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(URGENT) BOK freezes key rate at 3.5 pct for 8th consecutive session

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N. Korea holds Cabinet plenary meeting over economic issues

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has discussed ways to enhance the Cabinet's role in implementing this year's economic goals, state media reported Thursday, amid the country's protracted economic difficulties caused by U.N. sanction
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul05/-4Cloudy30Incheon06/-4Cloudy30Suwon05/-5Cloudy30Cheongju06/-3Cloudy30Daejeon06/
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 11)

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Lee Jae-myung must stop privatizing the DPA group of Democratic Party (DP) lawmakers not loyal to their leader Lee Jae-myung has left the majority party. In a joint farewell address on Wednesday, the three DP legislators — Reps. Lee Won-wook, Kim Jon
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 11)

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Revival of 'second office'Navigating challenges with minimal effortOnce again, special prosecution bills have become a source of division ahead of the April 10 general elections.That is the last thing South Korea needs right now. Nevertheless
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 11)

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Gap in college educationEradicate crime in shadow education; level out quality of college educationEducation in South Korea has been a contentious area that has only gotten worse over the past few decades. Children in Seoul's Gangnam go to cram s
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 11.Korean-language dailies-- Gov't not to levy extra taxes on owners of multiple newly built small homes (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Gov't to allow reco
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(Yonhap Interview) Defense chief says N. Korea may supply tactical guided missiles to Russia

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may sell new types of tactical guided missiles to Russia in addition to its alleged supply of short-range ballistic missiles for Moscow's use in its ongoing war with Ukraine, South Korea's
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White House official not aware of any indications about N. Korea-Hamas military cooperation

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- A White House official said Wednesday that he has not seen any indication of military cooperation between North Korea and the Hamas militant group, despite the South Korean spy agency's assessment th
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Russian use of N.K. missiles gives Pyongyang insights, can encourage its arms exports: Seoul envoy

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Russia's recent launches of North Korean ballistic missiles into Ukraine give Pyongyang military insights and could encourage it to export weapons to other countries, Seoul's top envoy at the U.N
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N. Korea conducts public execution over COVID-19 violations: human rights white paper

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has carried out a public execution of people for violating the country's COVID-19 regulations, a South Korean human rights white paper showed Wednesday.A North Korean defector who arrived in Sout
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N. Korea likely to carry out psychological warfare ahead of general elections: official

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea could continue its psychological warfare against South Korea ahead of the South's general elections in April, a senior official in Seoul said Wednesday.South Korea will beef up measures against cyberattacks
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Prosecutors demand death penalty for stabbing rampage suspect

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded the death penalty for Cho Seon who was indicted for stabbing one man to death and wounding three others near a subway station in southern Seoul last July.The demand was made during a trial
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Defense chief vows to bolster cooperation with U.S., Japan against N.K. threats

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense chief pledged Wednesday to strengthen trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan, as North Korea ratcheted up harsh rhetoric against Seoul.Last month, the three countries full
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(2nd LD) N.K. leader says he has 'no intention of avoiding war' with S. Korea

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul foreign ministry's comments in paras 7-9)By Lee Minji and Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called South Korea the country's "principal enemy" and said he has "no int
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(3rd LD) Assailant says he stabbed opposition leader to prevent him from becoming president: police

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL/BUSAN, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The assailant who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck last week has told police that he carried out the knife attack to prevent Lee from becoming president, o
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(LEAD) Security advisers of S. Korea, U.S. decry N. Korea's missile transfer to Russia for use in Ukraine

(ATTN: UPDATES with South Korean presidential office's release; CHANGES dateline; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Lee Haye-ahWASHINGTON/SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The national security advisers of South Korea and the United States condemned "
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Demand for Chinese yuan grows in N. Korean private markets: report

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Demand for the Chinese yuan appeared to be growing in North Korea's private markets, a report showed Wednesday, in a sign of rising distrust over the North's own currency.Some 68.4 percent of North Korean defectors
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Yoon names 3rd deputy nat'l security adviser, chief of anti-corruption agency

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named his third deputy national security adviser and the chief of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission in a reshuffle that also replaced one presidential secreta
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(2nd LD) Assailant says he stabbed opposition leader to prevent him from becoming president: police

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL/BUSAN, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The assailant who stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck last week has told police that he carried out the knife attack to prevent Lee from becoming president, o