEAD) FM says N.K. provocations likely aimed at hindering S. Korea-U.S.-Japan cooperation

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos)By Kim Seung-yeon and Yi Wonju SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's recent artillery shell firings near the western sea border appear to be aimed at driving a
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S. Korea successfully test-fires modified version of ground-based tactical missile

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has successfully test-fired a modified version of the homegrown Korean Tactical Surface to Surface Missile-I (KTSSM-I), military sources said Friday, as the country is bolstering its defense capabilities against
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3 ex-DP lawmakers launch new party ahead of April elections

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Three lawmakers who left the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) earlier this week announced Friday they plan to launch a new party ahead of April's general elections. Reps. Cho Eung-cheon, Kim Jong-min and Lee Won-wo
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S. Korea, 9 others lambast Houthi attacks, back coalition strikes in joint statement

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Ten countries, including South Korea, issued a joint statement Thursday in support of precision strikes that the United States and Britain conducted against Iran-backed Houthis in response to their repea
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Court orders MBC to correct report on Yoon's hot mic remarks in 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday ordered broadcaster MBC to correct its report on President Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks caught on a hot mic during his visit to the United States in 2022.The Seoul Western District Court issued the order in
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(LEAD) N.K. envoy calls Russia's use of Pyongyang missiles 'groundless accusation'

(ATTN: ADDS unification ministry's response, details in last four paras)SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed the claim that Russia launched North Korean missiles into Ukraine in its war again
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FM Cho calls for diplomacy that integrates economy, security amid challenges

By Kim Seung-yeon and Yi Wonju SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said Friday that he will seek to reinforce South Korea's diplomacy that puts security and economy together to address complex challenges like the strategic com
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Websites of N. Korean propaganda outlets inaccessible for 2nd straight day

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Websites of major North Korean propaganda media outlets targeting South Korea were inaccessible for the second straight day Friday morning for an unknown reason.As of 10:20 a.m., there were failures in connecting to the Nor
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PM to attend World Economic Forum in Davos next week

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week, his office said Friday.Han will depart Monday to attend the annual meeting of government and business leaders under the them
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POSCO CEO, board members booked for investigation over luxurious overseas board meeting

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Police have booked the CEO of South Korean steel titan POSCO and a dozen other board members for investigations on charges of having subsidiary firms shoulder their overseas board meeting expenses worth some 700 million won
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JCS chief calls for 'seamless' surveillance at western coastal units

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer has called for "seamless" surveillance as he visited units on the western coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday, in the wake of North Korea's recent artill
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N.K. envoy calls Russia's use of Pyongyang missiles 'groundless accusation'

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has dismissed the claim that Russia launched North Korean missiles into Ukraine in its war against the country as a "groundless accusation," Pyongyang's sta
Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul04/-3Sunny0Incheon02/-3Sunny0Suwon04/-4Sunny0Cheongju05/-1Sunny0Daejeon07/-2Sunny0Ch
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(LEAD) S. Korean, U.S. top diplomats agree to cooperate on N.K. threats, peace in Taiwan Strait, South China Sea

(ATTN; ADDS photo, more details from release by Seoul's foreign ministry in paras 7-10; CHANGES dateline)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States agreed to work together to addre
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(LEAD) U.S. slaps sanctions on 3 Russian entities, 1 individual over arms transfers with N. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 3-5)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States imposed sanctions on three Russian entities and one individual for their involvement in the transfer and testing of North Korean ballistic missiles