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Police to seek arrest warrant for suspect in stabbing attack against opposition leader

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL/BUSAN, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Police said Wednesday they plan to seek an arrest warrant for the suspect in the stabbing attack against opposition leader Lee Jae-myung during his visit to the southeastern port city of Busan.The suspect
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2023 warmest year of all time for S. Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The year 2023 was the warmest year of all time for South Korea as global warming heated up the Korean Peninsula to reach the average temperature of 13.7 C last year, the state weather agency said Wednesday.It marks the highe
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Elementary school enrollment to fall below 400,000 for 1st time this year

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Student enrollment in elementary schools nationwide is expected to drop below 400,000 for the first time this year due to the nation's rock-bottom birth rate, officials forecast Wednesday, citing data from the education
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Yoon to replace annual gov't policy briefings with public debates

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will invite members of the public and experts to take part in annual policy briefings that each ministry plans to provide starting this week so that participants can hold policy debates,
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Military to mandate drug tests for all new conscripts in July

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will mandate drug tests for all soon-to-be conscripts to disqualify drug addicts and ensure safety in the military, the military manpower agency said Wednesday.Until now, prospective enlistees have undergone drug
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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader's sister raps Yoon over his New Year's Day speech

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul defense ministry's response in paras 9-10)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unleashed a sarcasm-filled tirade over South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's Day
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Nicaraguan ambassador to N. Korea to take up post amid signs of Pyongyang resuming diplomacy with selected countries

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- Nicaragua's new ambassador to North Korea is set to take up his position in Pyongyang soon, according to a news report and diplomatic sources Wednesday, amid signs of the North apparently resuming diplomacy with countrie
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Navy holds first live-fire drills of new year

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Navy staged its first live-fire drills of the year Wednesday to strengthen readiness against possible North Korean provocations, its officials said.The exercise took place in waters off the eastern, western and southern
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N. Korean leader attends farm machinery exhibition

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended an exhibition featuring agricultural machinery, such as an unmanned helicopter, and called for the development of farming technology, state media said Wednesday.Kim's remark came
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader's sister raps Yoon over his New Year's Day speech

(ATTN: UPDATES with English-language report in paras 4-7)SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unleashed a sarcasm-filled tirade over South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's Day address
Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul05/00Sleet60Incheon04/01Rain60Suwon05/00Sunny60Cheongju06/01Cloudy20Daejeon06/01Cl
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Ex-U.S. ambassador stresses need to step up allied drills against N. Korean threats

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A former U.S. ambassador to South Korea called Tuesday for beefed-up defense drills between Seoul and Washington to counter North Korean threats, stressing the pursuit of dialogue with the recalcitrant re
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 3)

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Violence is the enemy of democracyThe majority Democratic Party (DP)'s leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked by a 67-year-old man on Tuesday while visiting a site designated for a new airport in Gadeok Island off the coast of Busan. After receiving f
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 3)

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Han Dong-hoon's gambitMake ruling party more approachable"I hear you." Han Dong-hoon, an interim leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP)'s interim committee, tried to make ordinary citizens more visible in Korea's politi
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 3)

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The right not to knowPolice, media must take action to stop releasing, reporting irrelevant personal details of suspectsThe tragic death of actor Lee Sun-kyun last week has ignited criticism against the police for not complying with its own press gui
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Jan. 3.Korean-language dailies-- Opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in neck (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Opposition party chief Lee Jae-myung attacked durin
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S. Korea to request UNSC meeting in case of N.K. provocations if need be: Seoul envoy

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will directly request a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting in the event of a North Korean provocation if needed, its top envoy to the United Nations said Tuesday, as Seoul has begun
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N. Korean leader's sister raps Yoon over his New Year's Day speech

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unleashed a sarcasm-filled tirade over South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's Day address that unveiled a plan to complete a sturdier deterrence s
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9 Korean flights from and for Tokyo's Haneda Airport canceled due to deadly collision

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- A number of Korean flights from and for Tokyo were canceled Tuesday due to a collision on the runway at Haneda Airport.National flag carrier Korean Air canceled five flights, including flight KE2104 departing Haneda at 7:50
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(7th LD) Attacked opposition leader Lee's surgery completed, progress closely monitored

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; ADDS details in first 4 paras)By Kim Han-joo and Lee Haye-ahSEOUL/BUSAN, Jan. 2 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern port city of Busan earlier in t