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S. Korea, U.S. will continue to strengthen alliance in face of crisis: Amb. Goldberg

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States and South Korea will continue to deepen their bilateral cooperation and alliance while jointly facing various regional and global challenges, including the threat posed by North Korea,
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New S. Korean ambassador to U.S. arrives in Washington

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new ambassador to the United States Cho Hyun-dong arrived in Washington on Friday, vowing to make the upcoming South Korea-U.S. summit a success."I came to serve as ambassador 10 years after I
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Yoon meets with Canadian, French foreign ministers

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the foreign ministers of Canada and France on Friday, and discussed bilateral ties with each country, his office said.Yoon first met with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jol
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Chief nuclear envoy to visit Sweden, Germany

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator will visit Sweden and Germany next week to discuss issues related to the Korean Peninsula and North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the foreign ministry said Friday.Kim Gunn,
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S Korean, Israeli FMs discuss deadly bus accident

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin and his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, held phone talks Friday to discuss a bus accident that killed an Israeli tourist and injured 34 others.The tour bus carrying 33 Israelis and tw
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Ex-military commander indicted on charges of power abuse, political meddling

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- A former military commander was indicted Friday on charges of power abuse and political meddling, as prosecutors zeroed in on suspicions he masterminded a plan to impose martial law when then President Park Geun-hye faced
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S. Korea, Japan to hold first joint security talks of diplomats, defense officials in 5 yrs

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Diplomats and defense officials from South Korea and Japan will hold joint talks next week for the first time in five years, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.The director-general-level policy consultation meeting,
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S. Korea, U.S. stage air drills, involving B-52H bomber, after N. Korea's ICBM launch

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held joint air drills, involving at least one B-52H strategic bomber, on Friday, Seoul's defense ministry said, a day after North Korea test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic miss
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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S. stage air drills, involving B-52H bomber, after N. Korea's ICBM launch

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JMS leader indicted for additional sexual molestation charge

DAEJEON, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors added an additional sexual molestation charge against Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of a controversial religious group, the Jesus Morning Star (JMS), on Friday.Jeong has been standing trial under detention on
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(3rd LD) N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM for 1st timeSEOUL -- North Korea said Friday it has test-fired a new solid-fuel Hwasong-
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------April 10 -- N. Korea unresponsive to routine inter-Korean liaison, military hotline calls for 4th day11 -- N. Korean leader calls for expanding war d
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Ministry officially uses term 'N. Korea's denuclearization' in white paper on unificationSEOUL -- South Korea's unification ministry off
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------(News Focus) New N.K. solid-fuel ICBM appears aimed at breaking through S. Korea-U.S. deterrence efforts: analystsSEOUL -- North Korea's
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(LEAD) Gov't unveils measures to relieve overcrowding on Gimpo Goldline

(ATTN: UPDATES with deployment of 'cut-men' and other measures by Seoul city gov't in paras 5-9, 11; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The government said Friday it will devise measures to ease the notorious congestion on a light met
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Ruling party lawmaker tables bill banning dog meat consumption

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- A ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker on Friday proposed a bill outlawing the butchery and sale of dog and cat meat in what was seen as a bipartisan effort to put an end to the contentious cultural practice.Tabled by
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(3rd LD) N. Korea says it tested new solid-fuel ICBM for 1st time

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Friday it has test-fired a new solid-fuel Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) for the first time, with l
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Ruling party expresses regret over Japan's renewed claim to Dokdo

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader on Friday called on Japan to show more "sincere remorse" over historical issues after Tokyo's renewed territorial claims to Dokdo in its latest annual diplomatic b
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Yoon's approval rating falls to 27 pct: poll

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell below 30 percent for the first time in five months, a poll showed Friday.In the poll of 1,002 adults conducted by Gallup Korea from Tuesday to Thursday, the positive asses
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Former co-leader of Green Party booked on marijuana suspicions

SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ye-won, a former co-leader of a minor political party, has been booked for police investigation on suspicions of possessing and smoking marijuana, officials said Friday.Kim of the Green Party Korea was accused of smoki