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S. Korea, U.S. revive consultative meeting on N.K. human rights after 6 years

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States resumed a long-suspended bilateral forum on North Korea's human rights and held a meeting in Brussels this week for the first time in six years, the foreign ministry said Thursday.Chun
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Police book 85 people for selling, using unapproved, half-sized Achilles tendons in surgeries

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they had booked a total of 85 people for selling unapproved Achilles tendons to hospitals and taking some 10 billion won (US$7.7 million) in medical care expenses from state health insurance. The Seoul
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Apple CEO Tim Cook vows to continue cooperation, investment in S. Korea

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook vowed Wednesday to continue cooperation with and investment in South Korean firms as he met with President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APE
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DP task force calls for impeaching Justice Minister Han

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A task force of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday the party should consider impeaching Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon, after the minister criticized the party for abusing parliamentary impeachments for
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(LEAD) Anti-corruption agency mulls raising price ceiling for meals for public officials

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from PM in paras 5-6)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission is considering revising the anti-corruption law to ease restrictions on the price of meals provided to public offi
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(2nd LD) U.N. committee adopts resolution on N. Korean human rights for 19th straight year

(ATTN: ADDS comments from foreign ministry; CHANGES dateline)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON/NEW YORK/SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee has passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the 19th consecutive year amid growi
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Yoon names new justice of Constitutional Court

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday named Cheong Hyung-sik, a senior judge, as a new justice of the Constitutional Court.Cheong, the chief of the Daejeon High Court, was nominated to replace Yoon Nam-seok and become a new m
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N. Korea urges moms to have more children as it marks Mother's Day

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea called on mothers to have more children as the country marked Mother's Day on Thursday, saying it is their "duty" to nurture the "pillars of the future."The reclusive country, which u
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Rape threat mistakenly flashed on department store's public electronic board

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- A message threatening to rape women has been mistakenly displayed on an outdoor electronic board of a department store in central Seoul, prompting the store to file a police complaint, officials said Thursday. According to
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Defense chief vows to ramp up cyberwarfare capability

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said Thursday that South Korea will draw up a "proactive and offensive" cybersecurity strategy to counter escalating cyberthreats to the military and the defense industry. Shin stre
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PPP to propose bill to include Gimpo under Seoul as early as Thursday: lawmaker

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will propose a special bill aimed at merging the satellite city of Gimpo into the country's capital of Seoul later Thursday, a lawmaker said.The PPP's plan to include Gimpo in Seo
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Anti-corruption agency considering raising price ceiling for meals for public officials

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission is considering revising the anti-corruption law to ease restrictions on the price of meals provided to public officials and some other professions, officials said
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COVID-19 infections down for 2nd week

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The weekly count of COVID-19 patients in South Korea fell 29 percent in the second week of November, marking a decline for two consecutive weeks, data showed Thursday.The number of additional patients came to 6,174 during t
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JCS says N. Korea could test-fire solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile

By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military said Thursday that North Korea could test-fire a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) following its recent tests of its solid-fuel engine to advance its weapons pr
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Nuclear arms of N. Korea, China, Russia pose 'existential' dangers to U.S., its allies: report

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The nuclear weapons of North Korea, China and Russia continue to present "existential" dangers to the United States and its allies, according to a report by a U.S. government advisory board r
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Yoon vows to further nurture Korean researchers in U.S.

By Lee Haye-ahSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Wednesday to further nurture young Korean scientists and researchers in the United States and other countries to help them become leading experts in the world
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Foreign currency deposits up in October on increased export settlements

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits increased in October on higher export settlements, central bank data showed Thursday.Residents' outstanding foreign currency-denominated deposits reached US$94.3 billion at end-October, up $4.6
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(3rd LD) Biden, Xi agree to restore military dialogue, curb fentanyl in high-stakes summit

(ATTN: CHANGES throughout with summit outcome; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to resume bilateral military communications and curb illicit fentanyl production
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Supreme Court confirms 1-yr sentence for Yoon's mother-in-law in forgery case

SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a one-year prison sentence for the mother-in-law of President Yoon Suk Yeol for forging a financial document used in a land purchase deal.Choi Eun-soon, the 76-year-old mother of first l
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(LEAD) N. Korea, Russia sign cooperation protocol after talks on economy, science: KCNA

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul ministry official's remarks in 7th para, photo)SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia have signed a protocol on expanding cooperation in various fields following bilateral talks on economy, science and technology held