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(URGENT) N. Korean leader raises need to expand war deterrence in more 'practical, offensive' manner: KCNA

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(LEAD) U.S. commitment to defense of S. Korea remains ironclad: State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from NSC spokesperson Kirby in last 3 paras: ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains fully committed to the security and defense of South Korea, a state department spokesperson
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U.S. commitment to defense of S. Korea remains ironclad: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains fully committed to the security and defense of South Korea, a state department spokesperson said Monday, amid reports of leaked U.S. intelligence documents that suggest the U.S
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(LEAD) Court issues arrest warrant for another suspected mastermind in kidnapping-murder

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with latest info)SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Central District Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for another suspected mastermind behind a recent kidnapping and murder of a woman in southern Seou
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(2nd LD) Police track down 2 China-based suspects behind drug scam ring targeting students

(ATTN: UPDATES with arrest warrants in 11th para)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Police said Monday they are tracking down two individuals based in China for allegedly masterminding an extortion scam that involved handing over beverages lac
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Explosive device found near Seoul railway station

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- An explosive device was discovered at a construction site near a railway station in Seoul on Monday, causing a brief disruption to train services. The unidentified device was found by a construction worker at a site for a
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DP lawmakers deliver concerns over Fukushima water release plan during Japan visit

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- A group of opposition lawmakers who visited Japan last week said Monday they conveyed South Koreans' concerns over Tokyo's plan to release radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold trilateral defense talks in U.S. this week

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold a trilateral senior-level defense meeting in the U.S. later this week, an informed source said Monday, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against North Korean threat
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(3rd LD) N. Korea unresponsive to routine inter-Korean liaison, military hotline calls for 4th day

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest info in paras 2, 4)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea remained unresponsive to daily routine calls with South Korea through an inter-Korean liaison communication channel and a military hotline for the fo
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Leaked documents put S. Korea in awkward situation ahead of Yoon's state visit to U.S.

(ATTN: UPDATES with fresh comments by presidential official)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The leak of purported U.S. documents containing information gleaned from eavesdropping on allies like South Korea has put Seoul in an awkward situat
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Court hearing held on arrest warrant for suspected mastermind in kidnapping-murder

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Central District Court held a hearing Monday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for another suspected mastermind behind a recent kidnapping and murder of a woman in southern Seoul. The court is expected
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(LEAD) S. Korea launches new frigate with enhanced anti-sub capabilities

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday held a ceremony launching a new 3,600-ton frigate with reinforced anti-submarine and anti-air capabilities, the Navy and the state arms procurement agency said
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(URGENT) N. Korea unresponsive to daily calls via military hotline, inter-Korean liaison line for 4th day: gov't

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S. Korea to seek appropriate steps from U.S. after verification of leaked documents

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek "appropriate measures" from the United States if necessary after the two countries look into the veracity of leaked documents purporting the U.S. eavesdropped on South Korean
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(2nd LD) DP calls on presidential office to immediately verify U.S. eavesdropping report

(ATTN: ADDS presidential official's remarks)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday urged the presidential office to immediately demand "clear information" from Washington on reports
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S. Korean FM lauds Seoul-Ottawa ties in meeting with Canadian lawmakers

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday assessed that bilateral ties between Seoul and Ottawa were "closer than ever before" while receiving a group of Canadian lawmakers visiting South Korea.In the meeting with th
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Korean independence fighter's remains return home 100 years after death

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The remains of a Korean independence fighter, who campaigned in Europe and the United States against Japan's 1910-45 colonization, returned home from New York on Monday, a century after his death.A ceremony for the rep
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Assembly kicks off 4-day debate on electoral reforms

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties opened a Whole House Committee meeting for the first time in 20 years to debate electoral reforms to be applied to next year's parliamentary elections.Over the next four
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(News Focus) Leaked documents put S. Korea in awkward situation ahead of Yoon's state visit to U.S.

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The leak of purported U.S. documents containing information gleaned from eavesdropping on allies like South Korea has put Seoul in an awkward situation as it came just about two weeks before President Yoon Su
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Yoon orders legal measures against labor unions' refusal to submit account books

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed aides Monday to come up with legal measures against labor unions refusing to comply with the government's request for accounting records, his spokesperson said.Yoon gave the instructi