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S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold 1st trilateral working-level talks on N.K. cyber threats

SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan held their first trilateral working-level talks Thursday on ways to boost cooperation against North Korea's growing cyber threats, in a follow-up to the summit among their leaders
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Huge blackout hits Ulsan, affecting some 155,000 households

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- A massive power outage hit the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan on Wednesday, leaving around 155,000 households without electricity for some two hours.The blackout occurred at around 3:37 p.m. in a southern residential
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N.K. leader 'in hurry' to highlight his daughter to show his will for succession: minister

YANGPYEONG, South Korea, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to have been "in a hurry" to bring his daughter to the forefront in a bid to demonstrate his commitment to the third hereditary power succession, Seoul
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(News Focus) S. Korea's low birth rate poses challenges to military conscription

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's shrinking pool of conscripts is causing concerns amid the growing threat from North Korea, prompting the military to mull options to effectively maintain combat readiness with limited resourc
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N. Korea doles out gifts to participants in mothers' conference

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a meeting to hand out gifts to participants in the latest national conference of mothers, state media reported Wednesday, in an apparent move to secure their loyalty amid a declining birth rate.The centr
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(LEAD) JCS chairman calls for robust defense posture in Seoul metropolitan area

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo called Tuesday for a strong defense posture in the Seoul metropolitan area to fend off threats posed by North Korea's provocations. In the latest in
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N. Korea pulls out of Senegal, Guinea in series of embassy closures: official

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has shut down its missions in Senegal and Guinea in an apparent move to reduce spending amid economic difficulties, a South Korean foreign ministry official said Tuesday.The latest shutdowns came after the sancti
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JCS chairman calls for robust defense posture in Seoul metropolitan area

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo called Tuesday for a strong defense posture in the Seoul metropolitan area to fend off threats posed by North Korea's provocations. In the latest in a series of troop vis
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Operators of Tving, Wavve sign MOU for platform merger

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Operators of Tving and Wavve, two major South Korean over-the-top (OTT) platforms, said Tuesday they have signed a memorandum of understanding to push for a merger in an apparent effort to compete with global streaming giant
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Over 60 pct of S. Korean university students say resolution of N.K. nuclear issue necessary for reunification: poll

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- Over 6 out of 10 South Korean university students think that a resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue is necessary to achieve the reunification of the two Koreas, a survey showed Tuesday.In the survey conducted by Seou
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader calls for mothers' role in propping up regime

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the role of mothers in strengthening the internal solidarity of the regime at the first national meeting of mothers in 11 years, state
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N. Korean leader calls for mothers' role in propping up regime

SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the role of mothers in strengthening the internal solidarity of the regime at the first national meeting of mothers in 11 years, state media reported Tuesday.Kim made the remark d
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N. Korea raps Washington's 'double standard' over S. Korea's spy satellite launch

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced the United States for having a "double standard" over space programs, saying Washington helped South Korea with launching a military spy satellite, while condemning Pyongyang's
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(2nd LD) S. Korea successfully conducts third test flight of solid-fuel space rocket

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details in 3rd para; CHANGES photo)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully conducted a third test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket Monday, the defense ministry said, as part of efforts to build
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S. Korea slams N. Korea for making false accusations over 2018 inter-Korean military accord

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Monday condemned North Korea for repeatedly making false accusations against South Korea over an 2018 inter-Korean military agreement, saying Pyongyang is seeking to drive a wedge in South Korea.A
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N.K. hacking group Andariel steals key defense technologies from S. Korean firms

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Andariel, a North Korean hacking organization, has stolen digital data containing key technologies from South Korean defense firms and repatriated part of the money they acquired via ransomware attacks on other firms, police
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(LEAD) S. Korea successfully conducts third test flight of solid-fuel space rocket

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in first 5 paras; CHANGES headline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully conducted a third test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket Monday, the defense ministry said, as part of efforts to build
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S. Korea conducts third test flight of solid-fuel space rocket

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea conducted a third test flight of a solid-fuel space rocket Monday, the defense ministry said, as part of efforts to build its independent space-based surveillance system against North Korea. The st
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N. Korea's Kim calls for measures to prevent fall in birth rate

SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for measures to prevent a decrease in the country's birth rate in the first national meeting of mothers in 11 years, state media reported Monday.Kim said he has thought about No
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(LEAD) N. Korea warns 'physical clash, war' on Korean Peninsula a matter of time, not possibility

(ATTN: UPDATES with South Korean foreign ministry's response)SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Sunday that a "physical clash and war" have become a matter of time on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of the scrapping of an i