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S. Korean nuke envoy urges efforts to cut off illicit funds to N. Korean weapons program

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top nuclear negotiator on Friday called for efforts to cut off illicit funds flowing into North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as he attended an annual security forum in Singapore, Seoul's for
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S. Korea wraps up anti-proliferation meeting, multinational naval drill

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has concluded a four-day event of meetings and multinational maritime drills Friday aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).The high-level forum of the Proliferation Security Init
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Yoon meets with East Timor president

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday and discussed bilateral relations, cooperation on the international stage and North Korea's nuclear threat, his office sai
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's defense chief arrives in Singapore for security forum

(ATTN: UPDATES with minister's arrival, minor details in headline, lead, 2nd paras; CHANGES dateline)By Chae Yun-hwanSINGAPORE, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup arrived in Singapore on Friday to attend an annual
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Banks' Q1 net up 24 pct on higher interest income

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks saw their first-quarter net profit rise 24 percent from a year earlier on higher interest and non-interest income, preliminary data showed Friday. Their combined net profit came to 7 trillion won (US$5.4 b
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KCTU officials questioned over illegal street protest

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Police questioned three officials of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on Friday as part of an investigation into an illegal overnight street rally held in central Seoul last month.A total of 29 people, includi
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------May 29 -- N. Korea notifies Japan of plan to launch satellite between May 31-June 11: KyodoN. Korea to hold plenary meeting of ruling party in early Ju
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------U.S. deepening trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan against N. Korean threats: BidenWASHINGTON -- The United States is strengthening its
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------(LEAD) S. Korea slaps sanctions on N.K. hacking group after Pyongyang's space launchSEOUL -- South Korea on Friday imposed unilateral sanctions on a N
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week------------(2nd LD) N. Korea releases rare photos of botched spy satellite launch SEOUL -- North Korea on Thursday released rare photos of its failed attem
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(2nd LD) Election watchdog refuses state auditor's inspection into nepotism suspicions

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; RECASTS throughout with updates; CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-joo and Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The National Election Commission (NEC) decided Friday to refuse the state auditor's inspection into snowballing nepot
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S. Korea, U.S. craft 1st cybersecurity guidance

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States signed an arrangement Friday on the creation of their first joint cybersecurity guidance aimed at ensuring smooth combined military operations, Seoul's defense ministry said.The signing
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(profile) Current veterans minister appointed to lead upgraded ministry

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Park Min-shik, the current head of the veterans ministry, is a former prosecutor-turned-lawmaker who has been named to continue to lead the ministry following its upgrade from sub-ministry level to full-fledged ministry stat
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S. Korea wins 5th consecutive term at World Meteorological Organization's executive council

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has been elected to the executive council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), securing South Korea's fifth consecutive term as a member of the WMO ex
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(LEAD) North Gyeongsang-Gumi region named host for 'defense industry innovation' cluster

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last para; RECASTS lead)SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- North Gyeongsang Province and its city of Gumi in South Korea's southeastern region have been named the host for a "defense industry innovation cluster" aimed
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Approval ratings of Yoon, ruling party inch down slightly: poll

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The approval ratings of President Yoon Suk Yeol and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) inched down slightly this week, amid continued opposition attacks on the government's diplomacy with Japan, a poll showed Friday.In
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Ruling party lawmaker under police probe over alleged illegal political funds

BUSAN, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Hwangbo Seung-hee of the ruling People Power Party is under police investigation on suspicions of taking illegal political funds ahead of the 2020 parliamentary election and the 2022 regional election, police officials
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North Gyeongsang-Gumi region named host for 'defense industry innovation' cluster

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- North Gyeongsang Province and its city of Gumi in South Korea's southeastern region has been named the host for a "defense industry innovation cluster" aimed at developing defense technologies and reinvigorat
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S. Korea wraps up drills to defend western border islands

SEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military has concluded three-day drills for the defense of western border islands, the Marine Corps said Friday, amid tensions caused by North Korea's botched launch of a space rocket earlier this week.T
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(LEAD) Election watchdog's probe shows 4 additional suspected hiring corruption cases

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 3 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 2 (Yonhap) -- Children of four retired senior officials at the National Election Commission (NEC) were additionally found to have been employed by the election watchdog, an inves