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(LEAD) 1 Israeli dead, 34 others injured in bus accident in Chungju

(ATTN: CHANGES headline; ADDS more details throughout)CHUNGJU, South Korea, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A tour bus fell sideways in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, killing one Israeli and injuring 34 people on board, 32 of them Israelis, police said Th
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Assembly passes bills on regional airports

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday passed a pair of bills for relocating military airports in the southern cities of Daegu and Gwangju.One of the bills involves a plan to move a military airport and a civilian airport in Da
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Top court orders disclosure of prosecution's off-book expenses

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Supreme Prosecutors Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office to reveal details of their off-book expenses between 2017 and 2019, a period when the bodies were led b
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35 people injured in tour bus accident in Chungju

CHUNGJU, South Korea, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A bus fell sideways in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, injuring all 35 people on board, mostly foreign tourists, police said Thursday.The accident occurred around 6:05 p.m. in Suanbo-myeon, located sout
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Families of 10 victims of Japan's forced labor agree to receive compensation from gov't fund

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- Bereaved families of 10 out of the 15 South Korean wartime forced labor victims who won their legal battles against Japanese companies have agreed to collect their compensation through Seoul's third-party reimbursement
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(LEAD) N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line for 7th day

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in para 3)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea did not respond to daily routine calls with South Korea via an inter-Korean liaison communication channel for the seventh straight day Thursday, Seoul's unificatio
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(LEAD) Assembly rejects grain bill vetoed by Yoon in revote

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with vote resu< CHANGES photo; TRIMS)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly on Thursday voted down a contentious bill requiring the government purchase of surplus rice that was put up for a revote after President
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S. Korea issues travel ban to Armenia-Azerbaijan border amid clashes

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday decided to ban its nationals from traveling to the border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry said.The Level 4 travel alert, the highest in the government's four-tier tra
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Air Force boasts aerial refueling capabilities for longer-duration, greater-range operations

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- After getting a renewed 20-minute notice for this week's aerial refueling mission, South Korean Air Force crewmembers aboard a KC-330 tanker transport aircraft shifted into full standby mode to conduct their familiar y
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S. Korea voices 'deep concerns' over deadly airstrikes by Myanmar military

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign ministry expressed "deep concerns" Thursday over the Myanmar junta's recent air attacks against its civilians. "The government expresses deep concerns over the continued viol
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(LEAD) S. Korea approves plan to develop electronic warfare aircraft

(ATTN: RECASTS 4th para; ADDS more details in 6th para)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea endorsed major defense projects Thursday to domestically develop an electronic warfare aircraft and buy heavy helicopters for special operations, the state
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Grain bill vetoed by Yoon up for revote at Assembly

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A bill requiring the government purchase of surplus rice that has been vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol was tabled for a vote once again at a parliamentary plenary session Thursday.Yoon rejected the revision to the Grain
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Arms procurement agency, Boeing sign MOU on joint research in advanced weapons systems

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's arms procurement agency and U.S. defense giant Boeing signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Thursday for joint research and development of cutting-edge weapons systems, officials said.Eom Dong-hwan,
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S. Korea, U.S. agree to reinforce cooperation in 'each area' of extended deterrence against N.K. threats

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States agreed to beef up cooperation in "each" area of America's extended deterrence against evolving North Korean threats during their regular defense talks in Washington earlier
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(2nd LD) Top court finalizes record 1 tln-won fine for Qualcomm over unfair biz practice

(ATTN: UPDATES with FTC's response in last 3 paras)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a ruling in favor of the South Korean antitrust regulator's record fine of 1 trillion won (US$760.8 million) imposed in 201
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Main opposition party to push for special law banning dog meat: lawmaker

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The chief policymaker of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday that the party will seek to enact a special law aimed at rooting out dog meat consumption.Dog meat consumption has dramatically declined in r
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(LEAD) Top court finalizes record 1 tln-won fine for Qualcomm over unfair biz practice

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES with more info throughout)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a ruling in favor of the South Korean antitrust regulator's record fine of 1 trillion won (US$760.8 million) imposed in
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(LEAD) S. Korea to conduct radiation tests on 89 N. Korean defectors from May

(ATTN: TRIMS lead; UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to conduct radiation exposure tests on 89 North Korean defectors who hailed from areas near the North's Punggye-ri nuclear testin
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S. Korea approves plan to develop electronic warfare aircraft

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea endorsed major defense projects Thursday to domestically develop an electronic warfare aircraft and buy heavy helicopters for special operations, the state arms procurement agency said, as Seoul steps up effort
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Ruling party accuses DP of corruption over suspected illegal political funds

SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday accused the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) of corruption over allegations some DP lawmakers took illegal political funds in connection with the party's leadership