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Yoon holds summits with leaders of 5 Pacific island nations

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol held back-to-back bilateral summits with the leaders of five Pacific island nations in Seoul on Monday and pledged to build "trust-based, sustainable" cooperative partnerships, his office
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S. Korean, U.S., Japanese nuclear envoys warn of 'stern, unified' response in case of N.K. 'satellite' launch

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan held a conference call Monday and agreed to cooperate to ensure North Korea will face a "stern, unified" international response if its "sat
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(LEAD) NEC officials fail to declare relations after hiring of children: lawmaker

(ATTN: UPDATES with fresh suspicions in last 2 paras)SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- All six National Election Commission (NEC) officials embroiled in suspicions of hiring favors for their children did not declare their relations with the hired children in
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N. Korea open to high-level talks with Japan if Tokyo unshackled by past: vice FM

SEOUL/TOKYO, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's vice foreign minister said Pyongyang is willing to hold high-level talks with Tokyo if Japan shows a change of stance on pending issues, such as the abduction of Japanese citizens by the North, the co
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S. Korea slams N. Korea's planned satellite launch, warns of consequences

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday "strongly warned" against North Korea's plan to launch a satellite in the coming weeks, vowing to make Pyongyang pay "due prices" if it goes ahead with the launch."We s
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(URGENT) S. Korea 'strongly warns' against N. Korea's planned satellite launch

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NSC holds emergency meeting after N.K. unveils satellite launch plan

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Council (NSC) held an emergency meeting Monday following a news report of North Korea's notification to Japan of its plan to launch a satellite in the near future, according to official
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(LEAD) Japanese warship arrives in S. Korea for multinational WMD-interception naval drill

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; UPDATES para 4; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese warship arrived in South Korea on Monday to participate in a multinational naval drill this week aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mas
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(LEAD) N. Korea notifies Japan of plan to launch satellite between May 31-June 11: Kyodo

(ATTN: ADDS response from state department spokesperson in paras 7-9) SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, a Japanese media report said Monday, as the secretive regime
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NEC officials fail to declare relations after hiring of children: lawmaker

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- All six National Election Commission (NEC) officials embroiled in suspicions of hiring favors for their children did not declare their relations with the hired children in violation of an ethics code, according to a ruling p
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Japanese warship to arrive in S. Korea for multinational WMD-interception naval drill

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese warship was set to arrive in South Korea on Monday to participate in a multinational naval drill this week aimed at preventing the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according to officials.Japan'
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S. Korea establishes diplomatic ties with Pacific island nation of Niue

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday established formal diplomatic relations with the Pacific island nation of Niue on the sidelines of Seoul's inaugural summit with 18 countries in the region.A signing ceremony for the forging of dipl
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Yoon's approval rating rises to 40 percent

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating has risen to 40 percent in a Realmeter survey due in large part to positive public assessments of his handling of foreign affairs and national security issues.In the survey condu
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SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul29/18Rain60Incheon27/17Rain10Suwon26/18Rain20Cheongju24/20Rain60Daejeon23/19Rain60Chu
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N. Korea to hold plenary meeting of ruling party in early June

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has decided to convene a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in early June to discuss economic projects implemented in the first half and other policy issues, state media reported Mond
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N. Korea notifies Japan of plan to launch satellite between May 31-June 11: Kyodo

SEOUL, May 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, a Japanese media report said Monday, as the secretive regime is preparing to put its first military spy satellite into orbit.The No
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(URGENT) N. Korea notifies Japan of its plan to launch satellite between May 31-June 11: Kyodo

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Court issues arrest warrant for man suspected of murdering girlfriend in revenge

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court issued a warrant Sunday to arrest a man suspected of murdering his girlfriend, shortly after he was released from police custody for investigation on charges of abusing her.The Seoul Southern District Court gra
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(LEAD) Yoon holds summits with leaders of 5 Pacific island nations

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of summits, photos)SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol held a series of bilateral summits with the leaders of five Pacific island nations in Seoul on Sunday and discussed ways to boost ties in area
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Flights from typhoon-hit Guam to S. Korea to resume Monday: ministry

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean tourists stranded on Guam will be able to return home this week, as the international airport on the island that had been shut down due to a powerful typhoon will soon resume operation, Seoul's foreign minis