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(LEAD) Yoon, Japan's Kishida to discuss ways to 'normalize' bilateral ties at summit

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of press briefing, background; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will talk about ways to "normalize" the bil
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Ranking presidential officials own assets 10 times greater than national average: civic group

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The average assets owned by high-ranking officials at the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol amount to 4.83 billion won (US$3.7 million), about 10 times greater than the national average, a civic group said Tuesday. The Cit
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(LEAD) PPP claims invalidity of DP-passed resolution on gov't forced labor victim compensation plan

(ATTN: ADDS main opposition party's comments in last 4 paras)SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary resolution adopted at the foreign affairs committee this week to urge the government to withdraw its compensation plan for forced labor victi
Gov't to impose fines on 86 labor unions refusing to disclose account books

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By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The government will impose fines on 86 labor unions that have been defying repeated calls for the disclosure of their account books, officials said Tuesday.The Ministry of Labor and Employment said 86 out of
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U.S. sending Marines from mainland, Japan to Korea for joint drills

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Marines based in the United States and Japan are taking part in ongoing annual combined drills with South Korea on the Korean Peninsula, according to the Indo-Pacific Command on Tuesday.Marines from the III Marine Exp
U.S. flies two military reconnaissance aircraft around Korea: tracker

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SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States has flown a couple of high-profile military reconnaissance planes around the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, as North Korea lobbed two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea, an aviation tr
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Yoon, Japan's Kishida to hold summit Thursday

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit in Tokyo on Thursday, his office said.The summit, which will be followed by a dinner, will be held on the first day of Yoon's two-day
(URGENT) Yoon, Japan's Kishida to hold summit, dinner Thursday: presidential office

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(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. military's response in paras 7-8; TRIMS)SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, a day after South Korea and the U
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PPP claims invalidity of DP-passed resolution on gov't forced labor victim compensation plan

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- A parliamentary resolution adopted at the foreign affairs committee this week to urge the government to withdraw its compensation plan for forced labor victims is invalid because the meeting was convened in violation of du
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Yoon orders review of 52-hour workweek reform

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the government on Tuesday to review its proposed reform of the 52-hour workweek system by paying particular close attention to the opinions of young generations, his office said.Under the
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Seoul Mayor Oh in London says will consider running water buses along Han River

LONDON, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon visiting London as part of his four-nation trip has said he will consider adopting a water bus system along the Han River, akin to the River Bus on the River Thames."After returning to Seoul,
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PM expects Yoon's Japan visit to solidify momentum for mending ties

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday that he expects this week's visit to Japan by President Yoon Suk-Yeol to solidify momentum to mend relations between Seoul and Tokyo. Han made the remarks two days before Yoon h
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Police raid construction union office over alleged illegalities

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- Police investigating alleged illegal activities at construction sites raided a Seoul office of a construction labor union affiliated with the militant umbrella organization Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) on Tu
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S. Korean, Polish ministers to hold talks amid growing arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Poland plan to hold talks here Tuesday on bilateral cooperation, according to Seoul's foreign ministry, as the two sides have recently bolstered partnerships in the arms industry.Fo
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS' explanation in paras 2-7)SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, a day after South Korea and the United States ki
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Yoon to meet Japanese college students in Tokyo

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to meet with a group of Japanese college students during his visit to Tokyo this week to highlight the benefit of his administration's solution to the issue of wartime forced labor for fut
(URGENT) N. Korean missiles flew some 620 km: S. Korean military

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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases continue on-week decline

SEOUL, March 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases rose to over 11,000 on Tuesday but continued their on-week decline amid an overall downtrend, health authorities said. The country reported 11,401 new coronavirus cases, including 11 fr
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 6 COVID-19 deaths, total at 34,121: KDCA

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