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Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------N. Korean human rights envoy nominee says human rights violations pose threat to int'l securityWASHINGTON -- North Korea's disregard fo
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------N. Korean family decided to cross border amid tightened COVID-19 control: spy agencySEOUL -- A group of North Koreans who crossed the de facto inter-Korea
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea bristles at planned S. Korea-U.S. live-fire drillsSEOUL -- North Korea on Friday condemned South Korea and the United States for plann
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Opposition lawmaker given suspended prison term; parliamentary seat at risk

BUCHEON, South Korea, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Kim Kyung-hyup of the main opposition Democratic Party was sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday on charges of making an unauthorized land purchase, a sentence heavy enough to remove him from parlia
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N. Korean family decided to cross border amid tightened COVID-19 control: spy agency

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Koreans who crossed the de facto inter-Korean sea border aboard a fishing boat earlier this month fled the North to escape Pyongyang's rigid COVID-19 restrictions, they were quoted as saying by Seoul'
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(Yonhap Interview) Germany welcomes diplomatic thaw between S. Korea, Japan: Scholz

BERLIN, May 19 (Yonhap) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday his government clearly welcomed an approach by South Korea and Japan to rapidly thaw long-strained bilateral ties, emphasizing the need for close cooperation with Seoul and Tokyo ov
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(LEAD) S. Korea to send 21-member team to Japan for Fukushima inspection

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A 21-member team of South Korean experts will make a six-day visit to Japan starting Sunday for an on-site inspection ahead of the planned release of radioactive water f
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(News Focus) Nurses, doctors clash over controversial nursing act

By Kim BoramSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Over the past few months, the South Korean medical community has been divided sharply over the nursing act, with the Korean Nurses Association (KNA) and the Korean Medical Association (KMA) staging multiple ralli
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(LEAD) Yoon heads to Japan for G-7 summit, meetings with Biden, Kishida

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's departure, planned meeting with A-bomb victims)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol left for Hiroshima on Friday for a Group of Seven (G-7) summit and other meetings on the sidelines, includin
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Yoon's approval rating inches up for third straight week to 37 percent

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating rose for the third straight week to 37 percent, a poll showed Friday.In the poll of 1,000 people aged 18 and older conducted by Gallup Korea Co. from Tuesday to Thursday, the pos
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LS Electric chairman under probe over speeding

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Koo Ja-kyun, chairman of LS Electric Co., has been referred to the prosecution for investigation on charges of a speeding violation, along with a company official who initially falsely claimed to be the driver, police said F
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S. Korea to send 21-member team to Japan for Fukushima inspection

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A 21-member team of South Korean experts will make a six-day visit to Japan starting Sunday for an on-site inspection ahead of the planned release of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power
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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing taxi driver, ex-girlfriend

GOYANG, South Korea, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A district court sentenced a 32-year-old man to life in prison Friday for murdering a taxi driver involved in a car crash and an ex-girlfriend last year.Lee Ki-young was charged with killing the taxi driver in
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Navy to commission new frigate named after warship torpedoed by N. Korea in 2010

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- The Navy was set to hold a ceremony Friday to officially introduce into service a new frigate named after a warship torpedoed by North Korea in 2010, officials said.The commissioning ceremony for the 2,800-ton Cheonan, was s
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(URGENT) S. Korea's 21-member inspection team to visit Japan from May 21-26 for Fukushima inspection

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Yoon to meet with Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet with a group of Korean victims of the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing during a visit to the city Friday, his office said.Yoon will be the first South Korean president to have suc
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Lawmaker appears for questioning over DP's election bribery scandal

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker appeared before prosecutors for questioning Friday over his alleged involvement in a cash-for-vote campaign ahead of the 2021 leadership election of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP).Rep. Lee Sung-man, now
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S. Korean, U.S. senior officials discuss AI, tech cooperation

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- Top officials of South Korea and the United States have discussed ways to bolster technology diplomacy in artificial intelligence (AI) and other areas, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday.The director-general-level meet
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 amid efforts to resume normalcy

SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 Friday as the country has been preparing to return to the pre-pandemic normal, with new infections plateauing in recent months.The country reported 19,586 cases, incl
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,665: KDCA

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