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(URGENT) Rep. Yun Jae-ok elected new floor leader of ruling party

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

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 with the purpose of extortion, police said Friday.The female susp
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan urge international community to repatriate N. Korean workers

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 international community to repatriate all North Koreans working overseas in line with
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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,318: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 10,735 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul15/06Cloudy30Incheon13/07Cloudy30Suwon15/05Cloudy30Cheongju16/06Cloudy20Daejeon16/05
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Arrest warrant sought for mastermind behind abduction, murder of woman

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 7 (Yonhap) -- Police sought an arrest warrant Friday for the suspected mastermind behind last week's kidnapping and murder of a woman in downtown Seoul.The man, only identified by his surname Yoo, is under suspicion of
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(LEAD) China, others have obligation under U.N. resolutions to engage N. Korea: State Dept.

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from a NSC spokesperson, more background in last 5 paras; ADDS photo) By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) -- China and any other countries that have a relationship with North Korea have an obligation to encourage P
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China, others have obligation under U.N. resolutions to engage N. Korea: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) -- China and any other countries that have a relationship with North Korea have an obligation to encourage Pyongyang to halt its provocative actions, a state department spokesperson said Thursday, amid repo
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U.S. congressional leaders say Yoon's address will provide vision for future of alliance

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. congressional leaders have invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address a joint session of Congress, noting it will provide an opportunity to share his vision for the future of U.S.-South
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Yoon pays surprise visit to farewell dinner for BIE delegates

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol paid a surprise visit to a farewell dinner for an inspection team of the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo on Thursday, his spokesperson said.Yoon was in the sou
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(LEAD) Chief prosecutor orders forming special probe team on murder of woman in Gangnam

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-6)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutor General Lee One-seok on Thursday ordered the formation of a special investigation team to get to the bottom of the high-profile abduction and murder of a woman in sou
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(4th LD) S. Korea's Busan has everything to host 2030 World Expo: BIE delegation chief

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of farewell dinner in paras 11-12; ADDS photo)BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Busan has everything needed to host the 2030 World Expo, the chief of the international committee delegation said Thursday, as it was to wrap up its
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(LEAD) Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. vow to keep close tabs on N. Korea's possible provocations

(ATTN: UPDATES with details of meeting with Japanese envoy in para 5; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States met in Seoul on Thursday to discuss security issues on the Korean Peninsula amid
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(LEAD) CEO gets suspended jail sentence in 1st ruling on violation of new industrial accidents act

(ATTN: ADDS responses from two sides and labor groups in para 8-9, 13-17; REPLACES photo)GOYANG, South Korea, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A construction company CEO received a suspended jail sentence Thursday in the first-ever court ruling on the violation o
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(3rd LD) S. Korea's Busan has everything to host 2030 World Expo: BIE delegation chief

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with delegation chief presser; ADDS comments in paras 2-4)BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Busan has everything needed to host the 2030 World Expo, the chief of the international committee delegation said Thursday, as it was t
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold security talks this month: defense chief

(ATTN: ADDS more details, vice minister's remarks from para 3)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Senior defense officials of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral talks later this month, Seoul's defense chief said Thursday, as
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Over 60 pct of S. Koreans support own nuclear armament: poll

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- More than 60 percent of South Koreans voiced the need for Seoul to independently build its own nuclear weapons, a survey showed Thursday, in the latest indication that the people are more open to atomic weapons amid growing
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Opposition lawmakers visit Japan to assess Fukushima water release plan

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) left for Japan on Thursday for a three-day trip to assess the circumstances surrounding Tokyo's plan to release radioactive water from the crippled Fuk
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(2nd LD) N. Korea ready to conduct nuke test 'at any time': Seoul's defense minister

(ATT: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras) SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test "at any time," South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said Thursday, reiterating Seoul's policy focus