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S. Korea to host 2nd World Bio Summit in Seoul

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it will host the second World Bio Summit this week on how to strengthen capacities for pandemic response.The two-day event that begins Monday will bring together about 200 leaders from governments, i
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S. Korean, Indonesian halal authorities sign mutual certification recognition agreement

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- Halal food authorities of South Korea and Indonesia have signed a mutual certification recognition agreement, the agriculture ministry said Sunday.According to the ministry, the Seoul-based Korea Muslim Foundation and the K
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S. Korea secures U.S. investment commitments worth 1.5 tln won during Yoon's APEC trip

SEJONG, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured a total of 1.5 trillion won (US$1.16 billion) in investment commitments from four U.S. companies on the occasion of President Yoon Suk Yeol's attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
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FM Park holds talks with Canadian, Mexican counterparts on margins of APEC summit

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin held talks with his counterparts from Canada and Mexico, as well as key business and opinion leaders, on the fringes of the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum earlier this
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N. Korea may launch spy satellite 'within a week or so': defense minister

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea may launch its military spy satellite as early as "within a week or so," South Korea's defense minister said Sunday, citing intelligence of the North's preparations.Defense Minister Shin Won-
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Gov't working to restore administrative network after major disruption

SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- The government was working to fix the administrative network that suffered a system failure, officials said Sunday, two days after the breakdown caused disruptions to public access to government-approved papers. More than 1
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SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul14/01Cloudy10Incheon14/03Sunny0Suwon15/00Cloudy30Cheongju15/02Cloudy20Daejeon15/01Su
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Yoon returns home from APEC summit in San Francisco

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol returned home Saturday after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.During the three-day visit, Yoon called on APEC's 21 member economies to
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S. Korea's top diplomat holds talks with Malaysian, Indonesian counterparts at APEC

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister held a series of talks with his Malaysian and Indonesian counterparts in San Francisco this week and requested for their countries' support in South Korea's bid to host the 2030 Wo
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(2nd LD) Gov't online civil service portal back temporarily after disruptions

(ATTN: CHANGES lead; UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The government's online civil service portal temporarily resumed operations Saturday after experiencing a major outage, officials said, although disruptions to t
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(News Focus) At APEC summit, Yoon offers to lead action on climate change, supply chain risks

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up a visit to San Francisco on Friday after attending an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that demonstrated South Korea's growing solidar
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(LEAD) Gov't online civil service portal back temporarily after disruptions

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with service resumption)SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The government's online civil service portal has come back temporarily, the interior ministry said Saturday, after being inaccessible for over a
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Gov't administrative network down for 2nd day; recovery efforts under way

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The government's online administrative network remained inaccessible for the second day Saturday, disrupting online state public services, officials said.The network, Saeol, has become inaccessible since 8:40 a.m. Frida
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Yoon, Japan's Kishida agree to cooperate in hydrogen sector

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed Friday to work together to cut costs and establish international rules in the hydrogen sector.During a discussion a
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Nov. 18.Korean-language dailies-- Gov't civil service portal goes down, leads to frustration (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- PPP innovation committee says all candid
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul06/-4Sunny0Incheon06/-3Sunny0Suwon07/-4Sunny0Cheongju09/-2Cloudy10D
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BLACKPINK's Rose attends APEC spousal event on mental health

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- Rose, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, attended a spousal event of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in California to discuss efforts to enhance mental health, the White House sa
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Yoon calls on APEC members to prioritize supply chain resilience

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on Friday to prioritize supply chain resilience by adopting early warning systems and other steps to ad
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Yoon orders creation of task force to handle breakdown of gov't civil service portal

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday ordered the creation of a task force to handle the breakdown of the government's online civil service portal, his office said.Yoon gave the instructio
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DP denounces education foundation's attempt to become Yonhap News TV's largest shareholder

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Friday strongly denounced a local education foundation's attempt to take over control of Yonhap News TV, saying the foundation is exploiting loopholes in the communications l