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Yoon meets with Korean language students in Hanoi

By Lee Haye-ahHANOI, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Thursday met with a group of students learning the Korean language in Vietnam.The meeting took place at Vietnam National University, Hanoi, s
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Election commission uncovers over 20 cases of suspected nepotism

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission (NEC) said Thursday a recent inspection has revealed more than 20 instances of suspected nepotism involving the hiring of officials' children and relatives.The election oversight body ha
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(2nd LD) Whereabouts of another unregistered baby unknown after 2 found dead in fridge

(ATTN: UPDATES with welfare ministry's investigation plan, photo)SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The whereabouts of another unregistered baby is unknown, officials said Thursday, after two undocumented babies were found dead in a refrigerator, reveali
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Yoon meets with Koreans in Vietnam

By Lee Haye-ahHANOI, June 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with a group of Koreans residing in Vietnam on Thursday, kicking off a three-day state visit aimed at deepening economic cooperation between the two countries.The meeting took place
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Ex-IAEA official says agency reports have objectivity, credibility

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- A former high-ranking official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday that IAEA investigation reports have reliable objectivity and credibility, apparently refuting reliability questions raised by th
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(LEAD) Whereabouts of another unregistered baby unknown after 2 found dead in fridge

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with another baby missing)SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The whereabouts of another unregistered baby is unknown, officials said Thursday, after two undocumented babies were found dead in a refrigerator, revealing serious proble
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State audit shows over 2,000 babies unregistered in S. Korea after birth since 2015

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Some 2,000 babies born since 2015 in South Korea were undocumented after birth, and a sample investigation of 23 of them showed at least three died and another was abandoned, the state auditor said Thursday.The Board of Aud
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Foreign ministry urges Paris police to conduct fair investigation into death of S. Korean tourist

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday it was urging the law enforcement authorities in Paris to properly investigate the death of a South Korean tourist who recently died on the outskirts of the French capital under un
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Remains of 6 Korean War troops interred at state cemeteries

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military held ceremonies Thursday to lay to rest the remains of six service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War following their excavation from former battle sites, the Army said.The joint interment ce
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Labor demands 26.9 pct increase in next year's minimum wage

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The labor circle demanded Thursday that next year's minimum wage be set at 12,210 won (US$9.44) per hour, an increase of 26.9 percent from this year's 9,620 won.The hourly minimum wage requested by the labor circle
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Ruling party demands DP stop scaremongering Pacific island nations over Fukushima release plan

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday strongly denounced the main opposition Democratic Party's (DP) plan to send letters urging Pacific island nations to join forces to oppose Japan's plan
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Yoon arrives in Vietnam for state visit

By Lee Haye-ahHANOI, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Hanoi on Thursday for a three-day state visit focused on expanding economic cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation.Yoon is scheduled to hold a summit with V
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U.S. nuclear-powered submarine set to depart after combined drills with S. Korea

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN) is set to leave South Korea on Thursday, an informed source said, following its combined special warfare drills with the Korean Navy.The Ohio-class SSGN, USS Michigan,
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U.N. aviation organization adopts resolution condemning N. Korea's missile launches

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unanimously adopted a resolution denouncing North Korea's missile provocations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.The U.N. agency's governing body al
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S. Korea pledges additional support for Ukraine at int'l conference

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Government Policy Coordination Minister Bang Moon-kyu attended a two-day conference in London focused on Ukraine's post-war recovery, his office said Thursday.The Ukraine Recovery Conference, which started
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S. Korea, NATO ink arrangement to begin recognition process for military airworthiness certification

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have signed an arrangement to launch the mutual recognition process for military airworthiness certification, Seoul's defense procurement agency said Thursda
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Former special counsel grilled by prosecutors over suspected bribery

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Former special counsel Park Young-soo appeared before prosecutors Thursday to be questioned about corruption allegations surrounding a controversial land development scandal in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, in the mid-2010
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Justice Party lawmakers leave for Japan to protest Fukushima water release

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers of the minor opposition Justice Party left for Japan on Thursday to protest Tokyo's plan to release radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Rep. Bae Jin-gyo, floor leader of the party; dep
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Police request arrest warrant for mother accused of killing 2 newborns

SUWON, South Korea, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday sought an arrest warrant for a mother accused of killing her two newborn babies and storing their bodies in a refrigerator at home. The woman in her 30s, who was apprehended Wednesday, was ch
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Ruling party leader to visit U.S. next month

SEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) will visit the United States next month for meetings with members of the U.S. Congress and government officials, party officials said Thursday.Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon will visit W