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Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------Aug. 21 -- N. Korean leader inspects cruise missile test as S. Korea-U.S. military drills begin22 -- N. Korea intends to launch satellite betwee
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea says it is monitoring full-fledged border reopening by N. KoreaSEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry said Wednesday it is monitoring w
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea's premier sends congratulatory message to new Thai leaderSEOUL -- North Korean Premier Kim Tok-hun has sent a congratulatory mess
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S. Korea, China to discuss supply chains, economic ties at joint committee meeting

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Second Vice Foreign Minister Oh Young-ju will visit China next week to discuss ways to ensure stable supply chains and boost economic cooperation, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.Oh is set to hold the 27th meeting
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S. Korean, U.S. navy special ops engage in combined drills

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean and U.S. navy special commandos held joint drills at an American military base south of Seoul on Friday to beef up their readiness, Seoul officials said, amid tensions caused by North Korea's failed yet def
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Worker dies in waste company fire

HWASEONG, South Korea, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- One worker died Friday in a fire at a waste disposal company in Hwaseong, a satellite city of Seoul.The blaze broke out at the facility in the city, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, at 11:12 a.m. The worker was
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. working together to search for and salvage sunken parts of N. Korea's space rocket

(ATTN: RECASTS 2nd para; UPDATES with more remarks in paras 4-5)SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are currently in coordination to search for and salvage the sunken parts of North Korea's failed launch of a purported sp
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Gov't mulls designating Oct. 2 temporary holiday

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The government is considering designating Oct. 2 a temporary holiday to bridge the Chuseok fall harvest holiday and National Foundation Day, a presidential official said Friday.This year's Chuseok holiday
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Yoon to appoint new broadcasting watchdog chief despite controversy

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will appoint the new chief of the state broadcasting watchdog Friday, his office said, despite controversy over his son's alleged bullying and suspicions he exercised undue influenc
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FM to visit Turkey, Slovenia to seek support for S. Korea's World Expo bid

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin is set to visit Turkey and Slovenia this month to rally support for the country's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.During his trip, slated
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(LEAD) S. Korea to toughen tests on farmed seafood amid Fukushima woes

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen radiation tests on farmed seafood to help ease public concerns following Japan's release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear pow
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S. Korea to toughen tests on farmed seafood amid Fukushima woes

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will strengthen radiation tests on farmed seafood to help ease public concerns following Japan's release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the oceans ministry said Friday
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Asan mayor sentenced to fine for spreading false information about rival ahead of local elections

DAEJEON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The mayor of the central city of Asan was sentenced Friday to 15 million won (US$11,296) in fines in an appeals trial for spreading false information about his rival in the run-up to last year's local elections, a sen
Today in Korean history

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Aug. 261955 -- South Korea becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).1996 -- Former South Korean Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo are sentenced to death and 22 1/2 years in jail, respectively, for rebellion and other charges.
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Yoon calls for national cohesion across political divides

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Friday for achieving peace and prosperity through national cohesion across political divides.Yoon made the remark during a meeting of the Presidential Committee of National Cohes
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(LEAD) S. Korea says Fukushima water release carried out as planned

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Japan's release of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been carried out stably and as planned, with no abnormalities detecte
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Foreign currency deposits up for 3rd straight month in July

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Foreign currency deposits increased for the third consecutive month in July as Japanese yen deposits continued to increase, central bank data showed Friday.Residents' outstanding foreign currency-denominated deposits re
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Growth of wage worker jobs slows in Q1

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The employment of wage workers in South Korea grew at a slow pace in the first quarter of 2023 amid an economic slowdown, and two out of three newly added jobs were for senior citizens, data showed Friday.The number of paid
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Civic group petitions against entry ban for Yongsan Children's Garden

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A civic group, some of whose members are banned from visiting a public park close to the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, filed a petition against the ban with the state human rights watchdog Friday.The group
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PPP urges DP to stop spreading fears over Fukushima release

SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) is bent on fanning fears over Japan's Fukushima water release in an attempt to cover up its own problems, the floor leader of the ruling People Power Party said Friday.Rep. Yun