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(LEAD) N. Korea will pay due price for violating UNSC resolutions: S. Korean envoy

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from Cho, more information from 8th para; REPLACES photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite has violated United Nations Security Council resolutions
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N. Korea will pay due price for violating UNSC resolutions: S. Korean envoy

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite has violated United Nations Security Council resolutions and the country will face corresponding consequences, South Korea's ambassador to the United
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Umbrella labor union holds large-scale rally in central Seoul

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of members of an umbrella labor union gathered in central Seoul to stage a large-scale rally amid police warnings of a stern response to any illegal protests.Some 20,000 members of the Korean Confederation of Trade
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(LEAD) N.K.'s space vehicle possibly had technical glitch from 'excessive route change': S. Korean spy agency

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details of briefing in last 3 paras)SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's launch of a "space launch vehicle" may have failed due to a technical problem caused by "excessive change of the projectile'
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N.K.'s space vehicle possibly had technical glitch from 'excessive route change': S. Korean spy agency

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's launch of a "space launch vehicle" may have failed due to a technical problem caused by "excessive change of the projectile's route," South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday.
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(LEAD) N.K. leader estimated to weigh about 140 kg with significant sleep disorders: spy agency

(ATTN: ADDS details of N. Korea's food crisis in last 4 paras) SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) --- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is estimated to be experiencing significant sleep disorders and to weigh around 140 kilograms, lawmakers quoted South Korea&
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Yoon meets with ex-Japanese PM Suga

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday and discussed the recent improvement in the bilateral relationship, his office said.Suga was visiting Seoul in his cap
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N.K. leader estimated to weigh about 140 kg with significant sleep disorders: spy agency

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) --- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is estimated to be experiencing significant sleep disorders and to weigh around 140 kilograms, lawmakers quoted South Korea's state intelligence agency as saying Wednesday.Director Kim Ky
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Prison hit for barring inmate from attending mother's funeral due to COVID-19

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Correctional authorities' decision not to allow an inmate to leave prison to attend his mother's funeral in 2021 for reasons of COVID-19 quarantine was a violation of human rights, the state human rights watchdog sai
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(LEAD) Rival parties strongly condemn N.K. rocket launch

(ATTN: ADDS additional info, quotes from DP's spokesperson in last 4 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and main opposition parties strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch as a violation of U.N. resolutions that
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(LEAD) Election watchdog to request investigation of 4 officials over hiring of children

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- A special audit committee of the National Election Commission (NEC) concluded Wednesday that possible irregularities were detected in the employment of child
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Election watchdog to request investigation of 4 officials over hiring of children

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- A special audit committee of the National Election Commission (NEC) concluded Wednesday that possible irregularities were detected in the employment of children of four senior officials and will request an inve
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S. Korea, Canada to launch joint committee on arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Canada will hold the inaugural session of a joint committee on the arms industry and logistics in Ottawa on Wednesday (local time) as part of efforts to bolster bilateral cooperation, Seoul's arms procure
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Multinational anti-proliferation drills kick off on day of N. Korea's botched space launch

By Yi WonjuABOARD THE ROKS MARADO, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Multinational maritime drills aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) kicked off Wednesday, as North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into orbit
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(9th LD) N. Korea's attempt to launch 1st spy satellite fails after 'abnormal' flight: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-5, 19; RECASTS 6th para)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired what it claims to be a "space launch vehicle" southward Wednesday, but it fell into the Yello
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U.S. official condemns N. Korea's space launch as violation of U.N. resolutions

By Yi Wonju ABOARD THE ROKS MARADO, May 31 (Yonhap) -- A senior U.S. diplomat on Wednesday condemned North Korea's botched launch of a military spy satellite as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, vowing to work with partner countri
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Failed N.K. space rocket launch shows both technological challenges, growing space ambitions: analysts

(ATTN: RECASTS paras 5, 7)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's botched launch of a "space launch vehicle" underlined both its technological difficulties and rising space ambitions in the face of the superior military
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Yoon says social security services need to become more competitive

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday social security services need to become more competitive in order to ensure the country's resources do not go to waste.Yoon made the remark while presiding over a soci
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(News Focus) Failed N.K. space rocket launch shows both technological challenges, growing space ambitions: analysts

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's botched launch of a "space launch vehicle" underlined both its technological difficulties and rising space ambitions in the face of the superior military intelligence capabilities
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(4th LD) Seoul city erroneously sends emergency alert after N.K. launch

(ATTN: UPDATES with mayor's comment)By Park BoramSEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Wednesday erroneously sent out an emergency alert advising citizens to prepare for evacuation after North Korea's launch of what it claime