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(URGENT) N.K. leader says his regime will make U.S, S. Korea 'plunge into despair' with Pyongyang's 'powerful war deterrence': state media

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N. Korea says it conducted new underwater nuke weapon test, strategic cruise missile drill: KCNA

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SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has conducted a new underwater nuclear strategic weapon test and cruise missile exercise guided by leader Kim Jong-un earlier this week, Pyongyang's state media said Friday.The North's Central Military
(URGENT) N. Korea says it conducted a new underwater nuke weapon system: state media

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Suspected Terraform co-founder arrested in Montenegro: police

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A suspect presumed to be the wanted chief of blockchain firm Terraform Labs was arrested in Montenegro, police said Thursday. The man is suspected to be Do Kwon, wanted co-founder and CEO of the company, whom the prosecuto
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(LEAD) Zebra captured some 3 hours after escaping from Seoul zoo

(LEAD) zebra-zoo escape(LEAD) Zebra captured some 3 hours after escaping from Seoul zoo(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS photo)SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A zebra that escaped fr
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Unification minister meets top Japanese officials in Tokyo

SEOUL/TOKYO, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification minister met with Japan's foreign minister and its chief cabinet secretary on Thursday to discuss North Korea's threats and other pending issues, according to his office.Kwon You
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PM meets with speaker of Czech Parliament's lower house

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with the visiting speaker of the Czech Parliament's lower house Thursday and they exchanged opinions on bilateral ties, Han's office said.Marketa Pekarova Adamova, the speaker of the
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Zebra escapes from Seoul zoo

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- A zebra escaped from a Seoul zoo Thursday, and the authorities were carrying out an operation to capture it alive.The zebra reportedly broke free from Seoul Children's Grand Park's zoo in eastern Seoul around 2:50
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Gov't to spend 25 tln won on R&D for semiconductor, biotech, space: PM

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday the government plans to spend 25 trillion won (US$19.5 billion) by 2027 on research and development for key sectors, including the semiconductor, biotechnology and space industries
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(LEAD) Constitutional Court rejects petitions against prosecution reform legislation

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout; ADDS photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down petitions seeking to nullify a package of law revisions designed to significantly
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(LEAD) N. Korea fired 4 cruise missiles Wednesday: defense minister

(ATTN: UPDATES with minister's remarks in paras 6-11)SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said Thursday that North Korea fired four cruise missiles the previous day, though a detailed analysis is still under
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(LEAD) Nat'l Assembly passes bill requiring gov't purchase of excess rice

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response)SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP)-controlled National Assembly on Thursday passed a contentious bill that requires the government to purchase surplus rice from
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Nat'l Assembly passes bill requiring gov't purchase of excess rice

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP)-controlled National Assembly on Thursday passed a contentious bill that requires the government to purchase surplus rice from farmers if there is excess production or price falls.T
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(2nd LD) S. Korea co-sponsors UNHRC draft resolution on N.K. human rights after 5 yrs

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; UPDATES with comments from foreign ministry, minor edits throughout)SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has co-sponsored a U.N. human rights council draft resolution on North Korea's gross rights violations for the first
Constitutional Court recognizes procedural flaws in prosecution reform legislation

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court on Thursday recognized procedural flaws in the passage of a package of law revisions designed to significantly reduce the prosecution's investigative powers.The court made the dec
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Constitutional Court rules against ban on rallies near parliamentary speaker's residence

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled Thursday a law banning rallies within 100 meters of the National Assembly speaker's residence does not conform to the Constitution.The court's nine-member panel deemed a c
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Ruling party lawmakers pledge to renounce immunity from arrest

SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- Fifty-one lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) pledged Thursday to renounce their right to immunity from arrest, saying it worsens people's distrust in politics and conflict between the rival parties. The l
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(LEAD) S. Korean, U.S., British Marines hold joint infiltration drills

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. warship's arrival in paras 7-9; RECASTS paras 2, 10)SEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean, U.S. and British Marines have staged combined "high-intensity" airborne and maritime infiltration drills in a south
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. conduct live-fire drills near inter-Korean border

(ATTN: UPDATES with joint press corps' pool report in last 5 paras; CHANGES dateline; ADDS new photos)SEOUL/POCHEON, South Korea, March 23 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have staged a large-scale combined live-fir
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Yoon meets welfare, labor sector workers

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, March 23 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met Thursday with a group of workers in the welfare and labor sectors, and asked for their support for his administration's welfare and labor policies.Yoon and first lady Kim Keon