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(LEAD) S. Korea, Japan hold working-level consultations on wartime forced labor

(ATTN: UPDATES with ministry's press release in paras 5-6)SEOUL/TOKYO Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held working-level diplomatic consultations Monday on ways to compensate Korean victims of Japan's wartime forced labor under 2018
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(LEAD) Opposition leader Lee asked to appear again for questioning

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info throughout)By Park BoramSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have asked Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), to appear again for questioning in a corruption investigation less th
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(LEAD) S. Korea, UAE sign MOU for strategic arms industry cooperation

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info, details from 6th para)SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "strategic" defense industry cooperation, Seoul's arms procure
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(LEAD) S. Korea's COVID-19 cases down to lowest Mon. tally in 12 weeks

(ATTN: ADDS additional info in last 4 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Monday tally in 12 weeks, as the government continues to make efforts to contain the inflow from China. The country reporte
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Happy Moonday spearheads female healthcare service with organic products, subscription

By Kim BoramSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Many women might dream of someone taking full care of their period every month, ordering quality sanitary pads in a timely manner and answering embarrassing questions about menstruation and related symptoms.Happ
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Opposition leader Lee asked to appear again for questioning

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have asked Rep. Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), to appear again for questioning less than a week after he was quizzed over bribery allegations, sources said Monday. The Se
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5-term lawmaker Cho declares bid for ruling party leadership

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- A five-term lawmaker of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Monday declared his bid to become the party's next leader.Rep. Cho Kyung-tae told a news conference he will work for the success of the government of Presid
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.--------------------S. Korea holds interagency response meeting over Nepal jet crashSEOUL -- The South Korean government held an interagency meeting Monday to d
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S. Korea holds interagency response meeting over Nepal jet crash

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government held an interagency meeting Monday to discuss response measures on the crash of a passenger aircraft that had carried two South Korean nationals in Nepal a day earlier, Seoul's foreign minist
Number of fake banknotes hits record low in 2022 on increased non-cash transactions

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The number of fabricated South Korean banknotes hit a record low in 2022 on increased non-cash transactions amid the pandemic, central bank data showed Monday.The number of counterfeit banknotes found in South Korea last ye
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S. Korea, UAE sign partnership for cooperation on water resources

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates to step up bilateral cooperation on harnessing water resources, the South Korean environment ministry said Monday.The deal signed between En
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Sunday supermarket closure rule to change in Daegu next month

DAEGU, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The mandatory closing day for large supermarkets will be changed from Sundays to Mondays in the southeastern city of Daegu, beginning next month, the municipal government said Monday, as part of a deregulatory move for the
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Unification minister meets with UAE minister of co-existence

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kwon Young-se has met with the United Arab Emirates' minister in charge of co-existence to appeal for support for Seoul's inter-Korean policy and discuss ways for cooperation, his office said Mo
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases down to lowest Mon. tally in 12 weeks

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Monday tally in 12 weeks, as the government continues to make efforts to contain the inflow from China. The country reported 14,144 new COVID-19 infections, including
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S. Korea, Japan hold working-level consultations on wartime forced labor

SEOUL/TOKYO Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held 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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S. Korea, UAE sign MOU for strategic arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on "strategic" defense industry cooperation, Seoul's arms procurement agency said Monday in a sign of deepening bilate
Ultrafine dust level reaches 'bad' only on 17 days last year

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SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The level of ultrafine dust was bad or worse only on 17 days last year, the lowest on record, thanks to lower dust levels in China, the environment ministry said Monday.South Korea categorizes concentrations of ultrafine du
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 35 COVID-19 deaths, total at 32,984: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 14,144 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Yoon's approval rating falls below 40 pct: poll

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating fell below 40 percent for the first time in five weeks in the wake of hard-line remarks he made on North Korea and a row with a potential candidate to become leader of the rulin