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U.S. nuclear envoy hopes Yoon's state visit to U.S. will reaffirm Seoul-Washington alliance

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. nuclear envoy said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol's upcoming state visit to the United States would be a "historic" occasion to show the strong alliance between Seoul and Washington to the
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(LEAD) Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to investigate drug crime targeting students upon Yoon's order

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead per notice by presidential office)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will take over the investigation into a recent drug crime targeting minors from a front-line police station
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Lawmaker tables bill allowing for death penalty for drug crimes targeting minors

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- A ruling party lawmaker on Friday proposed a bill allowing for the death penalty for those convicted of drugging minors amid public outrage over a recent drug scam targeting students.The revision to the Narcotics Control Ac
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S. Korea, Japan hold working-level consultations after Yoon-Kishida summit

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held working-level diplomatic consultations here Friday as a follow-up to last month's summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Seoul's foreign ministry said.The
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(LEAD) N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line: ministry

(ATTN: UDPATES with more info in last 3 paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was not responding to daily contact via an inter-Korean liaison line Friday, South Korea's unification ministry said. "There was no opening cal
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.------April 3 -- S. Korea, U.S., Japan hold maritime drills involving USS Nimitz carrier4 -- UNHRC adopts resolution on N. Korea's human rightsN. Korea
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------N. Korea ready to conduct nuke test 'at any time': Seoul's defense ministerSEOUL -- North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test "at
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) N. Korea slams UNHRC's adoption of resolution on its human rights as 'intolerable act'SEOUL -- North Korea on Thursday cond
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news of North Korea this week.------------S. Korea, U.S. to hold defense talks on deterrence against N. KoreaSEOUL -- South Korea and the United States will hold regular defense talks
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Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to handle all drug investigations upon Yoon's order

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency will take over all investigations related to drug crimes from front-line police stations after President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered a stern crackdown on drug rings, the presiden
N. Korea unresponsive to regular contact via inter-Korean liaison line: ministry

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was not responding to daily contact via an inter-Korean liaison line Friday, South Korea's unification ministry said. "There was no opening call via the liaison line at 9 a.m.," the ministry said
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Yoon taps ambassador to Russia for first vice foreign minister

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday tapped Ambassador to Russia Chang Ho-jin for first vice foreign minister, his office said.Yoon also nominated current First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong to be ambassado
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Seongnam City Hall raided in bridge collapse probe

SEONGNAM, South Korea, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Police raided the City Hall of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, and other locations Friday as part of an investigation into the collapse of a bridge sidewalk that killed one person.On Wednesday, a section of t
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(URGENT) Yoon taps First Vice FM Cho Hyun-dong for ambassador to U.S.

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(URGENT) Yoon taps Ambassador to Russia Chang Ho-jin for first vice foreign minister

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(LEAD) Last suspect of scam ring targeting students with drug-spiked drinks nabbed

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks by justice minister in last 2 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The last suspect of a scam ring has been arrested for allegedly handing over beverages laced with drugs to random high school students in Seoul w
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold defense talks on deterrence against N. Korea

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold regular defense talks on deterrence against North Korean military threats and other alliance-related issues in Washington next week, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.The t
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(LEAD) Rep. Yun Jae-ok elected new floor leader of ruling party

(ATTN: ADDS remarks)SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Three-term lawmaker Yun Jae-ok was elected new floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday.Yun defeated four-term lawmaker Kim Hack-yong by winning 69 votes out of the PPP's 109 law
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan urge international community to repatriate N. Korean workers

(ATTN: UPDATES with minor edits throughout, more info in last 5 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan held trilateral talks here on Friday during which they called for the i
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Rep. Yun Jae-ok elected new floor leader of ruling party

SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Three-term lawmaker Yun Jae-ok was elected new floor leader of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Friday.Yun defeated four-term lawmaker Kim Hack-yong by winning 69 votes out of the PPP's 109 lawmakers.Both Yun and