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I-Park Mall holds Korea’s first ‘Mecha Smile Event’ in Yongsan

SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Yonhap) -- HDC I-Park Mall has announced on Thursday that it will showcase the "Mecha Smile Event" event for the first time in Korea at its Yongsan branch. “Mecha
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S. Korea identifies remains of another Korean War soldier

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has identified the remains of another soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, the defense ministry said Thursday.The ministry's excavation team and troops from the 1st Marine Division r
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S. Korea stages large-scale airborne landing drills

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military is conducting large-scale drills on airborne infiltrations and other wartime procedures in southern counties, officials said Thursday, as part of its ongoing regular exercise with the United Stat
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(2nd LD) DP urges Yoon to use summit with Kishida to produce compensation plan for forced labor victims

(ATTN: ADDS ruling party leader's comments in last 4 paras) By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) called on President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to use a summit with
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Police raid labor umbrella group over suspected bribery by ranking official

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Police on Thursday raided the head office of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), a leading labor umbrella group, over corruption allegations involving one of its ranking officials.Investigators from the Seoul Met
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Seoul unveils steps to improve resettlement support for N. Korean defectors

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided to increase the level of support for North Korean defectors' resettlement to better protect their new-found livelihoods here, the unification ministry said Thursday. The ministry opted to raise the
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PM calls for new police officers to root out violence at schools, construction sites

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo called Thursday for newly commissioned police officers to root out violence at schools and construction sites. "No one can be an exception to the establishment of law and order," Han
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Labor group calls for scrapping proposed longer workweek

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March, 16 (Yonhap) -- A major labor umbrella group called on the government Thursday to scrap its proposal for a longer workweek, warning that it would ultimately result in overwork.Under the government's proposed revision an
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(3rd LD) Yoon arrives in Japan for summit with Kishida

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's response to N.K. missile launch; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahTOKYO, March 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Japan on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on a highly symbolic trip signali
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(LEAD) DP urges Yoon to use summit with Kishida to produce compensation plan for forced labor victims

(ATTN: ADDS DP leader's comments in last para) SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) called on President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to use a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to p
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(4th LD) N. Korea fires one ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit: military

(ATTN: UPDATES with military official's comments in paras 3-5; CHANGES headline)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, Seoul's military sa
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(2nd LD) Yoon arrives in Japan for summit with Kishida

(ATTN: UPDATES with arrival; CHANGES dateline, headline; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahTOKYO, March 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Japan on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on a highly symbolic trip signaling a si
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U.S. condemns N. Korea's ballistic missile launch, calls on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, March 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday, calling it a threat to international peace and security.State Department pre
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DP urges Yoon to use summit with Kishida to produce compensation plan for forced labor victims

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- The floor leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) called on President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday to use a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to produce a proper compensation plan for the victims o
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Forced labor victims file lawsuit to collect compensation from Mitsubishi's Korean firm

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- Two victims of wartime forced labor by Japan have filed a lawsuit seeking to collect compensation from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' affiliate in South Korea, their legal representatives said Thursday. One surviving vic
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Yoon orders complementary measure on proposed longer workweek

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered the government to take a complementary measure on a proposed longer workweek, a senior presidential official said Thursday, amid backlash from young people who complain it could deteriorate
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(LEAD) Yoon warns N. Korea will pay for provocations

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with remarks, details, photo) By Kim Deok-hyunSEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Thursday that North Korea will certainly pay for provocations as he attended an emergency security meeting following th
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(LEAD) Yoon leaves for Japan for summit with Kishida

(ATTN: UPDATES with departure, N.K. missile launch)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol left for Japan on Thursday for a summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on a trip signaling a significant warming of long-strained
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 10,000

SEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 10,000 Thursday, the lowest Thursday figure in two weeks, in a moderate decline in the virus trend. The country reported 9,934 new COVID-19 infections, including 11 cases fro
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires one apparent ICBM ahead of S. Korea-Japan summit

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; MODIFIES headline)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, March 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours before summit talks between