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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, China hold talks in Singapore

SINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and China held defense ministerial talks in Singapore on Saturday, with Seoul's defense chief calling for Beijing's "constructive" role for peace on the Korean Peninsula.The talks between
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(LEAD) S. Korea's defense chief meets top EU envoy, Dutch, Canadian counterparts in Singapore

(ATTN: UPDATES with talks with Canadian counterpart in last 2 paras; RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS photo)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met with the European Union's top diplomat, and
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S. Korea's defense chief meets top EU envoy, Dutch counterpart in Singapore

By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met with the European Union's top diplomat and his counterpart from the Netherlands on Saturday for bilateral talks on security cooperation during an an
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President Yoon expresses condolences over rail disaster in India

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed his condolences Saturday over a deadly train accident in India."Deeply grieved and saddened by the tragic train accident in Balasore. On behalf of South Korea, I would like to express
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(LEAD) Military continues salvage operation for North Korean rocket debris

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in last 2 paras)SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military continued its operation Saturday to search and salvage the wreckage of a North Korean rocket that crashed into the Yellow Sea earlier this week.Deep-s
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S. Korea, U.S. agree on joint probe into N. Korean 'space rocket' debris once salvaged: Seoul official

By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed Saturday to jointly examine the wreckage of a purported North Korean space rocket once it is retrieved from the Yellow Sea, a senior Seoul official said.Defense Mi
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(4th LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to operate system for sharing real-time N.K. missile warning data 'within this year': Seoul's defense chief

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 6-7, 17; RECONSTRUCTS)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Saturday to operate a system to share North Korean missile warning data in real time "
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(3rd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to operate system for sharing real-time N.K. missile warning data 'within this year': Seoul's defense chief

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Saturday to operate a system to share North Korean missile warning data in real time "within this year,&q
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 2nd day

(ATTN: ADDS daily figures of deaths, critically ill patients in 5th para)SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day Saturday. The country reported 18,663 new infections, bringi
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Defense chief calls for 'resolute, unified' int'l efforts against N.K. threats, cautions against 'inactivity'

By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Saturday called for "resolute and unified" international efforts against North Korea's growing military threats, decrying the recalcitran
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to operate system for sharing real-time N.K. missile warning data 'within this year': Seoul's defense chief

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more details in paras 7-8)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Saturday to operate a system to share North Korean missile warning data in real time "within t
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to operate trilateral system sharing N.K. missile warning data 'within this year': Seoul's defense chief

(ATTN: UPDATES with minister's remarks on talks throughout; CHANGES headline, lead, photo)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Saturday to operate a system to share North Korean missile war
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(LEAD) Austin hails 'bold' steps to improve Seoul-Tokyo ties, progress in trilateral efforts against N.K. threats

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, 2nd para, UPDATES throughout with more remarks)By Chae Yun-hwan SINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday praised "bold" steps by South Korea and Japan to improve their relation
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Military continues salvage operation for North Korean rocket debris

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military continued its operation Saturday to search and salvage the wreckage of a North Korean rocket that crashed into the Yellow Sea.Deep-sea divers from the Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit were deployed to th
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Austin hails 'bold' steps to improve Seoul-Tokyo ties, progress in trilateral efforts against N.K. threats

By Chae Yun-hwan SINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday praised "bold" steps by South Korea and Japan to improve ties and bolster trilateral cooperation with Washington against growing North Korean m
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 20,000 for 2nd day

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed below 20,000 for the second consecutive day Saturday. The country reported 18,663 new infections, bringing the total caseload to 31,766,502, the Korea Disease Control and Preven
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 18,663 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on June 3.Korean-language dailies-- 'MZ workers' defined by gov't; are we not one of them? (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- Election watchdog refuses audit, but s
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jun. 03 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul28/17Sunny0Incheon24/17Sunny0Suwon26/16Sunny0Cheongju28/17Sunny0Daejeon27/16Sunny0
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Singapore amid N.K. threats

By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 3 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to hold trilateral talks in Singapore on Saturday, as the three sides seek to step up cooperation against growing military threats po