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S. Korea-U.S. cooperation key to overcoming 'polycrisis': FM Park

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A polycrisis cannot be overcome by any single country, South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin declared Thursday, stressing the importance of cooperation between South Korea and the United States.The top
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S. Korea, Ireland expand annual working holiday participants to 800

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Ireland have agreed to increase the quota of their annual bilateral working holiday program to 800 people from the current ceiling of 600, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.The countries signed a re
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3 members of Korean climbing group in U.S. killed by avalanche in Washington state

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Three members of a Korean community climbing group in the United States have been killed by an avalanche while trekking a mountain in the U.S state of Washington over the weekend, according to South Korean diplomatic author
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2 opposition lawmakers indicted for allegedly taking illegal funds from entrepreneur

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Two opposition lawmakers were indicted Thursday on charges of receiving illegal political funds from a businessman at the center of a massive hedge fund fraud scandal years ago, prosecutors said. Rep. Ki Dong-
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Presidential office says will consider meeting between Yoon, families of Itaewon tragedy victims

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office said Thursday it will consider arranging a meeting between President Yoon Suk Yeol and family members of victims of the Itaewon crowd crush.A group of the family members held a press conference near
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NIS, police raid labor union offices over security law violations

CHANGWON, South Korea, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The state intelligence agency and police raided two labor union offices in southern cities Thursday, as part of an investigation into activists accused of violating the anti-communist law. Investigators from
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Constitutional Court rules against uniformly heavy punishment of trespassers committing sex crimes

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the current law stipulating a prison sentence of at least seven years for those charged with trespassing into someone else's house to commit sexual offenses is unconstitution
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Turkish ambassador meets S. Korean rescue workers, appreciates their 'sweat'

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Turkish Ambassador to South Korea Murat Tamer expressed his gratitude Thursday to Korean rescue workers for "every drop of sweat" shed during their operations in his quake-stricken country.He also thanked Seoul
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S. Korea takes command of multinational anti-piracy task force

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean Navy officer has taken the rotating command of a multinational task force conducting anti-piracy operations in waters off the Horn of Africa, officials in Seoul said Thursday.R. Adm. Ko Seung-bum assumed comm
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S. Korea requests U.S. military correct naming of waters between Korea, Japan

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has requested the U.S. military rectify the name of waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan that it used in a press release to describe the venue for this week's trilateral maritime drills with the two
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Seoul mayor says nuclear armament option should be left open to deal with N. Korea

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Thursday that South Korea should leave open the option of nuclear armament in the face of a nuclear North Korea, noting that the war in Ukraine has provided the lesson that peace without power is
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Broadcaster MBC confirms new CEO appointment

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean broadcaster MBC said Thursday its shareholders have confirmed the appointment of Ahn Hyung-joon, the company's veteran reporter, as its new chief. Ahn's nomination was approved in a temporary meeting of
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Cafe with view of Yoon's office set up in Yongsan Park

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A new coffee shop with a view of President Yoon Suk Yeol's office has been set up in a park near the presidential office building, officials said Thursday.The cafe is located on the grounds of Yongsan Park, which is bei
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(LEAD) Ukrainian envoy requests continued support from S. Korea ahead of 1st anniv. of Russian invasion

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout; REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The top Ukrainian envoy here appealed to South Korea on Thursday for continued attention and support for his country, as Russia's invasion enters its second year
Customized digital school textbooks to go into use in 2025

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SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Artificial intelligence-powered digital textbooks customized to different academic levels will go into use in 2025, beginning with junior elementary students and middle and high school freshmen, the education ministry said
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Police stick to previous decision not to refer son of opposition leader for indictment

SUWON, South Korea, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police stuck to a previous decision not to refer the oldest son of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung for indictment after reinvestigating allegations that he paid for sex, officials said Thursday.The Gyeonggi Nam
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Opposition leader decries probes targeting him as 'judicial hunt'

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung claimed Thursday that he is being unfairly targeted for investigations into past corruption charges just because President Yoon Suk Yeol took power, once again decrying the probes as a "
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Rights watchdog recommends recognizing transgender soldier's case as 'on-duty death'

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) on Thursday recommended recognizing a transgender soldier, who died in an apparent suicide after forcible discharge from service, as having died in the lin
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Court orders state compensation for sick soldier who died without proper treatment

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court has ordered the state to compensate the family of a soldier who died on duty after failing to receive proper treatment for leukemia, legal sources said Thursday.The private first class, Hong Jeon
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Kim widens lead over Ahn in PPP leadership race: poll

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Kim Gi-hyeon of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) widened the lead over his biggest opponent in the race for party leader, Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, a poll showed Thursday. In the survey of 1,004 adults, including 413 PPP