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Yoon makes surprise appearance at lunch with reporters ahead of inauguration anniversary

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol made a surprise appearance at a luncheon for reporters on Tuesday and shared his thoughts about marking one year in office next week.Yoon sat with presidential office reporters on a lawn
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Nat'l security advisers of S. Korea, Japan to meet in Seoul

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The national security advisers of South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to prepare for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Seoul, the presidential office said Tuesday.Takeo Akiba, s
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National Assembly delegation likely to use presidential jet for trip to U.S.

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo and dozens of lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties are expected to use Air Force One when they visit the United States next month for parliamentary diplomacy with members of t
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Park in front of presidential office to open to public Thursday

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- A newly constructed park in front of the presidential office building will open to the public this week ahead of the first anniversary of President Yoon Suk Yeol's inauguration, the office said Tuesday.The p
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(LEAD) PM to visit Britain for King Charles III's coronation on 4-nation European trip

(ATTN: UPDATES with PM Han's remarks in paras 3,12)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will make a weeklong trip to Europe starting this week that includes stops in Britain for King Charles III's coronation, as
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'USFK bullets' found in Seoul turn out to be fake

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Two gun bullets found in western Seoul last week have been confirmed to be fake, police said Tuesday.The bullets discovered by a passerby at the entrance of a household goods store in the Yeonhui-dong district on April 25 dre
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KCC chief indicted over alleged score rigging in cable channel relicensing

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors indicted Han Sang-hyuk, chairman of the state Korea Communications Commission (KCC), on Tuesday on charges of involvement in the alleged score manipulation against a right-wing cable channel in the process of rene
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(LEAD) Japanese PM Kishida to visit S. Korea this weekend

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, background; COMBINES with story slugged 'S Korea-Japan-Kishida'; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will arrive in South Korea this weekend for a two-day visit,
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Buddha's Birthday, Christmas to be given alternative holidays

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- The government on Tuesday finalized the designation of substitute holiday days for Buddha's Birthday and Christmas when the two public holidays fall on weekends, officials said.A revision to the Regulations
Japanese PM Kishida to visit S. Korea on May 7-8

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SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will arrive in South Korea this weekend for a two-day visit, the presidential office said Tuesday.Kishida will pay a working visit to South Korea on Sunday and Monday at the invitation of
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(URGENT) Japanese PM Kishida to visit S. Korea May 7-8: presidential office

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(LEAD) Yoon vows to build strong security through 'peace by overwhelming power'

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks by Yoon)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to strengthen national security through "peace by overwhelming power," not a "fake peace" relying on another
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Union official dies 1 day after self-immolation protest

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- A labor union official who set himself on fire outside a court in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung earlier this week died during treatment at a hospital in Seoul on Tuesday, police said.The official, a ranking member of
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(LEAD) Ex-DP leader Song turned away after voluntary appearance for questioning

(ATTN: UPDATES with more background, comments; ADDS photo)SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), presented himself before prosecutors Tuesday for voluntary questioning about an election
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Ministry rejects report on S. Korea-Japan talks on military contingency cooperation in Korean waters

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry dismissed as untrue a media report Tuesday that Seoul and Tokyo have been in working-level talks to explore the possibility of bilateral military cooperation in Korean waters in the event of
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S. Korea to release report on N. Korea's economic, social situations for 1st time

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday it plans to publish a report on economic and social situations in North Korea for the first time in November to help better understand people's lives in the secretive re
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Prosecutors turn down embattled ex-DP leader Song's voluntary questioning

SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Song Young-gil, a former leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), presented himself before prosecutors Tuesday for voluntary questioning about an election bribery scandal rocking the party, but prosecutors turned
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PM to visit Britain for King Charles III's coronation on 4-nation European trip

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will make a weeklong trip to Europe starting this week that includes stops in Britain for King Charles III's coronation, as well as Sweden, Austria and Romania, his office said Tu
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(LEAD) Japan's Kishida to make 2-day visit to S. Korea from Sunday: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 1-3) SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he is planning to make a two-day visit to South Korea early next week to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan's Kyodo News reporte
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases rise to over 15,000

(ATTN: ADDS new mpox infections in last 3 paras)SEOUL, May 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases rose to over 15,000 on Tuesday as the country is considering further easing antivirus curbs to regain normalcy.The country reported 15,74