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3 men, 1 woman found dead in car in apparent group suicide

GWANGJU, South Korea, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Four people have been found dead inside a car in an apparent group suicide in the southern outskirts of Seoul, police said Tuesday.The four -- three men in their 30s and a woman in her 20s -- were discovered by
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Top S. Korean general, U.S. Army chief discuss deterrence against N. Korean threats

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum met with the visiting U.S. Army chief in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation against growing North Korean nuclear and missile threats, h
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(LEAD) N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy

(ATTN: ADDS details from KCNA English-language dispatch, Chinese Embassy statement; REPLACES photos)SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has met with China's new ambassador to Pyongyang and vowed a "steadfast
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan still in talks over missile warning data sharing: defense ministry

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan are still in talks over ways to share missile warning data in real time, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday, amid a report that they are considering the three-way data sharing w
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Yoon vows better support for skilled disabled people

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met Tuesday with a group of skilled disabled people who topped the medal standings at a recent international event, saying he will provide better support to help them achieve their goals.
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N. Korean leader sends congratulatory message to Putin on Victory Day occasion

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's celebration of its Victory Day holiday, Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday.In the message sent
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(LEAD) Investment firm head nabbed over suspected stock manipulation

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details and background; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- A key suspect in a large-scale stock manipulation case that has recently shaken the local financial markets was detained by prosecutors Tuesday.Ra Deok-ye
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Ruling party calls for moving past colonial-era issues with Japan

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) called Tuesday for moving past colonial-era issues with Japan, as it touted this week's summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida."We should
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Investment firm head nabbed over suspected stock manipulation

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- A key suspect in a large-scale stock manipulation case that has recently shaken the local financial markets was detained by prosecutors Tuesday.Ra Deok-yeon, head of an unregistered investment consulting firm, was apprehended
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Yoon says the best has yet to come in relations with Japan

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to moving relations with Japan further forward, saying the two countries can open up a new future even better than the best point of the past if they
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N. Korea apparently operating some 10 S. Korean-owned factories at Kaesong complex without authorization: ministry

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be operating around 10 South Korean-owned factories at a now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North without approval, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.The ministry said it has dete
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N. Korean media calls for increased farming output amid food shortage crisis

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media called on farmers to prepare for the springtime rice-planting season in a "watertight" manner on Tuesday, in what appeared to be efforts aimed at increasing grain output to tackle the
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Int'l tribunal reduces damages S. Korea owes to Lone Star by 600 mln won: ministry

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- An international tribunal has accepted the South Korean government's request and reduced the damages it has to pay to the U.S. private equity firm Lone Star Funds by about 600 million won (US$452,898), the justice ministr
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases jump to 3-month high of over 20,000

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 20,000 on Tuesday with the daily caseload jumping to a three-month high on eased virus restrictions.The country reported 21,681 cases, including 35 imported cases,
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,548: KDCA

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(LEAD) Yoon's approval rating at 37.5 pct ahead of 1st anniversary in office: Yonhap News survey

(ATTN: ADDS graphic)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating stands at 37.5 percent ahead of this week's first anniversary of his inauguration, a Yonhap News Agency-Yonhap News TV joint survey showed Tu
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 21,681 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports ▲ COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,5XX: KDCA

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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, May. 09 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul23/11Sunny0Incheon20/12Sunny0Suwon22/09Sunny0Cheongju25/10Sunny0Daejeon25/09Sunny0C
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N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has met with China's new ambassador to Pyongyang and vowed a "firm" willingness to further develop friendly ties between their nations, state media said Tuesday.Choe