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DP lambasts forced labor compensation plan in parliamentary meeting snubbed by ruling party

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) unilaterally convened a parliamentary foreign affairs committee meeting featuring an elderly wartime forced labor victim Monday, denouncing the government's decisio
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1st hearing in impeachment case against interior minister set for next month

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court will hold its first hearing early next month in the impeachment case filed against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, legal sources said Monday. The court notified Lee, his legal representative and th
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Court dismisses arrest warrant request for student intruder into U.S. base

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday rejected police's request for an arrest warrant against a progressive student activist accused of breaking into a U.S. military base in Yongsan, central Seoul, last week.The student activist, who repo
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Police open investigation into damage at grave of opposition leader's parents

ANDONG, South Korea, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Police have opened an investigation into damage inflicted on the grave of main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung's parents, officials said Monday.The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police launched the probe a day aft
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Gov't, ruling party agree to beef up accounting transparency of labor unions

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the government agreed Monday to make it mandatory for labor unions to release their accounting records if half or more of the union members demand it, or embezzlement or other irregu
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(LEAD) Surviving forced labor victims reject S. Korea's foundation-based compensation plan

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in lead, last three paras)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Surviving Korean victims of wartime forced labor delivered their formal position to reject the government's compensation plan to a public foundation in charge of
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(3rd LD) Large fire engulfs tire plant in Daejeon; no serious injuries reported

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras)DAEJEON, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A huge fire has engulfed a tire plant in the central city of Daejeon, but no serious injuries have been reported, fire officials said Monday.The fire broke out at 10:09 p.m. Su
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to around 4,200 amid overall downtrend

(ATTN: ADDS more details, comments in last 3 paras)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to around 4,200 on Monday amid the overall downturn of the infections, as the government is mulling further easing antivirus rest
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(3rd LD) N. Korea fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine Sunday: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with details from 9th para; ADDS byline)By Kim Soo-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, the count
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(2nd LD) Key S. Korea-U.S. military exercise begins; N. Korea likely to respond with more provocations

(ATTN: UPDATES with US military plane's flight over Korea in 7th para)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular combined military exercise Monday amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea's missil
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Surviving forced labor victims reject S. Korea's foundation-based compensation plan

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Surviving Korean victims of wartime forced labor will soon deliver their formal position to reject the government's compensation plan to a public foundation in charge of the controversial process, according to their le
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137 people indicted in military draft evasion probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A total of 108 men have been indicted on charges of intentionally avoiding mandatory military service by posing as epilepsy patients, prosecutors said Monday.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office als
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(2nd LD) Large fire engulfs tire plant in Daejeon; no serious injuries reported

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)DAEJEON, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A huge fire has engulfed a tire plant in the central city of Daejeon, but no serious injuries have been reported, fire officials said Monday.The fire broke out at 10:09 p.m. Sunda
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(LEAD) Rep. Lee Chul-gyu takes over as PPP's new secretary general

(ATTN: UPDATES with appointments)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lee Chul-gyu was appointed the ruling People Power Party's new secretary general on Monday, as the party fills key posts with those close to President Yoon Suk Yeol after Rep. Kim
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(LEAD) Key S. Korea-U.S. military exercise begins; N. Korea likely to respond with more provocations

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras; RECASTS 6th para)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular combined military exercise Monday amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea's missile tests
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N. Korea warns of 'toughest counteraction' against UNSC meeting on country's rights abuse

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday slammed a move by the United States to hold an informal U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Pyongyang's human rights abuse this week, calling it a scheme to "bring down" its regime
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to around 4,200 amid overall downtrend

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to around 4,200 on Monday amid the overall downturn of the infections, as the government is mulling further easing antivirus restrictions.The country reported 4,198 new coronavirus
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Key S. Korea-U.S. military exercise begins; N. Korea likely to respond with more provocations

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular combined military exercise Monday amid heightened tensions caused by North Korea's missile tests and hardening rhetoric against the allies.The computer simulation-
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(2nd LD) N. Korea fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine Sunday: KCNA

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, the country's state media said M
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Rep. Lee Chul-gyu to take over as PPP's new secretary general

SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lee Chul-gyu will be named the ruling People Power Party's new secretary general, officials said Monday, as the party fills key posts with those close to President Yoon Suk Yeol after Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon was elected