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S. Korea, Japan to hold working-level consultations on wartime forced labor

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan will hold working-level diplomatic consultations Monday on ways to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor under 2018 rulings by Seoul's Supreme Court.Seo Min-jung, director g
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Most people masked up on 1st day of lifting of mandate rules

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Most people in cafes, offices and schools in Seoul kept wearing their face masks Monday, the first day of the lifting of a mandate for indoor places.Starting midnight, the government lifted most mandatory indo
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N. Korea releases pictorial book of foreign gifts received by late leader

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has released a pictorial book of gifts given to its late leader Kim Jong-il from foreign leaders and governments, including a basketball signed by former NBA superstar Michael Jordan, a Pyongyang propaganda webs
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to 7-month low; indoor mask mandate lifted

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Monday lifted most mandatory indoor mask-wearing rules after more than two years amid a recent COVID-19 downtrend, with infections for the day falling to the lowest level in about seven months.The country rep
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 30 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,420: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall to about 7-month low of 7,416: KDCA

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Pentagon chief to arrive in S. Korea for talks on deterrence against N.K.

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to arrive in Seoul on Monday for talks with his South Korean counterpart over deterrence against North Korean nuclear and missile threats, and other security issues, officials here
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N. Korea slams NATO chief's visit to S. Korea as 'prelude' to confrontation, war

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced a visit to South Korea by the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a "prelude" to war, saying the move could bring a "new Cold War" to the Asia-Pa
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SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Monday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul03/-6Sunny0Incheon02/-5Sunny0Suwon03/-7Sunny0Cheongju04/-5Sunny0Daejeon05/-5Sunny0Ch
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Yoon's approval rating slips for 3rd week: poll

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell for the third straight week in the wake of a spike in heating bills, a poll showed Monday.In the poll of 1,504 adults conducted by Realmeter from Monday to Wednesday of las
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Base taxi fare to rise by 1,000 won to 4,800 won next month

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- The basic taxi fare in Seoul will rise by 1,000 won (US$0.8) to 4,800 won starting next month, the city government said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan government's plan to raise the base rate for mid-sized sedan cabs op
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NATO chief stresses 'interconnected' security amid N. Korean support of Russian war efforts

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that North Korean support of Russia in the war in Ukraine reinforces the need for the rest of the world to stay "interconnected
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Resorts and Hotels start targeting customers with pets

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) - Lodging industries such as resorts and hotels are targeting "Pet-Family" by introducing rooms with pets. Pet-fam is a combination of pet and family, and it
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Writer Kim Suji finishes five-year series of popular web novels ‘Under the Oak Tree’

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) - "I think 'Under the Oak Tree’ will remain in my memory as a work that I have been struggling with for a very long time. When I uploaded the last episode, I felt
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Shinsegae International sells sneakers in collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) - Shinsegae International is to present sneakers in collaboration with American hip-hop musician Snoop Dogg. Philipp Plein, a Swiss luxury brand imported and sold by Shinseg
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(LEAD) N. Korea rejects alleged arms trading with Russia, warns of 'undesirable result'

(ATTN: RECASTS throughout with English-language statement; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean official on Sunday rejected alleged weapons transactions with Russia, warning the United States of an "undesirable result&qu
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S. Korea mistakenly fires machine gun near border with N. Korea

CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean soldier has mistakenly fired a machine gun during training near the border with North Korea, and the military has immediately informed North Korea that the shooting was not intentional, milit
N. Korea rejects alleged arms trading with Russia, warns of consequences

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SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A senior North Korean official on Sunday rejected alleged weapons transactions with Russia, warning the United States that it will face unsavory consequences if it continues to spread such rumors.Kwon Jong-gun, director-gen
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases fall below 20,000 ahead of lifting of indoor mask mandate

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 20,000 on Sunday, just a day ahead of the country's planned lifting of a mask mandate for indoor places that has been in place for more than three years.The country rep
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 29 COVID-19 deaths, total at 33,390: KDCA

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