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Ex-Kumho Asiana exec gets 2-yr sentence for bribing FTC official to delete files

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A former senior executive of Kumho Asiana Group was sentenced by a court Friday to two years in prison for bribing a former Fair Trade Commission (FTC) official to delete FTC documents unfavorable to the conglomerate.The Se
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(LEAD) N. Korea warns of 'unprecedentedly' strong counteractions against S. Korea-U.S. drills

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks, details from 5th para; RECASTS lead; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Friday that South Korea and the United States will face "unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions"
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold 'Freedom Shield' exercise next month

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will hold a regular springtime combined military exercise next month under "realistic" scenarios reflecting North Korea's nuclear and other threats, Seoul's defense mini
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DP leader slams Yoon gov't as 'prosecution dictatorship' over arrest warrant

By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Friday lashed out at President Yoon Suk Yeol a day after the prosecution sought an arrest warrant for him, saying the administration should use its power to rein in price hi
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Key figure in development corruption case attends court hearing on arrest warrant

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The owner of an asset management firm at the center of a high-profile development corruption scandal attended a court hearing on Friday on an arrest warrant sought for him on charges of concealing criminal proceeds.Kim Man-
N. Korea warns of 'unprecedentedly' strong counteractions against S. Korea-U.S. drills

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SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Friday it would take "unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions" should South Korea and the United States press ahead with their planned combined military drills.A spokesperson of t
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Parliamentary committee adopts resolution marking 70th anniversary of S. Korea-U.S. alliance

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly's foreign affairs committee on Friday passed a resolution calling for further strengthening the alliance between South Korea and the United States to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance.&quo
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Lego Group launches 'Lego BTS Dynamite' set next month

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) - Lego Group has announced on Friday that it will release a Lego BTS Dynamite Set with the theme of BTS’s “Dynamite” music video. The new product was created through a Lego
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Yoon orders thorough crackdown on rental scams

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for thoroughly cracking down on home rental scams amid a surge in their numbers, his office said Friday.Yoon was briefed Thursday on the government's efforts to clamp down on scams inv
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S. Korean minister attends summit of Caribbean leaders

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- A senior South Korean official attended a summit of leaders from Caribbean nations and proposed a minister-level forum between Seoul and the 15-member trade bloc later this year, Seoul officials said Friday. The proposal wa
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S. Korea to launch 1st military surveillance satellite in November

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to launch its first military surveillance satellite in November under a project to deploy a total of five such satellites by the mid-2020s, the state arms procurement said Friday.In a briefing to the Natio
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold 'table-top' exercise next week against N. Korean nuke threats

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will stage a combined military exercise at the Pentagon next week under the scenario of nuclear use by North Korea, Seoul's defense ministry said Friday.Led by the allies' Deterrenc
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(LEAD) S. Korean, Dutch foreign ministers discuss cooperation on chips, nuclear energy

(ATTN: UPDATES with S. Korean minister's meeting with Dutch PM, forum speech from 5th para; ADDS photos)SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the Netherlands had their inaugural "strategic dialogue" on bilate
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S. Korean, Dutch foreign ministers discuss cooperation on chips, nuclear energy

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the Netherlands had their inaugural "strategic dialogue" on bilateral cooperation in a follow-up to a summit deal in November last year, Seoul's foreign ministry said Fri
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases continue on-week decline as virus wanes

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 12,000 on Friday, continuing a marked on-week decline amid a gradual virus downtrend.The country reported 11,436 new infection cases, including 24 from overseas, bringing the
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Flights between S. Korea, China to rise to 80 per week by end-month: PM

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The government will increase flights between South Korea and China to 80 per week by the end of this month as the COVID-19 situation is showing signs of stabilization, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday.The current num
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 28 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,832: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 11,436 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Friday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul08/-1Cloudy20Incheon06/-1Cloudy20Suwon09/-2Sunny20Cheongju09/-2Cloudy30Daejeon10/-2C
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남녀노소 대세 떠오른 '숏폼'…플랫폼 성장동력으로 낙점

남녀노소 대세 떠오른 '숏폼'…플랫폼 성장동력으로 낙점틱톡이 2016년 시작…Z세대 중심 성장해 중장년층까지 확산네이버·카카오도 서비스 확대…숏폼 전환 하우스앱, 거래액 급증(서울=연합뉴스) 임성호 기자 = 최대 10분 이내 짧은 영상을 의미하는 '숏폼'이 글로벌 트렌드로 떠오르면서 정보기술(IT) 플랫폼들이 서비스와 마케팅에