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N. Korean leader apparently skipped visit to mausoleum on his late grandfather's birthday

SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un does not appear to have visited a mausoleum for his late grandfather on the occasion of the national founder's 111th birthday.The country's state media on Sunday did not carry any re
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(Yonhap Interview) N.K. statements on accelerating nuke program 'deeply concerning': French foreign minister

By Oh Jeong-hun and Chang Dong-wooSEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said North Korea's recent statements on the advancements of its nuclear weapons program are "deeply concerning."The comments c
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul17/08Sunny60Incheon14/08Cloudy10Suwon16/07Cloudy30Cheongju17/08Sunny60Daejeon16/07S
Ship carrying 1 S. Korean sailor released after hijacking in waters off West Africa: foreign ministry

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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- An oil tanker carrying one South Korean sailor on board was released after being hijacked by pirates in waters off West Africa earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday.The 4,300-ton Singapore-registere
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S. Korean, German FMs hold talks on Ukraine, regional cooperation

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Germany held talks in Seoul on Saturday to discuss the war in Ukraine and cooperation in the broader Indo-Pacific region, according to Seoul officials.Foreign Minister Park Jin and his
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S. Korea, Canada to open negotiations on confidential info protection pact

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Canada will launch negotiations to craft a bilateral agreement on the protection of confidential information, a legal framework to expand the two countries' arms industry cooperation, their top diplomat
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Seoul official mentions possibility of S. Korea-U.S. intel partnership expansion to include Japan

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean presidential security official took note of the possibility Saturday that Seoul and Washington could expand the allies' intelligence partnership to include Japan, a topic for the bilateral summit set for
S. Korea reports 2 more avian influenza cases

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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has confirmed two additional cases of a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain, bringing the total cases reported from poultry farms since last October to 75, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.One of the
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S. Korea, Japan agree to boost tourism

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan have agreed to boost tourism between the two nations amid their efforts to normalize their frayed ties, Seoul's culture ministry said Saturday.Park Bo-gyoon, South Korean minister of culture, spor
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New COVID-19 cases below 12,000 for 3rd day

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's daily coronavirus caseload stayed under 12,000 for a third straight day on Saturday, with new deaths declining. The country reported 11,682 cases, including 25 imported cases, bringing the total caseload
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on April 15.Korean-language dailies-- US arrests suspect behind leak of Pentagon documents (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- North Korea fires solid-fuel ICBM (Kookmin Daily
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S. Korea, France discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific, N.K. ICBM

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and France have held talks on collaboration in the Indo-Pacific region and on North Korea's ballistic missile provocations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. Foreign Minister
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,368: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11,682 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to hold missile defense, anti-sub drills regularly to counter N.K. threats

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with English statement, details; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to hold missile defense and anti-submarine exercises regularly to counter growing North Korean threats d
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul17/12Rain60Incheon14/11Rain60Suwon17/11Rain60Cheongju19/12Rain60Daejeon19/11Rain60
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N. Korea set to mark late founder's birthday

SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears set to hold celebrations for the 111th birth anniversary of its late founder Kim Il-sung on Saturday with dance performances in its capital and fireworks.The North's state-run Korean Central Televis
S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to hold missile defense, anti-sub drills regularly to counter N.K. threats

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SEOUL, April 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to hold missile defense and anti-submarine drills regularly to counter growing North Korean threats during their senior-level defense talks in Washington earlier this week, S
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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to hold missile defense, anti-sub drills regularly: defense ministry

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Negotiation is only way N. Korean nuclear issue can be resolved: U.S. official

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Negotiation is the only way the nuclear standoff between the United States and North Korea can be resolved, a senior U.S. official said Friday, urging Pyongyang to come to the dialogue table.Jung Pak, a