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N. Korea's Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The North Korean side of Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano on the North Korean-Chinese border, has been approved as a UNESCO Global Geopark.The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
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Moon's ex-son-in-law booked as suspect in bribery case

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors investigating bribery allegations involving former President Moon Jae-in have additionally booked his former son-in-law as a suspect, prosecution officials said Friday.The Jeonju District Prosecutors Office rec
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S. Korea's peacekeeping unit in Lebanon provides medical services to over 130,000 civilians

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's United Nations peacekeeping unit in Lebanon has provided medical care to more than 130,000 local civilians since its humanitarian deployment in 2007, the South's military said Friday.The Dongmyeong Un
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(LEAD) Firefighters battling wildfire in eastern part of DMZ: JCS

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Firefighting authorities deployed helicopters Friday to extinguish a wildfire that broke out in the eastern part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas earlier
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Seoul shares down 1.54 pct late Fri. morning on U.S.-China tariff row

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply lower late Friday morning amid an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China stemming from Washington's reciprocal tariff scheme.The benchmark Korea Composite Sto
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Former DP leader unveils his policy vision for new gov't in presidential bid

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Presidential hopeful Lee Jae-myung, former Democratic Party leader, vowed to transform South Korea into a "first mover" on the global stage, as he announced his policy vision for a new government Friday, a day
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N. Korea skipping regional women's football tournament in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will not participate in an upcoming East Asian women's football tournament to be hosted by South Korea, officials said this week.In a press release dated Tuesday, the East Asian Football Federa
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Ex-president Yoon set to leave official residence

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Former President Yoon Suk Yeol is set to leave the official residence in central Seoul later Friday, a week after he was removed from office over his short-lived martial law declaration in December. Yoon and his wife, Kim
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Seoul shares open sharply lower on intensifying U.S.-China tariff row

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Friday amid an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China stemming from Washington's reciprocal tariff scheme.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Inde
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Firefighters battling wildfire in eastern part of DMZ: JCS

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Firefighting authorities deployed helicopters Friday to contain a wildfire that broke out in the eastern part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas earlier this week, South Korea's military said.Two
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SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul23/08Sunny0Incheon19/08Sunny0Suwon23/06Sunny0Cheongju24/08Sunny0Daejeon24/07Sunny0Ch
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N. Korea's maternal mortality rate estimated at 67: report

SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's maternal mortality rate was estimated at 67 per 100,000 live births in 2023, a number dramatically lower than in 2000 but nearly 17 times higher than South Korea's figure, a report showed Friday.The f
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(LEAD) Trump says U.S. may buy 'top-of-the-line' ships from 'close' countries

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info in paras 7-8)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States may purchase advanced ships from "close" countries, as he reaffirmed his commitment
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SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on April 11.Korean-language dailies-- Trump announces 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, hikes China tariff to 125 pct (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- After 13 hours, Tru
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Trump says U.S. may buy 'top-of-the-line' ships from 'close' countries

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States may purchase advanced ships from "close" countries, as he reaffirmed his commitment to rebuilding America's shipbuilding indus
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(LEAD) U.S. military leaders negative about USFK troop reduction

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 12-16) By Song Sang-ho and Cho Joon-hyungWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. military leaders in the Indo-Pacific presented negative views about the idea of a U.S. troop reduction in South Korea on Thursday, amid l
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U.S. military leaders negative about USFK troop reduction

By Song Sang-ho and Cho Joon-hyungWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. military leaders in the Indo-Pacific presented negative views about the idea of a U.S. troop reduction in South Korea on Thursday, amid lingering concerns that the Trump administ
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S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria in foreign policy milestone

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea established diplomatic relations with Syria this week, the foreign ministry said Friday, a diplomatic milestone that completed Seoul's endeavors to have formal ties with every U.N. member
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(URGENT) S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Syria: foreign ministry

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(LEAD) French missionary bishop Rene Dupont dies at 95

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 2-3, photo)SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Rene Marie Albert Dupont, a French-born bishop who devoted his life to pastoral work in rural South Korea, died of a cerebral infarction Thursday, officials said. He was 95.The bis