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(2nd LD) Blinken says N. Korea-Russia military cooperation threatens global peace

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(ATTN: RECASTS paras 2, 8)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday military cooperation between North Korea and Russia undermines global peace, highlighting America's "ironclad"
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(LEAD) Blinken says N. Korea-Russia military cooperation threatens global peace

(ATTN: ADDS S. Korean FM's remarks in paras 18-22)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday military cooperation between North Korea and Russia undermines global peace, highlighting America
Blinken says N. Korea-Russia military cooperation threatens global peace

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By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday military cooperation between North Korea and Russia undermines global peace, highlighting America's "ironclad" security commitment to S
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N. Korea opens border to foreigners for first time since COVID-19: report

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will allow the entry of foreigners to the country from Monday, Chinese state media reported, lifting its border closure to foreign nationals for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. China's state bro
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Opposition leader to attend court hearing on arrest warrant

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung will attend an upcoming court hearing on his arrest warrant on corruption charges, his party said Monday.The hearing to be held Tuesday at the Seoul Central District Court will mark his firs
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Defense minister nominee calls for scrapping inter-Korean military accord

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister nominee Shin Won-sik said Monday that a landmark inter-Korean military tension reduction agreement should be discarded as it is a "wrong" accord that has weakened the military's
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Lifetime public office ban for sex offenders against minors to be eased to 20-yr ban

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The lifetime ban on sexual offenders against minors from holding public positions will be eased to a 20-year ban, the interior ministry said Monday, after the Constitutional Court ruled last year that the lifetime ban is e
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(LEAD) S. Korea, China, Japan hold talks this week for discussions on trilateral summit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China and Japan held a series of meetings in Seoul on Monday ahead of their trilateral high-level talks this week to discuss resuming the long-stalled s
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S. Korea, Turkey push to sign military information protection agreement

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Turkey agreed Monday to strengthen cooperation in the areas of defense and the arms industry and push to sign a military deal as part of such efforts, the defense ministry said. South Korean Vice Defense Mi
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S. Korean, Jamaican FMs discuss bilateral ties, development cooperation

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Jamaica have held talks on the sidelines of this year's U.N. General Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties and development cooperation, the foreign ministry said M
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(LEAD) Yoon gets nosebleed from apparent overwork during Cabinet meeting

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's nosebleed during meeting; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol bled from the nose while leading a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office on Monday, a government official
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Ex-President Park visits traditional market in Daegu in rare public appearance

DAEGU, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- Former President Park Geun-hye made a rare public appearance Monday as she visited a traditional market in the southeastern city of Daegu ahead of the autumn harvest holiday of Chuseok. Accompanied by her aides and bodygua
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Parliamentary committee passes resolution denouncing Japan's controversial textbooks

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on Monday passed a resolution denouncing Japan for laying claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo and approving school textbooks containing such c
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Supreme Court shifts to acting leadership for 1st time in 30 yrs

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court will be led by an acting chief justice for the first time in three decades, as the parliamentary confirmation of Chief Justice nominee Lee Gyun-ryong has been delayed after the retirement of Chief Justice
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Serial killer transferred to detention center in Seoul equipped with execution chamber

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- A death row inmate serving time in prison for the serial killings of 21 people has recently been transferred to a detention center in Seoul equipped with execution facilities, judicial officials said Monday.Yoo Young-chul,
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Gov't warns of 'stern response' as overdue wages soar to over 1.1 tln won

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- The government warned Monday it will sternly deal with employers habitually delaying paying wages to employees as the amount of unpaid wages grew nearly 30 percent from last year. The warning was voiced jointly by Labor Mi
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Bourse operator to enhance monitoring system to detect unfair stock trading

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator said Monday it will strengthen a system to detect unfair stock trading following a series of stock manipulation cases this year.The Korea Exchange (KRX) announced a set of measures it will
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Yoon calls for follow-up measures to New York summits

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Monday to take active measures to follow up on his meetings with world leaders in New York last week, citing his efforts to bring the 2030 World Expo to Busan
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Over half of Koreans want continuous strengthening of alliance with U.S.: poll

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- More than half of South Koreans are of the opinion that the nation's alliance with the United States should continue to be strengthened, a poll showed Monday.In the poll of 1,238 people aged 18 and older conducted by G
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(LEAD) N.K. slams Yoon's warning against Pyongyang-Moscow military cooperation as 'hysterical remarks'

(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction from Seoul's unification ministry in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday lambasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for making "hysterical" remarks after he warned against po