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S. Korea's 'strategic command' to oversee space, cyber units, F-35s, submarines: official

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military plans to task its envisioned "strategic command" with overseeing space and cybersecurity units, and those running F-35 stealth jets and submarines, a defense ministry official said Thur
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S. Korean foreign minister to attend Munich security forum next week

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will attend an annual security conference in Germany next week and explain details of the country's new Indo-Pacific strategy, his office said Thursday.During the Munich Security Co
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Arrest warrants sought for stepmother, father over fatal abuse of son

INCHEON, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Police said Thursday they requested arrest warrants for a stepmother and a father on charges of child abuse homicide and habitual child abuse, respectively, in connection with the recent death of their 12-year-old son.The
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PM promotes World Expo bid at meeting with envoys from 9 nations

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo met with the ambassadors from nine countries on Thursday and asked for their support for South Korea's bid to bring the 2030 World Expo to the southeastern port city of Busan, Han's office
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S. Korea to hike overseas aid by 21.3 pct this year

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hike its financial aid to developing countries by 21.3 percent this year, the Office for Government Policy Coordination said Thursday.The government finalized a budget for official development assistance (OD
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(LEAD) Businessman behind massive fund scandal gets 30-yr prison term for embezzlement

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 3 paras)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- An entrepreneur at the center of a 1.7 trillion-won (US$1.3 billion) hedge fund fraud scandal was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for massive embezzlement.
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Businessman behind massive fund scandal gets 30-yr prison term for embezzlement

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- An entrepreneur at the center of a 1.7 trillion-won (US$1.3 billion) hedge fund fraud scandal was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for massive embezzlement.Kim Bong-hyun, the former chairman of the smal
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S. Korea to run special trains connecting Seoul, Busan for World Expo bid

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to operate special high-speed trains connecting Seoul and the southeastern city of Busan to better support officials who will be visiting the country to conduct an on-site inspection of the 2030 World Expo
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S. Korean team rescues 1 survivor in quake-hit Turkey, ministry says

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's disaster relief team operating in the quake-struck Turkey rescued one man in his 70s on Thursday, Seoul's foreign ministry said.It began search and rescue operations at around 5 a.m. (local time) earlie
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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader attends military parade; ICBMs on display

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in paras 6-9; RECASTS first 2 paras; CHANGES photos)By Kim Soo-yeon and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has staged a massive military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed
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(2nd LD) Nat'l Assembly submits impeachment resolution against interior minister to Constitutional Court

(ATTN: UPDATES with reaction from ruling, opposition parties)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly submitted the impeachment resolution against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to the Constitutional Court on Thursday, a day after
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47 people indicted in military draft evasion probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- A total of 42 people were indicted Thursday on charges of intentionally avoiding mandatory military service by posing as epilepsy patients, prosecutors said.The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office also i
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader attends military parade; ICBMs on display

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea confirmed Thursday it had staged a massive military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs),
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Foreigners' net selling of S. Korean securities sharply slows in Jan.

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- Foreign investors' net selling of South Korean securities slowed sharply in January as they increased holdings of stocks amid expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve would slow monetary tightening and China's economy w
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(LEAD) Nat'l Assembly submits impeachment resolution against interior minister to Constitutional Court

(ATTN: UPDATES with submission of impeachment resolution, photo)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly submitted the impeachment resolution against Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to the Constitutional Court on Thursday, a day aft
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Yoon instructs his office to increase coordination after interior minister's suspension

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has instructed his office and the prime minister's office to increase coordination to prevent a vacuum in state affairs in the wake of the interior minister's suspension from duties, an offici
(URGENT) ICBMs at N.K. military parade show off 'maximum' nuclear attack capability: KCNA

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Bakery firm chief referred to prosecution over young worker's death

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The head of an affiliate of food and beverage giant SPC Group was referred to the prosecution on Thursday over the death of a young worker at its factory last year, police said.SPL CEO Kang Dong-Seok is fac
(URGENT) N. Korea displays ICBMs, tactical nuke unit at military parade; no address by leader Kim

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N. Korean leader attends nighttime military parade

SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang earlier this week to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, photos carried by state media showed Thursday.Flanked by top mili