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(LEAD) Yoon to take bipartisan parliamentary delegation to U.S.

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential official's remarks; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will take a bipartisan parliamentary delegation with him on his state visit to the United States this month, an
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(2nd LD) BIE delegation wraps up assessment of Busan's expo bid

(ATTN: UPDATES with delivery of 120,000 paper cranes in paras 13-14; ADDS photo)BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) delegation is set to wrap up its on-site inspection of Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo w
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Yoon calls on local gov't chiefs to rally behind Expo bid

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called on local government chiefs Thursday to rally behind the country's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan.Yoon met with the mayors and governors of 17 major cities and provinces in the so
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Unusually warm weather to give way to cold snap this weekend

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The unusually warm weather experienced this week will give way to a returning cold snap across the country during the weekend, weather officials said Thursday.Morning lows will fall below zero in some inland areas from Frid
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(LEAD) Yoon orders stern crackdown on drug rings following scam targeting students in Gangnam

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday ordered the mobilization of all investigative capabilities to root out drug rings and retrieve their criminal proceeds after learning of a recent scam whe
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Chief prosecutor orders forming special probe team on murder of woman in Gangnam

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 southern Seoul.Police have been investigating the
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(LEAD) N. Korea slams UNHRC's adoption of resolution on its human rights as 'intolerable act'

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS comments from foreign ministry in paras 8-10)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday condemned the latest adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that denounced the No
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(LEAD) BIE delegation wraps up assessment of Busan's expo bid

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-6, 15-16; ADDS photo)BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) delegation is set to wrap up its on-site inspection of Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo with attendance
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Parkland, Lee Seung-gi's New Model Campaign

SEOUL, April. 6 (Yonhap) -- Men's clothing brand Parkland has announced on Thursday that it will launch a 2023 new advertising campaign with a new message. The commercial video released this ti
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PM requests Dominican Republic's support for S. Korea's 2030 World Expo bid

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met Thursday with visiting Dominican Republic Vice President Raquel Pena and requested the country's backing for South Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to its southeastern port ci
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Yoon orders stern crackdown on drug rings following scam targeting students in Gangnam

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday ordered the mobilization of all investigative capabilities to root out drug rings and retrieve their criminal proceeds after learning of a recent scam where high school students were dupe
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S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold security talks this month: defense chief

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 the three nations seek to bolster security cooperation against mi
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S. vow to keep close tabs on N. Korea's possible provocations

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 concerns over North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats.South Korea&
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(LEAD) S. Korea warns of actions over N. Korea's unauthorized use of Kaesong complex

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 6-7)SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday it will take necessary steps if North Korea does not respond to Seoul's call to stop the unauthorized use of a now-sh
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(LEAD) 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
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CEO gets suspended jail sentence in 1st ruling on violation of new industrial accidents act

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 of a new act on industrial accidents.A court in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, sentenced
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BIE delegation wraps up assessment of Busan's expo bid

BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) delegation is set to wrap up its on-site inspection of Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo with attendance in the final bidding presentation, a lunch with young citizens, a
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(LEAD) Court sides with medical school in revoking admission of ex-justice minister's daughter

BUSAN, April 6 (Yonhap) -- A regional court rejected a lawsuit that the daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk filed to seek the cancellation of Pusan National University (PNU)'s decision to nullify her admission to its medical school over a
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S. Korea warns of actions over N. Korea's unauthorized use of Kaesong complex

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday it will take necessary steps if North Korea does not respond to Seoul's call to stop the unauthorized use of a now-shuttered joint industrial park in the North.The mi
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PPP leader proposes cutting at least 30 National Assembly seats

SEOUL, April 6 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Kim Gi-hyeon on Thursday proposed that the number of lawmakers be reduced by at least 30 starting in next year's general elections.Kim made the remarks as the National Assembly is