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N. Korea revs up festive mood ahead of Victory Day

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will hold a grand ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War, state media reported Tuesday, including celebrations that will bring its first known official foreign guests in years.N
S. Korea's economy grows 0.6 pct on-quarter in Q2: BOK data

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SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the second quarter of this year than three months earlier despite a slump in exports, central bank data showed Tuesday.The country's gross domestic product (GD
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(URGENT) S. Korea's economy grows 0.6 pct on-quarter in Q2: BOK data

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Court set to rule on interior minister's impeachment

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court was set to rule Tuesday on whether to endorse or reject the National Assembly's impeachment of Interior Minister Lee Sang-min over last year's deadly crowd crush in Seoul.The court was sched
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on July 25.Korean-language dailies-- Yoon calls for change in student human rights ordinance (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 64 heroes who protected S. Korea with blood ret
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(2nd LD) N. Korea remains unresponsive to inquiries about U.S. service member in custody: state dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a White House spokesperson in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States has not had any substantive response from North Korea about the safety of a U.S. service member w
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(LEAD) N. Korea remains unresponsive to inquiries about U.S. service member in custody: state dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from the department spokesperson in last 4 paras)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States has not had any substantive response from North Korea about the safety of a U.S. service member w
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N. Korea remains unresponsive to inquiries about U.S. service member in custody: state dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The United States has not had any substantive response from North Korea about the safety of a U.S. service member who crossed the inter-Korean border into the reclusive state last week, a state departmen
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(LEAD) N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES with more information; CHANGES headline, lead)SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea late Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said."Our military detected two ballistic missiles N
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile into East Sea: JCS

SEOUL, July 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired an apparent ballistic missile into the East Sea late Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.The North's latest missile launch comes as a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine, USS Annapolis, arrived at
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N. Korea invites Chinese delegation as 1st known foreign guests since pandemic

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday it has invited a Chinese party and government delegation as part of commemorations for the 70th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War, marking the first known invitation of official foreign
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(LEAD) Yoon calls for devising guidelines to protect teachers' rights

(ATTN: UPDATES with actions taken by regional education offices; CLARIFIES quote)SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government on Monday to come up with comprehensive guidelines aimed at protecting teachers' rights
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Some 3,500 home rental scam suspects nabbed in yearlong police crackdown

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A yearlong special crackdown on home rental scams netted the apprehension of nearly 3,500 suspects nationwide, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Monday, as the recent spate of "jeonse" frauds targeting low-i
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DP suggests bringing unification minister to ethics committee over virtual asset trading

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) urged the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday to refer Unification Minister Kwon Young-se to the parliamentary ethics committee following revelations that Kwon had engaged in
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(LEAD) S. Korea removes state burial record of Gen. Paik as pro-Japanese figure

(ATTN: UPDATES with independence group's response in last 2 paras)SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veterans ministry said Monday it has deleted a state burial record describing Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup as a pro-Japanese figur
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Female S. Korean special warfare team wins int'l parachuting contest in Spain

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean team of five female special warfare troops finished first overall at an international military parachuting competition in Spain earlier this week, the Army said Monday. The team from the Special Warfare Comma
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S. Korea removes state burial record of Gen. Paik as pro-Japanese figure

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veterans ministry said Monday it has deleted a state burial record describing Korean War hero Gen. Paik Sun-yup as a pro-Japanese figure, saying that such an expression was written with no legal grounds.Th
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Police panel to deliberate whether to reveal identity of fatal rampage suspect

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- Police will decide later this week whether to disclose the identity of the suspect in a recent fatal stabbing rampage that killed one person and wounded three others in Seoul, officials said Monday. The 33-year-old man, ide
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(LEAD) Nuclear reactor in southern S. Korea comes to halt during electricity transmission test

(ATTN: ADDS nuclear safety commission's comment in last para)YEONGGWANG, South Korea, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A reactor at the Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant in the southern county of Yeonggwang came to a halt Monday during a system test, officials said.
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PPP lawmaker files complaint against those spreading fake news over teacher's death

SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- A ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker filed a complaint with police Monday against a woman and a liberal news show host for spreading false information that the lawmaker's family was behind the suicide of a young e