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SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 28.Korean-language dailies-- Yoon grants special pardons to officials convicted in corruption scandal involving ex-President Park Geun-hye (Kyunghyang Shin
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N.K. leader sets goals for bolstering self-defense for next year in 2nd-day session of party meeting

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over the second-day session of a major party plenary and laid out goals for strengthening self-defense for next year, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.During the me
(URGENT) N. Korean leader sets goals for strengthening self-defense in 2nd-day session of party plenary: state media

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Corporate direct financing grows in Nov. on expanded rights offering

SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- Corporate direct financing in South Korea expanded in November thanks to an increase in rights offering on the stock markets, data showed Wednesday.Local companies raised a combined 10.22 trillion won (US$8.05 billion) by s
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(3rd LD) Yoon vows to strengthen capabilities against N.K. drones

(ATTN: ADDS senior official's comments on Yoon's instruction to send drones to N.K. in paras 8-9)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to strengthen the military's surveillance and reconnaissance c
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(LEAD) S. Korean military apologizes over failure to shoot down N. Korean drones

(ATTM: UPDATES with more details from 3rd para)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military offered a public apology Tuesday for its botched operation to shoot down five North Korean drones that violated the country's air space the previo
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(2nd LD) Yoon vows to strengthen capabilities against N.K. drones

(ATTN: UPDATES with main opposition party's comments)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to strengthen the military's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, saying this week's drone infilt
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to strengthen capabilities against N.K. drones

(ATTN: UPDATES with details)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to strengthen the military's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, saying this week's drone infiltration by North Korea reveale
(News Focus) N. Korean drone incursions pose complex security challenge to S. Korea

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By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean drones' infiltrations into South Korea's airspace this week have demonstrated a new layer of complexity in its national security posture that has focused largely on the recalcitrant neigh
S. Korean military apologizes over failure to shoot down N. Korean drones

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SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean military offered a public apology Tuesday for its botched operation to shoot down five North Korean drones that violated the country's air space the previous day. It also vowed to redouble efforts to bo
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Another wartime sex slave dies, reducing total surviving victims to 10

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual slavery by Japan during World War II has died, a civic group said Tuesday, reducing the total number of the country's registered surviving victims to 10.Lee Ok-seon
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Taxi driver murder suspect confesses to killing ex-girlfriend

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- A man in his 30s, who was arrested over the weekend for allegedly murdering a taxi driver involved in a car crash, additionally confessed to killing his former girlfriend, police said Tuesday.The 32-year-old suspect living
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(3rd LD) Ex-President Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: CORRECTS time in 3rd para)By Park BoramSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday granted wide-ranging special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak and a series of high-profile politicians and former officials convicted
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Seoul to bring back bell-tolling event for New Year's Eve for 1st time in 3 yrs

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul city government on Tuesday announced a list of 10 citizens who will join the city's bell-tolling ceremony on New Year's Eve, the first such in-person event in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cho
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S. Korea aims to cut ultrafine dust by 30 pct by 2032

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea aims to cut the country's annual average level of ultrafine dust particles by 30 percent by 2032, the environment ministry said Tuesday.Under the latest countermeasure to tackle the nation'
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(LEAD) Ruling party calls for stronger defense posture against N.K. provocations following drone intrusion

(ATTN: ADDS main opposition party's comments; CHANGES photo)By Kim Na-youngSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) expressed shock Tuesday at North Korean drones' infiltration into South Korean airspace the previous day
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(2nd LD) Ex-President Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 5 paras; ADDS photo)By Park BoramSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday granted wide-ranging special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak and a series of high-profile politicians and f
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(LEAD) Ex-President Lee granted special presidential pardon

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Park BoramSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol granted special pardons Tuesday to former President Lee Myung-bak, former South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo and other politi
(URGENT) Ex-President Lee granted special presidential pardon

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Ruling party calls for stronger defense posture against N.K. provocations following drone intrusion

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) expressed shock Tuesday at North Korean drones' infiltration into South Korean airspace the previous day, calling for measures to ensure military readiness against provocations.On Mon