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FC Seoul striker Hwang files complaint against netizen for defamation

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football player Hwang Ui-jo has taken legal action against an Instagram user for defaming him by disclosing materials allegedly related to his personal life, his lawyer said Tuesday.The user, who claims to be H
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Mongolia launch joint consultative body on mineral resources

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS byline, photo)By Yi Wonju SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Mongolia launched a three-way consultative body on key minerals as they seek closer trilateral cooperation
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Yoon says he will launch 'quantum platform' to spur research, create economic value

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he will launch a "quantum platform" to spur research and development in quantum science and help it create economic value.Yoon made the remark while meeting wit
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Ruling party, gov't agree to provide schools with additional air-conditioning expenses

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) agreed Tuesday to provide all elementary, middle and high schools with 24 million won (US$18,474) each to help pay their air-conditioning bills.The fund will bring the
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2 doctors indicted for illegally prescribing 'zombie drug' to drug addict

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Two doctors have been indicted on charges of illegally and habitually prescribing fentanyl, a highly potent opioid used mainly for terminal cancer patients, to a drug addict, prosecutors said Tuesday.The Seoul Central Distr
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Legal age for buying liquor, tobacco to stay the same despite new age-counting system

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The legal age for buying liquor or cigarettes will remain the same as before, even after the country's official age counting system switches this week to the international standard based on birth dates, the family minis
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S. Korea, U.S. discuss nuclear security cooperation in working group meeting

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear security in their latest working group meeting held this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.The sixth South Korea-U
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S. Korea's analysis of Fukushima release plan in final stage

By Kim han-jooSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is in the final stage of its own analysis of Japan's plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, an inspection team leader said Tuesday.The 21-member team, h
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Presidential office includes school violence records in personnel vetting process

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol included school violence records in the vetting process for minister and vice minister candidates ahead of an upcoming reshuffle, officials said Tuesday.Yoon is widely exp
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S. Korea to adopt int'l age counting system starting Wednesday

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will scrap its traditional method of counting age and adopt the international standard starting Wednesday, resulting in the reduction of a person's age by one or two years on official documents
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S. Korea to 'participate actively' in building infrastructure for mineral resources in Mongolia: vice FM

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Mongolia have agreed to boost cooperation in global supply chains, especially in mineral resources, Seoul's foreign ministry said.On Monday, Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon met Mongolia's Chief Cab
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Assembly speaker expresses gratitude to Korean War veterans in New Zealand

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean National Assembly speaker Kim Jin-pyo met with New Zealand veterans of the Korean War during a visit to Auckland and expressed gratitude for their sacrifices, his office said Tuesday.During the m
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Psychopathic murder suspect said to have stabbed victim over 110 times

BUSAN, June 27 (Yonhap) -- Bizarre behaviors allegedly committed by Jung Yoo-jung, a psychopathic murder suspect in the southeastern city of Busan, have been revealed one by one, as prosecutors said Tuesday she stabbed the victim more than 110 times
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Defense ministry establishes decree to create drone operations command

SEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry on Tuesday established a decree for the creation of a drone operations command ahead of its planned launch later this year amid efforts to counter North Korea's military threats and bolster its use
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(Yonhap Interview) IPC chief hoping to see N. Korea in 2024 Paralympics

By Yoo Jee-ho and Kim Kyung-younSEOUL, June 27 (Yonhap) -- As head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Andrew Parsons would like to see as many countries as possible compete in the Paralympic Games, held in conjunction with the Olympic G
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SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul29/21Cloudy10Incheon27/21Sunny10Suwon29/21Cloudy10Cheongju31/23Sunny20Daejeon30/22S
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Yoon mulling replacing unification, industry ministers: source

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol is weighing replacing the unification and industry ministers in a small-scale Cabinet reshuffle, a source at the presidential office said Monday.The source told Yonhap News Agency that Yoon is mullin
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S. Korea approves plan to upgrade K9 howitzers

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense authorities on Monday endorsed a plan to upgrade the homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzer to bolster its strike capabilities, the state arms procurement agency said.The Defense Project Promotion Co
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. call for China's 'constructive role' over N. Korea's nuke issue

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Monday to discuss North Korea's denuclearization and the outcome of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China, Seoul's
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Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for former special counsel over suspected bribery

SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Monday sought an arrest warrant for former special counsel Park Young-soo over corruption allegations surrounding a controversial land development scandal in Seongnam, just south of Seoul.Park is suspected of