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S. Korea to go all-out to achieve 2 percent inflation target in H1

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 to ease slower than expected, the finance ministry said Friday.&qu
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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
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N. Korea rebuilds destroyed guard posts inside DMZ with concrete

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have rebuilt some of its destroyed guard posts inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas with concrete structures, a military source said Friday.Last November, the North began rebui
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(URGENT) Cabinet passes motion requesting parliamentary reconsideration of 2 special probe bills

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul08/03Cloudy10Incheon07/04Cloudy0Suwon08/01Cloudy10Cheongju10/02Cloudy20Daejeon10/02Cl
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Biz lobbies of S. Korea, Japan to hold annual meeting next week

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Business lobbies of South Korea and Japan will hold their annual meeting early next week to discuss joint projects between the business communities of the neighboring countries, industry sources said Friday.The 30th Korean-J
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(4th LD) N. Korea recently sent several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

(ATTN: ADDS details of North Korean missiles in paras 8-9) By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea recently provided Russia with several dozen ballistic missiles as well as ballistic missile launchers, a U.S. official said Thursday,
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N. Korean leader inspects factory producing launchers for solid-fuel ICBMs

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's nuclear deterrence for a "military sh
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 5.Korean-language dailies-- S. Korea to boost economy by easing real estate regulations (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- No residency applicants in essential medical
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U.S. designates N. Korea for religious freedom violation for 22nd straight year

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Thursday designated North Korea and 11 other countries as "countries of particular concern" for religious freedom violations, marking the 22nd consecutive year the North h
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(Yonhap Interview) Veterans minister vows to strengthen ties with countries that helped S. Korea in Korean War

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The veterans ministry seeks to strengthen ties with countries that backed South Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War by hosting a veterans affairs ministerial meeting this year, its new minister has said.Minis
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Pentagon stresses 'main focus' on regional stability amid N. Korea's bellicose rhetoric

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday highlighted its "main focus" on maintaining regional stability and its opposition to conflict, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for stre
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U.S. officials, experts pick N.K.-triggered crisis among plausible top-tier contingencies in 2024

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- U.S. officials and experts have singled out a possible North Korea-triggered security crisis as one of top-tier contingencies deemed plausible this year, a U.S. think tank report showed Thursday, as Pyong
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(3rd LD) N. Korea recently sent several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 11-13)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea recently provided Russia with several dozen ballistic missiles as well as ballistic missile launchers, a U.S. official said Thursday, as Moscow seeks to re
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(2nd LD) N. Korea recently sent several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout; RECASTS headline, lead)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea recently provided Russia with several dozen ballistic missiles as well as ballistic missile launchers, a U.S. official said Thursday, as Mosco
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(LEAD) N. Korea recently sent missile launchers, several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 6-7)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea recently provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several dozen ballistic missiles, a U.S. official said Thursday, as Moscow seeks
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N. Korea recently sent missile launchers, several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea recently provided Russia with ballistic missile launchers and several dozen ballistic missiles, a U.S. official said Thursday, as Moscow seeks to replenish its weapons stockpiles amid its prot
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(URGENT) N. Korea recently offered ballistic missile launchers, several dozen ballistic missiles to Russia: U.S. official

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S. Korea reports additional avian influenza case

SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government on Thursday confirmed an additional highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) case at a duck farm, the latest in a series of infections nationwide.A highly pathogenic H5N AI strain was found at the farm in the so
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to keep short-selling ban until side effects settle

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS presidential official's remarks on tax cuts in last 5 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday the ban on stock short selling will remain in place until measures are devised