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  N. Korea's spy satellite operation office begins mission: state media

  SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- The office in charge of operating North Korea's military reconnaissance satellite has commenced its mission, the country's official news agency said Sunday.The North successfully placed the reconnaissance satellite,
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  N. Korea warns 'physical clash, war' on Korean Peninsula a matter of time, not possibility

  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 inter-Korean military tension reduction accord, threatening that S
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  N. Korea vows to take countermeasures against organizations that impose sanctions

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Saturday that it will take countermeasures against individuals and organizations that impose sanctions against the regime.On Thursday, the United States sanctioned a North Korean cyber espionage group and ei
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  (LEAD) Gov't posthumously confers state medal on late Ven. Jaseung

  (ATTN: UPDATES with President Yoon's visit to memorial altar in 6-7 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The government on Saturday posthumously conferred a state medal on late Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect J
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  (LEAD) N. Korea bristles at U.S. over comments about possible disabling of spy satellite

  (ATTN: ADDS details from a separate KCNA dispatch in last 5 paras) SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the United States on Saturday after a U.S. space official hinted at possible disabling of the North's military spy satellite la
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  (LEAD) Seoul says FEOC guidance reduces uncertainty, will continue close consultation with U.S.

  (ATTN: UPDATES with additional info, minor changes in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul government on Saturday welcomed the release of proposed U.S. guidance on U.S. tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs), noting it will help remove unce
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  (4th LD) S. Korea successfully launches 1st spy satellite into orbit

  (ATTN: ADDS more details paras 4 and 9)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully launched its first indigenous military spy satellite from a U.S. military base in California Friday (local time), the defense ministry said, in a
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  Gov't posthumously confers state medal on late Ven. Jaseung

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The government on Saturday posthumously conferred a state medal on late Ven. Jaseung, a former leader of South Korea's largest Buddhist sect Jogye, in recognition of his decadeslong service in the Buddhist community. Cul
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  N. Korea bristles at U.S. over comments about possible disabling of spy satellite

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea lashed out at the United States on Saturday after a U.S. space official hinted at possible disabling of the North's military spy satellite launched last week, saying that it will take it as "a declarati
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  Seoul says FEOC guidance reduces uncertainty, will continue close consultation with U.S.

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul government on Saturday welcomed the release of proposed U.S. guidance on U.S. tax credits for electric vehicles (EVs), noting it will help remove uncertainties surrounding the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).The
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  U.N. World Food Program extends assistance plan for N. Korea by one year

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) has extended its food assistance plan for North Korea by another year to the end of 2024, according to an updated document on its website Saturday. The revision extends the one-year duration
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  N. Korea to hold plenary meeting of ruling Workers' Party in late Dec.: state media

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party (WPK) later this month to discuss this year's state policies and policy goals for next year, its state media said Saturday. The ninth plenary meeti
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  SEOUL, Dec. 02 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul07/-4Cloudy40Incheon07/-3Cloudy30Suwon07/-4Cloudy30Cheongju08/-2Clo
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  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 2.Korean-language dailies-- Broadcasting watchdog chief resigns ahead of impeachment vote (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Broadcasting watchdog chief resigns ahead o
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  U.S. authorizes potential sale to S. Korea of munitions, equipment for F-35 stealth jets

  By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Yonhap) – The United States has approved a potential sale to South Korea of munitions for the operation of F-35 radar-evading fighter jets and related equipment to help improve the Asian ally's defense capabilit
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  (News Focus) Koreas' spy satellite launches heat up arms race in space

  By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Space has emerged as an extended battlefield for the rival Koreas as they have successfully launched their own spy satellites into orbit and are gearing up to send more to better monitor each other amid an int
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  (3rd LD) S. Korea successfully launches 1st spy satellite into orbit

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with latest details in first 3 paras)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea successfully launched its first indigenous military spy satellite from a U.S. military base in California Friday (local time),
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  (URGENT) S. Korea's spy satellite succeeds in communicating with ground station: defense ministry

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  (2nd LD) S. Korea's 1st spy satellite enters orbit after liftoff from U.S. base

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline, photo; UPDATES throughout with more details)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's first indigenous military spy satellite went into orbit after liftoff from a U.S. military base in California Friday (loca
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  (LEAD) S. Korea launches first spy satellite into orbit with SpaceX Falcon 9

  (ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with latest details in first 2 paras; ADDS byline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea launched its first indigenous spy satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from U.S. Vandenberg Space Force Base in C