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(2nd LD) Police rejected late actor Lee's request for low-key appearance for questioning

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 12-13)SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Late actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," had requested that his last appearance for questioning not be open to the press, but poli
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Ex-Army general tapped as top envoy to Saudi Arabia

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday appointed new ambassadors to nine countries, including Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Singapore, and the new consul-general to Hamburg in a regular reshuffle, the foreign ministry said. C
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S. Korea urges Russia's efforts to 'manage' bilateral ties

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Russia should step up efforts to "manage" bilateral ties with South Korea, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, after Moscow warned it could retaliate against Seoul's export restrictions.Earlier this w
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(LEAD) National Assembly passes proposal on special investigation into first lady

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES throughout with passage of bills; TRIMS)SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The opposition-led National Assembly passed two contentious special investigation proposals Thursday, one of them into stock manipulation
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Defense ministry signs MOU with state housing developer for housing support

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Thursday signed an initial agreement with state housing developer Korea Land & Housing Corp. for housing support to military officers and noncommissioned officers in remote areas.The signing of the m
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(LEAD) Police rejected late actor Lee's request for low-key appearance for questioning

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments from police chief, commissioner in charge of Lee's investigations)SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Late actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for his role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite," had requested that his last ap
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NIS sees high chance of N. Korea's provocations ahead of S. Korea's April elections

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency said Thursday there is a high possibility that North Korea could carry out military provocations early next year ahead of major elections in South Korea and the United States.The National Intell
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader calls for stepped-up war preparations

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for stepped-up efforts to prepare for war, saying the United States is engaged in "unprecedented" acts of confrontation agai
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SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for stepped-up efforts to prepare for war, saying the United States is engaged in "unprecedented" acts of confrontation against the country, state media reported Thursd
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N. Korean officials show up for year-end party meeting in luxury sedans

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Key North Korean officials arrived for a year-end meeting of the ruling Worker's Party in luxury vehicles, state media footage showed Wednesday, despite international sanctions banning the supply of luxury goods to the
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Employment rate of N.K. defectors in S. Korea hits record high of 60.5 pct: report

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The employment rate of North Korean defectors in South Korea reached a new high of 60.5 percent earlier this year, a report showed Wednesday, in a sign of improving living conditions for those who fled from the
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N. Korea will seek to increase nuclear weapons to improve 'second-strike capability': experts

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will continue to escalate its nuclear threats against the United States and South Korea next year while seeking to improve its capabilities to strike back with a nuclear weapon if it comes under a nuclear attack
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S. Korea imposes sanctions on 8 N.K. individuals for illicit arms trade, cyberactivities

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea imposed independent sanctions Wednesday on eight North Korean individuals, including the chief of the North's spy agency, for their involvement in arms trade and cyberactivities banned unde
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(LEAD) N. Korea convenes year-end party meeting with leader Kim in attendance

(ATTN: ADDS photos)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a key year-end meeting of the ruling Workers' Party with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss next year's policy direction, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesd
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N. Korea convenes year-end party meeting with leader Kim in attendance

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a key year-end meeting of the ruling Workers' Party with leader Kim Jong-un in attendance to discuss next year's policy direction, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.Kim presided ove
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N. Korea highlights economic feats ahead of plenary meeting

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean state media outlets on Tuesday ran articles on recent economic and industrial developments in what appeared to be efforts to highlight the country's economic accomplishments this year ahead of a key party m
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S. Korea to push for DNA tests on descendants of separated families

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Tuesday it will push to conduct DNA tests on descendants of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War in a bid to use their gene information for potential family reunions with their relative
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(3rd LD) Fire at apartment building in northern Seoul kills 2, injures 29 people

(ATTN: ADDS details in last para; MOVES UP 1st photo)SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an apartment building in northern Seoul, leaving two people dead and injuring 29 others, firefighters said Monday.The blaze occurred at the third floo
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(2nd LD) Fire at apartment building in northern Seoul kills 2, injures 29 people

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at an apartment building in northern Seoul, leaving two people dead and injuring 29 others, firefighters said Monday.The blaze occurred at the thi
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Exports of S. Korea TV programs top $500 mln in 2022

SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Yonhap) -- Exports of South Korean-made TV programs soared nearly 30 percent on-year to a record high last year thanks to rising demand from global streaming platforms, a government report showed Monday.A total of US$561.3 million wor