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Pyongyang renovates N. Korea-China friendship tower ahead of armistice anniversary

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has completed renovation of a tower symbolizing its friendship with China as the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War approaches, the North's state media said Thursday.A ceremo
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SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul25/23Rain90Incheon24/22Rain90Suwon24/23Rain90Cheongju27/25Rain90Daejeon27/24Rain80
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Yonhap News set to open annual peace forum on 70th anniv. of alliance with U.S.

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, is set to hold its annual peace forum Thursday to discuss geopolitical situations on the Korean Peninsula, as the South Korea-U.S. alliance marks its 70th anniversary.The
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N. Korea discusses grain output in follow-up measure after key party meeting

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a Cabinet meeting earlier this week to discuss follow-up measures for policy goals laid out in a recent key party meeting, such as increasing agricultural production, the North's state media said Thursd
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(LEAD) Seoul, Washington moving to hold inaugural meeting of Nuclear Consultative Group: ambassador

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a state department spokesperson in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are working to hold their inaugural meeting of the new Nuclear Consultative
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Seoul, Washington moving to hold inaugural meeting of Nuclear Consultative Group: ambassador

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are working to hold their inaugural meeting of the new Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG), South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. Cho Hyun-dong said Wednesday.Cho also s
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No radionuclides in Fukushima wastewater have exceeded limits this year: gov't

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Radionuclides detected in treated water from Japan's crippled Fukushima plant have not exceeded permissible limits so far this year, a South Korean official said Wednesday.On Tuesday, the Seoul government
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(2nd LD) Parliamentary subcommittee passes bill mandating registration of newborns

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead, photo; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary judiciary subcommittee on Wednesday passed a bill mandating medical institutions to register the birth of newborns, aft
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Last of KF-21 fighter jet prototypes conducts maiden trial flight

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The sixth and final prototype of South Korea's homegrown KF-21 Boramae fighter successfully performed its first flight Wednesday, the arms procurement agency said, marking the latest progress in the country's pursui
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New age counting system goes into effect without much disruption

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The international age counting system was officially implemented in South Korea on Wednesday, replacing the nation's traditional methods of counting age and making all Koreans one or two years younger.The international
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(2nd LD) Downpours batter southern regions; rain to start pouring again Thursday

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with more info; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Reports of damage to housing and farmland kept mounting as heavy rains battered southern provinces overnight, with up to 365 millimeters of rain s
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(LEAD) Yoon says 'anti-state forces begged' to have N.K. sanctions lifted

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's actual remarks; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- In an apparent reference to the preceding administration, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that "anti-state forces" had signifi
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U.S. ambassador pays courtesy call on former President Lee Myung-bak

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg has paid a courtesy call on former President Lee Myung-bak this week, social media showed Wednesday.Goldberg shared photos of his recent meeting with Lee on his Twitter account
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N. Korea braces for possible monsoon damage

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has drawn up precautionary measures to minimize damage from the monsoon season with a focus on crop protection, state media said Wednesday, amid concerns that heavy rains could worsen the North's food situat
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Assembly speaker asks for New Zealand's support for 2030 World Expo bid

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with his counterpart in New Zealand and asked for his support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in the southeastern port city of Busan, his office s
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(LEAD) Parliamentary subcommittee reviews bill mandating registration of newborns

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info in last 4 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary judiciary committee held a subcommittee meeting Wednesday to start deliberation on a bill mandating medical institutions
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams Japan for continued demand for resolution of abductee issue

(ATTN: TRIMS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea condemned Japan on Wednesday for its repeated call for the resolution of the North's abduction of Japanese nationals decades ago, claimi
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Yoon's office 'analyzing' impact of Wagner mutiny in Russia

SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol is closely following developments related to the Wagner mercenary group's failed revolt against Russia's military, with the impact on South Korea's national interest being a
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Yoon says false instigation, fake news threaten nation

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that false instigation, fabrication and fake news threaten the nation's freedom, making it important to have a correct view of history and a clear understanding of na
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(LEAD) S. Korea sanctions Russian individual involved in Pyongyang's illegal weapons-financing activities

(ATTN: ADDS byline, comments from ministry official in paras 6-8; REPLACES photo)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday imposed unilateral sanctions on a Russian individual of Korean descent involved in the illegal financing o