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S. Korea seeks to win U.N. Security Council seat

NEW YORK, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean diplomats on Monday made their final pitch for Seoul's bid for a nonpermanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).South Korea, which last sat on the council in 2013-2014, aims to return to
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SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 6.Korean-language dailies-- New head of DP innovation committee resigns 9 hrs after appointment (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Worst drought fuels concerns across g
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SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul26/17Cloudy10Incheon22/16Sunny0Suwon25/16Cloudy0Cheongju28/18Sunny0Da
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(LEAD) Presidential office recommends collecting KBS license fee separately from electricity bill

(ATTN: UPDATES with KBS' response)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday it has recommended collecting the license fee for state broadcaster KBS separately from the electricity bill amid overwhelming public support.The reco
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(LEAD) New head of DP innovation committee resigns amid controversy over past remarks

(ATTN: UPDATES with resignation notice; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The newly appointed head of a special innovation committee of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Monday he is resigning following controversy over his past
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Presidential office recommends collecting KBS license fee separately from electricity bill

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Monday it has recommended collecting the license fee for state broadcaster KBS separately from the electricity bill amid overwhelming public support.The recommendation was sent to the Korea Commu
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JP Morgan CEO visits Seoul after 5 years

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- JP Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon met with heads of South Korea's sovereign wealth fund and other major financial institutions to discuss investment opportunities and macroeconomic issues, sources said Monday.No furt
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S. Korean, U.S. veterans of Korean War to reunite in Seoul ahead of 73rd war anniv.

By Kim Hyun-sooSEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Around 160 South Korean and U.S. veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War will reunite in Seoul this month, ahead of the war's 73rd anniversary, organizers said Monday.A total of six veterans who will fly in fro
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(LEAD) S. Korea launches upgraded veterans ministry

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last para)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially launched the upgraded veterans affairs ministry on Monday, in a show of its renewed commitment to commemorating and honoring those who sacrificed themselves for the n
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Gov't to abolish 30-yr period of prescription for death sentence

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The government will push to scrap the period of extinctive prescription for the death penalty, currently set at 30 years, through legal revision, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.An amendment to the Criminal Act passed th
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Top S. Korean, German generals discuss military cooperation, war in Ukraine

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum met with the top German general in Seoul on Monday to discuss regional security, the war in Ukraine and bilateral cooperation, his office said.During the
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DP appoints left-leaning civil activist to head party innovation committee

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday appointed a left-leaning civic group leader to head a special innovation committee aimed to turn around the party's image worsened by a slew of scandals.DP leader Lee J
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Foreigners to be allowed to invest in S. Korean stock market without prior registration starting Dec.

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors will be allowed to buy South Korean stocks and bonds without prior registration starting December, the state financial regulator said Monday.Earlier in the day, the Cabinet approved a revision of an enforce
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(LEAD) Opposition lawmaker searched over suspected leak of justice minister's personal info

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Police seized the mobile phone of Rep. Choe Kang-wook of the main opposition Democratic Party on Monday in a raid conducted as part of an investigation into the alleged
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Yoon vows to take care of overseas Koreans in ceremony launching new agency

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Monday to thoroughly take care of Koreans living overseas, including those who left their home country when it was impoverished and remitted their earnings to help lay the foundation of the coun
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(2nd LD) Yoon orders stern crackdown on civil organizations misusing government subsidies

(ATTNS: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered a stern crackdown on corruption involving government subsidies to civil organizations and a full recovery of misused funds, his spokesperson said
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases hit below 20,000 on average last week

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases reached below 20,000 on average last week amid the country's all-out move to pre-pandemic normalcy, health authorities said Monday.The country reported a daily average of 17,722 ne
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National Assembly Secretariat searched in probe into DP's election bribery scandal

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the National Assembly Secretariat on Monday as part of an investigation into allegations that about 10 lawmakers took bribes in connection with the main opposition Democratic Party (DP)'s 2021 leadersh
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S. Korea voices regret over N. Korea's threat to forgo prior notice for future satellite launch

SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday expressed regret over the North's threat to forgo prior notice to an international maritime safety agency when launching its purported military spy satellite in the future.Following a botched attemp
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(LEAD) Yoon orders stern crackdown on civil organizations misusing government subsidies

(ATTNS: CHANGES headline; ADDS comments from Rep. Yoo Sang-bum, additional info in the last 5 paras)SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered a stern crackdown on corruption involving government subsidies to civil organizations and a