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(News Focus) Yoon marks 1st year in office amid mixed assessments of foreign policy, domestic politics

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol marks his first year in office on Wednesday amid positive assessments of his foreign policy achievements but with little to show in terms of political skill, according to experts.Yoon'
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Yoon's approval rating at 37.5 pct ahead of 1st anniversary in office: Yonhap News survey

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 Tuesday.The survey als
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(LEAD) U.S. welcomes S. Korea-Japan summit, will work with both allies to promote rule-of-law: State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from the state department spokesperson, more information from 8th para; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States welcomes the summit held over the weekend between South Korean Pr
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U.S. welcomes S. Korea-Japan summit, will work with both allies to promote rule-of-law: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States welcomes the summit held over the weekend between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and will continue to work with both allies to promote peac
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(LEAD) Prosecution arrests key suspect in DP election bribery scandal

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new info in paras 1-5)SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The prosecution on Monday arrested a key suspect in an election bribery scandal engulfing the main opposition Democratic Party (DP).The Seoul Central District
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 10,000

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in last 5 paras) SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 10,000 on Monday due mainly to fewer tests over the weekend as the country is considering further easing antivirus curbs to rega
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(LEAD) PPP ethics committee delays decision on 2 Supreme Council members accused of controversial remarks

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new info in paras 1-3, 12)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The ethics committee of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) failed to come to a decision Monday regarding disciplinary measures for two Supre
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan likely to hold talks in early June: sources

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan are expected to hold bilateral talks early next month, multiple sources said Monday, as the two countries seek to bolster security cooperation following recent summit meetings betwe
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Prosecutors denied search warrant last year over cryptocurrency suspicions involving opposition lawmaker

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors had unsuccessfully sought a warrant to search the financial records of main opposition lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk last year over suspicions he had held 6 billion won (US$4.5 million) in cryptocurrency, sources said Mond
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(LEAD) New gov't agency for overseas Koreans to be launched in Incheon next month

(ATTN: ADDS comments from official in paras 3, 5-6)SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a new government agency in the western city of Incheon early next month to provide various forms of support to some 7.5 million Koreans residing overs
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Defense chief discusses arms industry cooperation with Central, South American envoys

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup met with a group of ambassadors from Central and South America on Monday to discuss defense and arms industry cooperation, his ministry said.Lee met the envoys from 16 countries, inc
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Seoul court again orders N. Korea to pay compensation to former POWs

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Former South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) have again won a damages suit filed against North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un for their forced labor during captivity there.The Seoul Central District Court on Monday ordered N
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DP slams S Korea-Japan summit as 'submissive diplomacy'; PPP touts as meaningful

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Monday criticized a summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as "submissive diplomacy," while the ruling People Power Party
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Court hearing held for arrest warrant on key suspect in election bribery scandal

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court held a hearing Monday to decide whether to issue an warrant to arrest a key suspect in an election bribery scandal engulfing the main opposition Democratic Party (DP).It was the second time prosecutors have soug
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Rival party lawmakers meet with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

By Kang Jae-eunSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Two rival party lawmakers met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday and delivered their thoughts on the results of a summit held a day earlier between Kishida and President Yoon Suk Yeol.The clos
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S. Korea reports 16 new mpox infections in 1st week of May

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed 16 new cases of mpox for the first week of May, bringing the country's total to 60, health authorities said Monday.Eleven of them are from Seoul, while two are from Gyeonggi Province, and three are f
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Japan PM expressed remorse over shared history of own accord: sources

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's expression of remorse over shared history came of his own accord without prior consultations between Seoul and Tokyo, sources said Monday.South Koreans paid close attention to wheth
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New gov't agency for overseas Koreans to be launched in Incheon next month

SEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will launch a new government agency in the western city of Incheon early next month to provide various forms of support to some 7.5 million Koreans residing overseas, the foreign ministry said Monday. The agency w
Deadly Texas shooting spree victims include 3 Korean Americans: consulate

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LOS ANGELES, May 7 (Yonhap) -- Three members of a Korean American family were among the deceased victims of a weekend shooting spree at an outlet mall in Texas, a South Korean diplomatic mission said Sunday.The couple in their 30s and their three-yea
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Yoon instructs staff to follow up on S. Korea-Japan summit talks

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed his staff Monday to thoroughly follow up on his discussions with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on security, industry and other areas, his office said.Yoon gave the inst