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(2nd LD) Police nab suspected mastermind behind abduction, murder of woman

(ATTN: UPDATES with new info in paras 1-2, 7-8, 13-18; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Police on Wednesday detained a man suspected of being the mastermind behind last week's kidnapping and murder of a woman.The Suseo Police Station in Seou
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(LEAD) Police nab suspected mastermind behind abduction, murder of woman

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with new info in paras 1-7; ADDS photo)SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Police on Wednesday detained a man suspected of orchestrating last week's kidnapping and murder of a woman.The man, surnamed Yoo, was apprehe
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Forced labor victims seize four patent rights of Mitsubishi

GWANGJU, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A group of victims of Japan's wartime forced labor has seized additional patent rights of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a Japanese firm that used forced laborers during World War II, a civic group said Wednesday.The Da
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. hold air drills involving B-52H strategic bomber: defense ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held combined air drills, involving at least one U.S. B-52H strategic bomber, Wednesday, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid joint efforts
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PPP lawmaker suggests 'let's empty an entire bowl of rice' campaign

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A ruling People Power Party (PPP) lawmaker proposed a "let's empty an entire bowl of rice" campaign Wednesday as part of efforts to increase rice consumption and help struggling farmers.Rep. Cho
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Yoon says foreign policy directly related to people's livelihoods

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday foreign policy and national security are directly related to people's livelihoods, and emphasized the importance of cooperation with allies and partners.Yoon made the remark at a m
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(LEAD) Jeju airport returns to normal after hundreds of flights canceled due to strong winds

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with new details)JEJU, South Korea, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Airline operations on the southern island of Jeju returned to normal on Wednesday afternoon after hundreds of flights were grounded due to dange
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S. Korea, U.S. hold air drills involving B-52H strategic bomber: defense ministry

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States held combined air drills, involving at least one U.S. B-52H strategic bomber, Wednesday, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid joint efforts to sharpen deterrence against evolving North K
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(URGENT) S Korea, U.S. stage air drills involving B-52H strategic bomber: defense ministry

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Police book another suspect in abduction murder of woman

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating last week's kidnapping and murder of a woman have booked one more suspect as they are broadening the inquiry to uncover possible masterminds and additional accomplices behind the crime, officials sa
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PPP leader asks for Britain's support for Busan's World Expo bid

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party leader Kim Gi-hyeon met with British Ambassador Colin Crooks on Wednesday and asked for Britain's support for South Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to the southeastern port city of
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(LEAD) BIE delegates visit Busan's proposed main venue for 2030 World Expo

(ATTN: UPDATES with North Port visit and more details in paras 3-5, 10-12; ADDS photos)BUSAN, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) delegation visiting South Korea to assess Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo toured
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Main opposition urges Japan to suspend Fukushima water discharge

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A group of lawmakers from the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) visited the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Wednesday and urged Tokyo to suspend its plan to release radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear pow
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Senior U.S. official in Seoul ahead of Yoon's state visit to Washington

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A senior White House official has visited South Korea for talks with Seoul's vice foreign minister, officials said Wednesday, ahead of President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to Washington later this month.Edgard Kaga
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Suspect nabbed for handing over drinks containing drugs to students

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- A 49-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of handing over drinks spiked with drugs to random high school students in Seoul after duping them into believing they were good for concentration, police said
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(LEAD) 1 person killed, another injured in collapse of bridge sidewalk south of Seoul

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEONGNAM, South Korea, April 5 (Yonhap) -- One person was killed and another injured Wednesday after the guardrail and the sidewalk of a stream bridge in Bundang, just south of Seoul, collapsed, police said
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Gov't, ruling party to strengthen response to school violence

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) decided Wednesday to push for tougher measures against school violence, including having such records taken into account in both the early and regular college admission
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1 person killed, another injured in collapse of bridge sidewalk south of Seoul

SEONGNAM, South Korea, April 5 (Yonhap) -- One person was killed and another injured seriously Wednesday after the guardrail of a stream bridge in Bundang, just south of Seoul, collapsed, police said.The guardrail and an adjacent sidewalk lining the
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Main opposition to push for revote on grain bill following Yoon's veto

SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party will push for a revote on a bill requiring the government purchase of surplus rice, the party's floor leader said Wednesday, after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed the legislation.Rep.
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BIE delegates visit Busan's proposed main venue for 2030 World Expo

BUSAN, April 5 (Yonhap) -- The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) delegation visiting South Korea to assess Busan's bid for the 2030 World Expo toured Busan North Port, the proposed main expo venue, on Wednesday, the second day of its on-