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(LEAD) Russian FM arrives in N. Korea for talks with counterpart: reports

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from para 5)SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for a two-day visit, according to Russian media reports, as the two countries move to strengthen milita
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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan hold vice ministerial defense talks amid N. Korean threats

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Vice defense ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks Wednesday to discuss bolstering security cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid efforts to step up coor
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Russian FM arrives in N. Korea for talks with counterpart: reports

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for a two-day visit, according to Russian media reports, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties after a recent bilateral summit.Accor
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(URGENT) Russian FM arrives in N. Korea for talks with counterpart: Sputnik

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PM says he raised S. Korea's concern over China's repatriation of N.K. defectors in meeting with Xi

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday that he conveyed Seoul's concerns regarding China's forced repatriation of North Korean defectors to their repressive home country during his meeting with Chi
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S. Korean, Botswanan FMs hold talks on bilateral ties, cooperation

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin held talks with his Botswanan counterpart Wednesday on ways to boost bilateral relations and cooperation, including areas of trade and investment, the foreign ministry said. In his meeting with Lem
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(Yonhap Interview) New Jersey Gov. seeks to deepen economic ties with S. Korea

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday his state is an attractive destination for investment with a high-skilled workforce, diverse culture and proximity to New York, expressing hope to expand economic ties w
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S. Korea, Japan hold vice ministerial defense talks amid N. Korean threats

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Vice defense ministers of South Korea and Japan held talks Wednesday to discuss bolstering security cooperation, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid efforts to step up coordination with the United States against North K
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(LEAD) Yoon, ruling party leaders agree on need to better look after people's lives

(ATTN: ADDS additional info from the ruling party in paras 4, 7-8, photo at bottom)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday and agreed on the need to communi
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(LEAD) Yoon names new president of Constitutional Court

(ATTN: UPDATES with official's remarks on Supreme Court chief justice)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named a current justice of the Constitutional Court as its new chief, his office said.Justice Lee
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S. Korea's top nuclear envoy discusses N.K.-Russia arms cooperation with NATO official

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Kim Gunn, South Korea's top nuclear envoy, met with a senior official of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday and discussed North Korean issues, including its suspected arms deal with Russia, the f
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Air Force chief holds high-level military talks with 11 nations at ADEX

By Chae Yun-hwanSEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force chief held talks with senior Air Force officers from the United States and 10 other nations this week on the margins of a defense trade show, the military branch s
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Yoon, ruling party leaders agree on need to better look after people's lives

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with leaders of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Wednesday and agreed on the need to communicate more closely to better look after people's lives, his office said.The meet
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Seoul, New Jersey sign MOU for tighter cooperation

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The city of Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with New Jersey on Wednesday to boost bilateral cooperation in various sectors, the city government said. The MOU signed between Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and New Je
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U.S. envoy calls for 'durable solutions' to improve N.K. human rights

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- The recent forced repatriation of North Koreans in China is one incident that calls on the need for like-minded countries to discuss "durable solutions" for those seeking to leave the reclusive
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Yoon names new president of Constitutional Court

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named a current justice of the Constitutional Court as its new chief, his office said.Justice Lee Jong-seok, who has been serving on the nine-member bench since 2018, was p
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Party members seek injunction suspending opposition leader Lee from duties

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of rank-and-file members of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Wednesday filed for an injunction seeking to suspend party leader Lee Jae-myung from his duties.The injunction request was filed by 2,223 DP
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Businessman nabbed for aiding N. Korean restaurant in Southeast Asia

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A local businessman has been apprehended for assisting the operation of a North Korean restaurant in a Southeast Asian country and communicating closely with a North Korean spy stationed there, the Seoul Metropolitan Police
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Access to N. Korean propaganda accounts on X blocked in S. Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Access to two X accounts, presumably run by North Korea for propaganda purposes, have been blocked in South Korea, the respective accounts showed Wednesday.As of 2 p.m., the accounts YuMi_DPRK_daily and Parama_Coreafan on a
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Ruling party lawmakers propose resolution condemning civilian attacks by Hamas

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) proposed Wednesday a resolution condemning Hamas' attacks on civilians in its escalating war with Israel. The resolution, sponsored by 13 PPP lawmakers and o