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Records of school bullies to remain undeleted for 2 yrs after graduation

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Schools will retain records of serious school bullies for two years after their graduation starting this year to help better prevent school violence, the education ministry said Wednesday. Currently, records of school viole
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N. Korea slams U.N. chief's 'unfair, unbalanced' stance on its missile launches

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for taking what it says is an "unfair and unbalanced" stance over its recent missile launches.The North's foreign ministry issued a
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National Court Administration opposes lowering age of criminal responsibility

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The National Court Administration has opposed the government's push to lower the age of criminal responsibility by one year, legal sources said Wednesday.Currently, minors aged 10 through 13 -- referred to
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S. Korea protests Japan's annual event on Dokdo attended by high-level official

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea lodged a strong protest Wednesday against Japan for its dispatch of a high-ranking government official to an annual event highlighting Tokyo's claim to Dokdo in the East Sea.Seo Min-jung, director general fo
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Yoon vows to address shortage of children's hospitals, pediatricians

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a children's hospital Wednesday and instructed the government to push measures to address the shortage of pediatric centers and professionals in the country.Yoon visited Seo
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Prosecutors raid Gyeonggi provincial gov't offices over tycoon's cash transfers to N. Korea

SUWON, South Korea, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the Gyeonggi provincial government offices Wednesday over a former vice governor's alleged involvement in a tycoon's suspected cash remittances to North Korea.Investigators from the S
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S. Korea repatriates remains of U.S. soldier killed during Korean War

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Wednesday repatriated the remains of a U.S. soldier killed during the Korean War, seven decades after the end of the three-year conflict.In October last year, the South Korean defense ministry's excavatio
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(LEAD)(Yonhap Interview) Talk of Korea-style division in Ukraine after war is 'nonsense,' envoy says

(ATTN: CHANGES photos)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top Ukrainian envoy here stressed that it's "utter nonsense" to raise the idea of an armistice to end Russia's war in his country with a division similar to that of K
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Opposition leader says Yoon acts like 'gangster'

By Kim Na-young SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol is abusing state power to drag him down and even called Yoon a "gangster," after prosecutors sought an arrest warrant f
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S. Korea's Air Force chief to visit Malaysia, Australia

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Jung Sang-hwa embarked Wednesday on a trip to Malaysia and Australia for talks with his counterparts on arms industry cooperation and other issues, his office said.On Thursday
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S. Korea to publish new nat'l security strategy as early as next month

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is set to publish the first national security strategy under the Yoon Suk Yeol administration as early as next month, officials said Wednesday.The document, which is mainly being drafted by the presidential Nati
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(LEAD) Defense chiefs of S. Korea, UAE discuss cooperation in arms industry, cybersecurity

(ATTN: UPDATES with press corps' pool report in paras 11-13)SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have held talks in Abu Dhabi to discuss bilateral cooperation in the arms industry, cybers
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(Yonhap Interview) Talk of Korea-style division in Ukraine after war is 'nonsense,' envoy says

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The top Ukrainian envoy here stressed that it's "utter nonsense" to raise the idea of an armistice to end Russia's war in his country with a division similar to that of Korea.One year into Rus
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Presidential office to be partially remodeled to better receive foreign guests

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office building is set to undergo a partial renovation to create a space to better receive visiting foreign leaders and guests, officials said Wednesday.The former defense ministry building in Yongsan has b
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 11,000 for 2nd day

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 11,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid a downward trend in recent months.The country reported 13,082 new infection cas
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases over 11,000 for 2nd day

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 11,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid a downward trend in recent months.The country reported 13,082 new infection cases, including 32 from overseas, bringing the
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S. Korea to lift post-arrival PCR test requirement for travelers from China

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea decided to lift a requirement for travelers from China to take PCR tests after their arrival here from next month as the COVID-19 situation remains stable, an official said Wednesday.Though the pos
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,887: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 13,082 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Defense chiefs of S. Korea, UAE discuss cooperation in arms industry, cybersecurity

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have held talks in Abu Dhabi to discuss bilateral cooperation in the arms industry, cybersecurity and other areas, Seoul's defense ministry said Wedne