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S. Korea to promote 3-way ties with Japan, China via trilateral secretariat: deputy FM

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea seeks to promote three-way ties with Japan and China by working towards resuming trilateral consultations with the neighboring countries, Seoul's deputy foreign minister said Thursday.In his meeting with Ou
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(2nd LD) Opposition leader Lee lashes out at gov't, calls for talks with Yoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response)By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung lashed out at the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday for what he called an attempt to "
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(2nd LD) Gov't mulls compensating forced labor victims via public foundation despite victims' opposition

(ATTN: UPDATES with Seoul official's comments, Japanese response in last paras)By Chang Dong-wooSEOUL/GWANGJU/TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is considering a method to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor
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Yoon to meet with 5 grandmas known for developing fonts

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol will meet Thursday with five elderly women who belatedly learned to read and write Korean and turned their handwriting into fonts, his office said.The women, whose fonts are known as the "Chilg
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China should not restrict arrivals for reasons beyond COVID-19 response measures: foreign ministry

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- China should not restrict people's entry across its border for reasons other than those of pandemic response measures, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday, following Beijing's suspension of visa services for
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Man gets 30-yr jail term for murdering wife in front of stepdaughter

INCHEON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 43-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for murdering his wife and stabbing his mother-in-law in front of his stepdaughter.The Incheon District Court also barred the man, whose identity has been wit
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Assembly Speaker Kim to visit Vietnam, Indonesia

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo was to leave on a trip to Vietnam and Indonesia on Thursday to discuss expanding economic and security cooperation with the countries, Kim's office said. Kim plans to first visit Ha
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Appellate court orders additional compensation for families of 2014 ferry disaster victims

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Thursday ordered additional compensation to be paid to the bereaved families of those killed in the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry, acknowledging their privacy rights were infringed by a state body
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Woman arrested after mother's skeletal remains found at home

INCHEON, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Skeletal remains have been discovered in an apartment in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, and a woman living there has been arrested, police said Thursday.The Incheon Namdong Police Station said the 47-year-old woman
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(LEAD) Gov't mulls compensating forced labor victims via public foundation despite victims' opposition

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS photos) SEOUL/GWANGJU, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is considering a method to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor through a public foundation
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(LEAD) Opposition leader Lee lashes out at gov't, calls for talks with Yoon

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info)By Lee Minji and Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung lashed out at the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday for what he called an attempt to "annihilate" the op
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Unification minister to meet chiefs of int'l organs on sidelines of Davos forum

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kwon Young-se plans to meet with chiefs of international organizations next week in Switzerland to discuss North Korea's humanitarian situations, his office said Thursday.Kwon will accompany Preside
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Opposition lawmakers slam proposed compensation plan for forced labor victims by gov't

By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition lawmakers on Thursday demanded the government withdraw a reported plan to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor with money raised from third parties, rather than Japanese firms, sa
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Court rules in favor of opposition leader Lee in damages suit

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of leader Lee Jae-myung of the main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday in a damages suit filed by the bereaved family of women murdered by a nephew of Lee.Out of anger ov
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Opposition leader Lee lashes out at gov't, calls for talks with Yoon

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung lashed out at the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday for what he called an attempt to "annihilate" the opposition party amid a prosecution investigation into briber
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Appellate court upholds 25-year imprisonment for man in brutal murder

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- An appellate court on Thursday upheld 25-year imprisonment for a 42-year-old man charged with brutally killing one of his employees by inserting a 70-centimeter rod into the victim's rectum.The Seoul High
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22-yr prison term finalized for man convicted of attempting to kill neighbors over noise dispute

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- A 22-year prison sentence has been finalized for a man who was convicted of attempting to murder his neighbors over a noise dispute, court officials said Thursday.The man, identified by his surname Lee, withdrew an appeal t
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Ex-Yonsei Univ. music professor indicted for leaking exam song

SEOUL, Jan 12 (Yonhap) -- A former music professor of Yonsei University has been indicted with detention on charges of telling a prospective student what song will be on the school's music college admission exam, officials said Thursday.The forme
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases dip to lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest Thursday tally in 11 weeks, with rising imported cases putting health authorities on high alert.The country reported 43,953 new COVID-19 infections, including 135 case
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U.S., Japan, S. Korea enhancing trilateral cooperation against N. Korean provocations: Blinken

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The United States is working with South Korea and Japan to strengthen their trilateral cooperation against North Korea's reckless provocations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Wedne