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FM Park extends condolences over Japan's quakes in phone talks with counterpart

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin held phone talks with his Japanese counterpart Friday and expressed condolences over the deadly earthquakes that hit central Japan on New Year's Day, his office said. In the phone talks with Yok
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S. Korea urges Russia to stop 'self-contradictory' arms deal with N. Korea

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea renewed its call Friday for Russia to stop arms transactions with North Korea in violation of international sanctions it has voted for, as the United States revealed the North's delivery of
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean drills, more details in paras 4, 8-9, 12-13)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast Friday morning, Seoul's military said, in its latest
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(LEAD) N. Korea rebuilds destroyed guard posts inside DMZ with concrete

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be rebuilding all of its destroyed guard posts inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas with concrete structures, a milita
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(LEAD) S. Korea orders civilians on western border islands to evacuate over N.K.'s artillery firing

(ATTN: CHANGES lead, dateline; ADDS more info throughout, photos)INCHEON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Civilians on the western border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong were ordered to evacuate to shelters Friday, officials said, as North Korea fired hundr
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(LEAD) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast Friday morning, Seoul's military said, in its latest saber-r
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N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off western coast: S. Korean military

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast Friday morning, Seoul's military said.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the artillery firings from Jangsan Cape, north of South
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(URGENT) N. Korea fires some 200 artillery shells off its west coast Friday morning: S. Korean military

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S. Korea orders civilians on Yeonpyeong Island to evacuate amid apparent N.K. provocation

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has ordered civilians on the western border island of Yeonpyeong Island to evacuate to shelters, officials said Friday, amid apparent signs of a military provocation by North Korea.The emergency evacuation order
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(URGENT) Evacuation order issued on border island of Yeonpyeong

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(LEAD) S. Korean tourist shot dead by robber in Guam

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last para)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean tourist was killed in a gun attack in the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier this week, the foreign ministry said Friday.The victim was shot by an armed robber on Thursda
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DP accuses Yoon of abusing veto power

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of abusing his presidential veto power to cover up his family's irregularities after Yoon vetoed two opposition-led investigation propos
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(3rd LD) Yoon vetoes 2 special probe bills, including one involving first lady

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential official's remarks; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ah and Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday vetoed two opposition-led special investigation proposals, one of which involves allegations
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader inspects factory producing launchers for solid-fuel ICBMs

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 8, 10)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a factory producing mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), stressing the need to strengthen the country&#
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2 women referred to prosecution for allegedly blackmailing late actor Lee

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Police referred two women, including a bar hostess, to the prosecution Friday for further investigation and potential indictment on charges of blackmailing late actor Lee Sun-kyun.The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency refer
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S. Korean, U.S. defense officials strongly condemn N. Korea's announcement to launch more spy satellites

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials of South Korea and the United States strongly condemned North Korea's recent provocative acts, including its announcement to launch more spy satellites, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.D
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(LEAD) S. Korea to go all-out to achieve 2 percent inflation target in H1

(ATTN: ADDS gov't responses to Red Sea crisis in last 4 paras)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The government will extend intensive policy support to bring inflation down below 3 percent in the first half of 2024 as prices are projected t
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S. Korean tourist shot dead by robber in Guam

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean tourist was killed in a gun attack in the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam earlier this week, the foreign ministry said Friday.The victim was shot by an armed robber on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital but
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(2nd LD) Yoon vetoes 2 special probe bills, including one involving first lady

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's exercise of veto; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ah and Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday vetoed two opposition-led special investigation proposals, one of which involves allegations a
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(LEAD) Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 2 special probe bills

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Cabinet on Friday approved a motion demanding the National Assembly reconsider two opposition-led special investigation proposals, one of which involves allegations against first lady Kim Keon Hee. Presiden