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Wednesday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul04/-1Cloudy0Incheon02/-2Cloudy0Suwon04/-2Cloudy0Cheongju05/01Cloudy0Daejeon06/01Cl
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S. Korea's top diplomat to visit U.S. for talks on strengthening alliance, N.K. provocations

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will depart for the United States on Wednesday for talks on strengthening their alliance and seek international support in dealing with North Korea's provocations.Park and his Ameri
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U.S., S. Korea to enhance joint deterrence, improve N. Korean human rights: Amb. Cho

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States will seek to strengthen their joint deterrence against North Korea while also working to improve human rights conditions in the reclusive North, South Korea's ambass
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U.S., S. Korea agree to expand joint military drills, take strong steps against N. Korean provocations

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States have agreed to further expand the countries' joint military exercises amid intensifying North Korean provocations, they said in a joint stateme
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(LEAD) Ruling party to hold primary before nat'l convention to pick new leader

(ATTN: ADDS poll results in last 3 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will hold a primary to pick final candidates to become the new party leader before the national convention in March, the party's election comm
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Yoon calls for effective extended deterrence during meeting with U.S. defense chief

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol met with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday in Seoul and discussed ways to beef up security ties and extended deterrence against North Korea, the presidential office said. Austin arrived
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Yoon, first lady meet Cambodian child at presidential office

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday met with a Cambodian child who received heart surgery in Seoul, his office said.Kim first met the 14-year-old boy, named Aok Rotha, in Phnom Penh in November, 2
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(3rd LD) Pentagon chief stresses 'unwavering' security commitment to S. Korea, reassures full 'extended deterrence'

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 11, 14-19; ADDS photo)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday highlighted America's "ironclad" and "unwavering"
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S. Korea to consider lifting visa restrictions on travelers from China if virus situation improves: PM

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Tuesday the government will consider lifting visa restrictions on travelers from China before late February if the positive cases from the neighboring nation stay at a manageable level.Han m
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Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan hold consultations on N.K. provocations

SEOUL/TOKYO, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan held a meeting Tuesday to discuss cooperation in dealing with North Korea's missile and nuclear threats, the Seoul foreign ministry said.Kim Gunn, the ministry's
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S. Korea to build ICT-based crowd management system this year

By Park BoramSEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to establish an on-site crowd management system that uses public transportation or mobile network traffic information to monitor crowd density in efforts to prevent a repeat of last year
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(2nd LD) Pentagon chief stresses 'unwavering' security commitment to S. Korea, reassures full 'extended deterrence'

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with results of talks; CHANGES headline, lead, photo)By Song Sang-ho and Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday highlighted America's "ironclad" and "unw
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Cigarette sales in S. Korea up 1.1 pct in 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Sales of cigarettes in South Korea edged up 1.1 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, the finance ministry said Tuesday, despite the government's anti-smoking campaign.South Korean smokers purchased 3.63 billion 20-cigar
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S. Korea's top diplomat to visit U.S. for talks on strengthening alliance

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will make a four-day trip to the United States this week for talks on strengthening the two countries' alliance marking its 70th anniversary this year, his office said Tuesday.It s
(URGENT) Pentagon chief says trilateral cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan enhances 'all of our security'

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Opposition lawmaker convicted for election law violations

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Lim Jong-seong of the main opposition Democratic Party was given a suspended prison term of four months for election law violations Tuesday, a sentence heavy enough to remove him from parliament if confirmed by the Sup
(URGENT) S. Korean, U.S. defense chiefs 'strongly' condemn recent N.K. drone incursions

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Ruling party to hold primary before nat'l convention to pick new leader

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) will hold a primary to pick final candidates to become the new party leader before the national convention in March, the party's election committee said Tuesday. The party will pick t
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(LEAD) Ex-Ssangbangwool chief said to have paid N. Korea US$8 mln in 2019 on behalf of Lee, Gyeonggi Province

(ATTN: UPDATES with opposition leader Lee's remarks)SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- An arrested underwear tycoon allegedly said he delivered US$8 million to North Korea in 2019 to help promote Gyeonggi Province's smart farm project and then Gov. L
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N. Korea seems to be wary of possible resurgence of COVID-19: Seoul ministry

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to remain wary of a possible resurgence in COVID-19 cases amid news reports that the North has recently lifted a dayslong lockdown in Pyongyang over respiratory diseases, South Korea's unification mi