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N. Korea holds mass rally to drum up support for 2023 policy goals

SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea held a mass rally in Pyongyang earlier this week to call for the thorough implementations of policy goals laid out during a major ruling party meeting late last year, its state media said Friday.Some 100,000 work
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Jan. 6)

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Shame on the military for drone infiltrationIt has been confirmed that one of the five North Korean drones infiltrated into some sections of the P-73 flight ban zone around the presidential office at Yongsan while it flew over northern Seoul for five
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Jan. 6)

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Labor ReformNo country can prosper without respecting workersPresidents usually bless and comfort the nation while calling for growth in the coming year in their New Year's addresses.However, President Yoon Suk-yeol's nationally televised nin
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Jan. 6)

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Winter surge of COVID-19Concerns keep mounting despite pre-entry testing required for travelers from ChinaSouth Korea is strengthening protective measures against the spread of COVID-19 for travelers from China, but stronger measures including a fres
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U.S. will work closely with S. Korea to monitor threat posed by N. Korea: Pentagon

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The United States continues to work closely with South Korea to monitor threats posed by North Korea, a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursday, after a group of North Korean drones infiltrated South Korea be
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N. Korea to be on agenda of U.S.-Japan security talks: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- The continuing threat posed by North Korea will be on the agenda of an annual U.S.-Japan security dialogue to be held here next week, a state department spokesperson said Thursday.Ned Price made the remar
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(4th LD) N. Korean drone penetrated no-fly zone around S. Korea's presidential office: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with the presidential office's announcement)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean drone briefly entered a 3.7-kilometer-radius no-fly zone around the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last month, a military official bel
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(LEAD) S. Korea's spy agency confirms former N. Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho was purged

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info from para 4, photo)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency confirmed Thursday former North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho was purged, but it remains unclear whether he was executed.The confirmation cam
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S. Korea seeks to achieve supersonic speeds of homegrown KF-21 fighter this month: sources

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to conduct a test of its homegrown KF-21 fighter to achieve supersonic speeds this month should the weather permit, multiple sources said Thursday, in what would be a key milestone in the hig
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(3rd LD) N. Korean drone penetrated no-fly zone around S. Korea's presidential office: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS spokesperson's remarks in paras 11-12; RECASTS paras 13-14)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean drone briefly entered a 3.7-kilometer-radius no-fly zone around the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last month,
S. Korea's spy agency confirms former N. Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho was purged

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SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's spy agency confirmed Thursday former North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho was purged, but it remains unclear whether he was executed.The confirmation came after Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun report
(URGENT) S. Korea's spy agency confirms former N. Korean foreign minister Ri Yong-ho was purged

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Customized digital school textbooks to go into use in 2025

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Digital school textbooks customized to meet the different educational needs of students in various academic levels will go into use in 2025, beginning with a few subjects, including mathematics, the Education Ministry said T
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Yoon calls for increasing diversity in education

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol called Thursday for increasing diversity in education, saying the standardized educational programs of the past no longer serve the nation.Yoon made the remark during a joint New Year
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(LEAD) Chinese Embassy lodges 'strong protest' over S. Korean lawmakers' visit to Taiwan

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments from foreign ministry in paras 7-8, 10)By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday protested strongly against a South Korean parliamentary delegation's recent visit to Taiwan, calling
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(LEAD) Third KF-21 fighter prototype succeeds in maiden flight

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in 5th para)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The third prototype of South Korea's homegrown fighter KF-21 Boramae conducted its successful maiden flight Thursday, the arms procurement agency said, signaling progress in t
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(LEAD) Main opposition slams military for belatedly confirming N.K. drone entering no-fly zone

(ATTN: ADDS main opposition party leader's comments) SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) denounced Thursday the military's belated confirmation of a North Korean drone's penetration of a no-fly zone around
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Chinese Embassy lodges 'strong protest' over S. Korean lawmakers' visit to Taiwan

By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- The Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Thursday protested strongly against a South Korean parliamentary delegation's recent visit to Taiwan, calling it a "serious violation" of their bilateral joint agree
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(LEAD) Pro-Yoon lawmaker pulls out of ruling party's chairmanship race

(ATTN: UPDATES with another PPP lawmaker's chairmanship bid; AMENDS headline)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Ruling People Power Party (PPP) Rep. Kweon Seong-dong, a key confidant of President Yoon Suk Yeol, declared Thursday he will not run for an upc
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(2nd LD) N. Korean drone penetrated no-fly zone around S. Korea's presidential office: official

(ATTN: UPDATES with official's remarks, more details in paras 6-7, 10)SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean drone briefly entered a 3.7-kilometer-radius no-fly zone around the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul last month, a military o