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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases slightly decrease last week

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases slightly decreased last week from a week earlier amid the country's efforts to return to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday.The country reported a daily average
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(LEAD) Appellate court raises 'spin kick' assailant's prison term to 20 yrs

(ATTN: UPDATES with ruling in first 2 paras; ADDS last para; CHANGES headline)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 growin
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Ex-Samsung exec indicted for stealing trade secrets to build copycat plant in China

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A former senior executive of Samsung Electronics Co. has been arrested and indicted for stealing the chip giant's trade secrets to build a copycat chip plant in China, prosecutors said Monday.The 65-year-old former exec
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Equipment for new U.S. rotational force arrives: U.S. military

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Key pieces of equipment for a new American rotational force employing the Stryker armored fighting vehicle arrived in a southeastern port city over the weekend, a U.S. military unit in South Korea said Monday.Stryker fighti
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British 'Spider-man' under custody after reaching 72nd floor of Lotte World Tower with bare hands

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A British man was taken into custody Monday after reaching the 72nd floor of South Korea's tallest skyscraper in Seoul by climbing up the outside with his bare hands, police said. The 24-year-old man began his ascent up
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Yoon orders further disclosure of assailants' identity in violent crimes against women

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the justice ministry Monday to swiftly come up with measures to further disclose the identity of assailants in violent crimes against women, his office said.The directive came a
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Senior Pentagon official to visit Seoul this week to discuss deterrence against N.K threats

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. defense official will visit South Korea later this week to discuss deterrence against growing North Korean threats, Seoul and Washington officials have said, amid joint efforts to curb the recalcitrant regime&
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Parliamentary committee passes 'Chung Sun-sin Prevention Bill' to assist school violence victims

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 revision consists of a set of legislative suppor
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Prosecutors raid consulting firm in probe into campaign funding for ex-DP leader

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided a consulting company in Seoul on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged illegal election funding involving Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP).The prosecu
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Appellate court to rule on 'spin kick' assailant in Busan

BUSAN, June 12 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court is set to make a ruling on the so-called "spin kick" assailant in the southeastern port city of Busan later Monday amid growing social resentment over his brutal attacks on a female stranger a
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Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. to discuss N.K. spy satellite, other provocations

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States will meet in Washington this week to discuss ways to cooperate on countering North Korea's planned launch of a military spy satellite and other pending is
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S. Korea to hold arms component, equipment exhibition this month

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold an arms component and equipment exhibition later this month, featuring advanced homegrown defense technologies, the state arms procurement agency said Monday. The three-day Korea Defense Component and
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National Assembly to vote on arrest motion of 2 lawmakers involved in election bribery scandal

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is to hold a vote Monday on whether to give consent to the potential arrests of two lawmakers accused of involvement in a cash-for-vote campaign ahead of the main opposition Democratic P
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SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul27/19Cloudy0Incheon24/18Cloudy0Suwon26/17Cloudy10Cheongju29/20Sunny60Daejeon29/19Sun
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N. Korean leader vows stronger strategic ties with Russia in message to Putin

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced his willingness to build closer strategic ties with Russia in his congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's key national holiday, state media sai
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(3rd LD) Police locate 6 out of 10 Vietnamese who fled during questioning

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with latest details in lead, para 4) GWANGJU, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Ten Vietnamese nationals fled a police station in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Sunday during questioning over gambling charges but six of them h
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22 S. Korean nationals wounded in bus accident near Hanoi

HANOI, June 11 (Yonhap) -- A tour bus fell off from a road near Hanoi in Vietnam on Sunday, leaving 22 South Korean nationals injured, the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam said. The bus carrying 30 passengers, including 22 Korean nationals, slipped fr
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Korean Air's lounge at Incheon airport catches fire; no casualties

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air's lounge at Incheon International Airport caught fire Sunday and prompted about 160 people to evacuate, but no casualties were reported, fire authorities said. The fire occurred near a fryer in the lounge'
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(2nd LD) Police locate 5 out of 10 Vietnamese who fled during questioning

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES with latest details throughout) GWANGJU, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Ten Vietnamese nationals fled a police station in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Sunday during questioning over gambling charges but five of them have
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(LEAD) Police locate three out of 10 Vietnamese who fled during questioning

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with police investigation; ADDS photo)GWANGJU, June 11 (Yonhap) -- Three out of 10 Vietnamese nationals who fled a police station in the southwestern city of Gwangju during questioning over gambling c