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(News Focus) S. Korea showcases potential in campaign for 2030 World Expo despite bid failure

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL/PARIS, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Eiffel Tower and the telephone are just a couple of the groundbreaking inventions that were introduced at the World Expo, a prestigious global fair held every five years with the potential to generat
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(LEAD) S. Korea's Busan comes up short in World Expo bid; Saudi's Riyadh wins

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooPARIS/SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Busan came up short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won a resounding victory over Bus
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S. Korea's Busan comes up short in World Expo bid

PARIS, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won the vote to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday after beating South Korea's Busan and Italy's Rome by large margins.Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the body r
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(URGENT) Saudi Arabia wins vote to host 2030 World Expo

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(3rd LD) Ex-U.N. chief Ban leads S. Korea's final presentation to clinch 2030 World Expo

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; lead, photos; UPDATES throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL/PARIS, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea made its final presentation for the 2030 World Expo host city bid in Paris on Tuesday, bringing in high-profile figures such as forme
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(LEAD) Yoon vows stronger deterrence against N.K. nuclear threat

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 5 paras)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to work together with the United States and Japan to strengthen deterrence against North Korea's nuclear threat and impro
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's heavyweights like ex-U.N. chief Ban to make final presentation to clinch 2030 World Expo

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL/PARIS, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to make its final presentation for the 2030 World Expo host city bid in Paris on Tuesday, bringing in high-profile figu
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Yoon vows stronger deterrence against N.K. nuclear threat

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to work together with the United States and Japan to strengthen deterrence against North Korea's nuclear threat and improve the human rights situation in the country.Y
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Yoon expected to shake up Cabinet, presidential office starting next week

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is expected to carry out a major reshuffle of the Cabinet and presidential secretaries starting next week, as he prepares to push key agenda items in his third year in office, officials
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Top U.S. envoy says 'tremendous' bipartisan support in America for trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The United States has "tremendous" bipartisan support for its deepening three-way cooperation with South Korea and Japan, its top envoy to Seoul said Tuesday, expressing confidence that the rel
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(LEAD) N. Korean soldiers in truce village armed with pistols: sources

(ATTN: ADDS defense chief's remark in last para; ADDS photo) By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers stationed in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) have been carrying pistols since the North scr
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(LEAD) Hydrogen supply expected to be stable starting this week: industry ministry

(ATTN: RECASTS headline with latest analysis; ADDS more details in 5th para)SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing supply disruption of hydrogen for vehicles in central South Korea has gradually eased, and the shortage is expected to be fully resolve
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2,200 inmates moved to new prison in Daegu amid heavy security

DAEGU, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- A prison in the southeastern city of Daegu was relocated for the first time in 52 years Tuesday, with heavily armed police guiding some 2,200 inmates to a newly built facility 18 kilometers away.The Daegu Correctional Insti
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S. Korea delays spy satellite launch due to bad weather

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's plan to launch its first military spy satellite has been postponed due to bad weather, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The ministry said it has rescheduled the date to launch a spy satellite on a SpaceX
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N. Korean soldiers in truce village armed with pistols: sources

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers stationed in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) have been carrying pistols since the North scrapped a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement, s
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Gov't rejects request for guidelines on hospitalization of transgender people

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Health and Welfare has refused to accept the state human rights watchdog's recommendation that guidelines be devised for the hospitalization of transgender people, the agency said Tuesday.The National Hu
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Banks' lending rate rises for 2nd consecutive month in October

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Banks' loan rate rose slightly from a month earlier in October, data showed Tuesday.The average lending rate of banks applied to new loans last month came to 5.17 percent, up 0.07 percentage point from a month earlier,
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Yoon says Busan Expo aimed at bringing balanced development, rapid growth

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday the government's all-out campaign to bring the 2030 World Expo to Busan was aimed at bringing balanced development and rapid growth, as the vote to select the host city
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(LEAD) N. Korea reports 1st opposing votes in local elections in decades

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Tuesday there were votes against candidates for deputies to local assemblies in the latest local elections, ma
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Hydrogen supply shortage expected to ease by mid-Dec.: industry ministry

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The ongoing supply disruption of hydrogen for vehicles in central South Korea has gradually eased, and the shortage is expected to be fully resolved by around mid-December, the industry ministry said Tuesday.Hydrogen chargi