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Tuesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul21/05Sunny0Incheon16/05Sunny0Suwon21/02Sunny0Cheongju23/05Sunny0Daejeon23/04Sunny0
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on March 21.Korean-language dailies-- Humanity to face 'survival crisis' by 2040 at this rate (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- N. Korea conducts nuclear blast drill
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(LEAD) Impunity for human rights violations, corruption remains widespread in N. Korea in 2022: U.S. report

(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Secretary Blinken in paras 10-12)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, March 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continued to show no respect for basic human rights and freedoms of its people in 2022 while impunity for corruption continu
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Impunity for human rights violations, corruption remains widespread in N. Korea in 2022: U.S. report

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, March 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea continued to show no respect for basic human rights and freedoms of its people in 2022 while impunity for corruption continued to remain widespread, an annual U.S. report said Monday.The 202
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(LEAD) Japan invites Yoon to upcoming G-7 summit: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with response from presidential office; ADDS background info)SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to a G-7 summit to be held in Hiroshima in May, a news report s
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Japan invites Yoon to upcoming G-7 summit: report

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to a G-7 summit to be held in Hiroshima in May, a news report said Monday. According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, Kishida told reporte
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China supports holding trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan within year: spokesperson

BEIJING, March 20 (Yonhap) -- China supports holding a trilateral summit with South Korea and Japan within this year, Beijing's foreign ministry said Monday, raising prospects of the resumption of three-way summit diplomacy following a recent tha
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Yoon calls for stronger monitoring against financial instability

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Monday to strengthen monitoring against financial instability factors, including the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, and to take immediate countermeasures in the event a risk i
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Unification minister to visit Japan this week to discuss N. Korea

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top point man on North Korea will visit Japan this week to discuss Seoul-Tokyo cooperation on Pyongyang and other pending issues, his office said Monday.Unification Minister Kwon Young-se plans to leave f
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PPP leader discusses N.K. threats, economic issues with U.S. ambassador

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) leader Kim Gi-hyeon met with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg on Monday and discussed bilateral issues ranging from North Korea's provocations to President Yoon
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S. Korea expresses regret over 'distorted' reports on Yoon-Kishida summit

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has expressed regret to Japan over a series of "distorted" reports on last week's summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and asked that such report
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. stage combined high-tech Army training

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS chief's visit to key units in paras 8-9)SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are conducting combined high-tech military drills with increased "intensity and realism," the Army here said
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Police looking into suspected narcotics use by Chun's grandson

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Police have launched a preliminary investigation into a grandson of former President Chun Doo-hwan over suspected illegal drug use, officials said Monday. Chun Woo-won, who is currently in New York City, recently made alle
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Names of ex-convicts who remove electronic devices to be disclosed to public

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry will disclose the names of those who remove their electronic ankle devices and flee, in order to facilitate their quick arrest, legal sources said Monday.The new rule has been in effect s
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Volunteer fighter accused of unauthorized entry to Ukraine punches YouTuber after hearing

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Rhee Keun, a Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber known for entering Ukraine to fight against Russia's invasion, punched another Youtuber on Monday after attending a court hearing for the unauthorized entry.The clash happened in
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Seoul to finance program giving 400-won discount for beverages bought in personal cups

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government will launch a waste reduction program this year, giving a discount of 400 won (US$0.3) to consumers who buy beverages in reusable personal cups at cafes, officials said Monday. The program is inte
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DP leader vows to use 'all possible means' to hold Yoon accountable over summit with Japan

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung pledged Monday to get to the bottom of suspicions that President Yoon Suk Yeol made a series of unannounced concessions significantly hurting national interests when he held a su
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Yoon calls for follow-up measures to Japan visit

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government Monday to take follow-up measures to his visit to Japan to ensure the public feels the improvement in relations between the two countries, his office said.Yoon gave the ins
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American admits to train graffiti-related charges but calls himself artist

INCHEON, March 20 (Yonhap) -- A 27-year-old American man arrested for secretly painting graffiti on South Korean trains last year admitted to all of the charges in his court trial in Incheon on Monday, saying he is an artist.The man has been indicted