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(LEAD) Yoon says he will attend BIE meeting on Expo bid in Paris next week

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's remarks, more details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he will attend a meeting of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international body in charge of oversee
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Yoon says he will attend BIE meeting on Expo bid in Paris next week

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday he will attend a meeting of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo, in Paris next week, to promote South Korea'
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(URGENT) Yoon says he will attend BIE meeting on Expo bid in Paris next week

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/18Cloudy0Incheon23/18Sunny0Suwon25/17Cloudy0Cheongju29/19Sunny0Daejeon29/17Sunny
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N. Korea's FM reaffirms stronger cooperation with Russia

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has sent a congratulatory message to her Russian counterpart over Moscow's key national holiday and vowed stronger cooperation between the two nations, state media reported Tue
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to additional efforts to cut off funds to N. Korea's weapons programs: nuclear envoy

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks, more details, information throughout; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed on Monday to further strengthen their joint efforts to prevent funds from
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S. Korea, U.S. agree to additional efforts to cut off funds to N. Korea's weapons programs: nuclear envoy

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed on Monday to further strengthen their joint efforts to prevent funds from flowing into North Korea's illegal weapons development programs, South Korea's top nuclear nego
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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S. agree to intensify efforts to cut off funds to N. Korea's illegal weapons programs: S. Korean envoy

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S. Korea has right to make any foreign policy decision it sees appropriate: White House

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is a sovereign nation that has the right to make its own foreign policy decisions, a ranking White House official said Monday.John Kirby, National Security Council (NSC) coordinator for strat
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Escaped Vietnamese suspects in illegal gambling case back in police custody

GWANGJU, June 12 (Yonhap) -- All of the 10 Vietnamese nationals who fled a police station in the southwestern city of Gwangju while under questioning on gambling suspicions have been nabbed, police officials said Monday. The Vietnamese suspects sneak
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(LEAD Yoon's office says harm can be done to both countries if ambassador fails in bridging role

(ATTN: UPDATES with PM's remarks in paras 5-6)SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday that an inappropriate bridging role by an ambassador could harm the national interests of both the home and host countries, referring to
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Yoon's office says harm can be done to both countries if ambassador fails in bridging role

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday that an inappropriate bridging role by an ambassador could harm the national interests of both the home and host countries, referring to Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming's recent contr
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PPP accuses opposition leader of acting like 'branch chief of China's Communist Party'

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) slammed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday for acting like a "branch chief of the Communist Party of China" after Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming used a meeting with Le
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Seoul mayor condemns Chinese ambassador over 'diplomatic discourtesy'

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Monday denounced the Chinese ambassador to South Korea for "an unbelievable diplomatic discourtesy" referring to his recent remarks that warned Seoul against betting against China.Ambas
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New commander of USFK special operations unit takes office

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The new commander of the U.S. special operations unit in South Korea took office Monday, saying that he is committed to working with South Korean troops to support the U.S.' "ironclad" commitment to the alli
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(LEAD) National Assembly rejects arrest consent motions of 2 lawmakers over election bribery scandal

By Kang Jae-eun(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; RECASTS throughout with more details)SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly voted Monday to reject a request for parliamentary consent to the potential arrests of two lawmakers accused of involv
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(LEAD) British 'Spider-man' under custody after reaching 72nd floor of Lotte World Tower with bare hands

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details; CORRECTS that the man was led inside the building at 73rd floor) By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A British free climber was taken into custody Monday after reaching the 72nd floor of South Korea&
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(2nd LD) Appellate court raises 'spin kick' assailant's prison term to 20 yrs

(ATTN: UPDATES with more information in paras 7-9)BUSAN, June 12 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court sentenced the so-called spin kick assailant in the southeastern port city of Busan to 20 years in prison on Monday amid growing social resentment over his
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(LEAD) Parliamentary committee passes 'Chung Sun-sin Prevention Bill' to assist school violence victims

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 5, 7 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The parliamentary education committee passed a revision bill Monday aimed at providing support to victims of school violence in their recovery and treatment.The revi
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(URGENT) National Assembly votes to reject potential arrest of 2 lawmakers over election bribery scandal

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