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Blinken holds phone talks with S. Korean FM ahead of China trip

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday supported South Korea's efforts to improve its relationship with Beijing in a phone conversation with his counterpart held ahead of his visit to Beijing this weekend, S
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First heat wave advisories this year in place in 13 regions

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The first heat wave advisories of the year were issued for more than a dozen inland areas, including Gwangju and Daegu, on Saturday, the weather office said.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced that these
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Seoul education office to conduct full safety check on school meals amid concerns over Fukushima water release

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will conduct a full radiation test on school meals to check their safety amid concerns over Japan's plan to release contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power
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(2nd LD) N. Korea opens key party meeting to discuss diplomatic, defense strategies

(ATTN: ADDS photo; UPDATES with minor edits throughout)SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a key party meeting to discuss the country's diplomatic and defense strategies in response to the "changed international situation,&
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul31/19Sunny0Incheon26/19Sunny0Suwon30/18Sunny0Cheongju32/20Sunny0Dae
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 17.Korean-language dailies-- Confusion over CSAT after President Yoon's remarks (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- S. Korea salvages N.K. space rocket; U.S. nuclea
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(LEAD) N. Korea opens key party meeting to discuss diplomatic, defense strategies

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a key party meeting to discuss the country's diplomatic and defense strategies in response to the "changed international situatio
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N. Korea opens key party meeting to discuss diplomatic, defense strategies

SEOUL, June 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a key party meeting to discuss the country's diplomatic and defense strategies in response to the "changed international situation," with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state
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(URGENT) N. Korea holds key party meeting Friday to discuss diplomatic, defense strategies: state media

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(2nd LD) Power supply failure delays train services around Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 3, 11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A power supply failure occurred on the Gyeongui Line, which connects Seoul with its northwestern satellite cities, Friday resulting in disruptions to high-speed KTX a
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(4th LD) S. Korean military salvages sunken N. Korean space rocket wreckage

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 8, 11)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL/PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has retrieved a sunken part of an ill-fated North Korean space rocket from the Yellow Sea, officials
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(LEAD) Power supply failure delays train services around Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with latest info)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A power supply failure occurred on the Gyeongui Line, which connects Seoul with its northwestern satellite cities, Friday resulting in disruptions to high-speed KTX and suburban tr
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S. Korean FM proposes forging comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign minister on Friday proposed establishing a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year during his talks with the regional blo
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(3rd LD) S. Korean military salvages sunken N. Korean space rocket wreckage

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; ADDS photos; CHANGES dateline)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL/PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has retrieved a sunken part of an ill-fated North Korean space ro
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------------June 12 -- S. Korea, U.S. agree to additional efforts to cut off funds to N. Korea's weapons programs13 -- Congressional commission holds em
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week------------(4th LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean militarySEOUL -- North Korea fired two short-range ballisti
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea to cremate body of presumed N. Korean man as Pyongyang remains unresponsiveSEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry said Friday it will c
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------U.S. imposes sanctions on two N. Korean nationals for assisting illegal weapons programWASHINGTON -- The United States imposed sanctions on tw
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Power supply failure delays train services around Seoul

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A power supply failure occurred on the Gyeongui Line, which connects Seoul with its northwestern satellite cities, Friday resulting in disruptions to high-speed KTX and suburban train services in and around the capital.The
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(2nd D) Education ministry replaces director in charge of CSAT after Yoon points out problems

(ATTN: UPDATES with vice education minister's remarks in last 3 paras)SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- A high-ranking education ministry official in charge of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was replaced Friday, one day after President Yoon