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(5th LD) 5 N. Korean drones trespass across border; S. Korea sends drones in 'corresponding' step

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more details)SEOUL/HOENGSEONG, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Five North Korean drones intruded across the inter-Korean border with one of them having flown over northern Seoul on Monday, officials here said, prompting South Korea
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(LEAD) Demotion of Air Force brigadier general temporarily suspended

(ATTN: ADDS comments from victim's family in last 2 paras; photo)SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday temporarily suspended a disciplinary measure to demote an Air Force brigadier general by one rank to colonel for mishandling a sexual as
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Opposition leader says he will respond to prosecution questioning in another bribery probe

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Lee Jae-myung, said Monday he cannot attend a prosecution questioning over bribery allegations surrounding corporate donations to a football club later this week but
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(4th LD) 5 N. Korean drones trespass across border; S. Korea sends drones in 'corresponding' step

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-5; CHANGES photo)HOENGSEONG/SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Five North Korean drones intruded across the inter-Korean border with one of them having flown over northern Seoul on Monday, officials here said, prompti
(URGENT) S. Korean military fires around 100 shots to shoot down N. Korean drone

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(LEAD) PM cancels meeting with Yoon after aide tests positive for COVID-19

(ATTN: ADDS PM tested negative in PCR test in last para)SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo canceled his weekly meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday after one of his aides tested positive for COVID-19, the Prime Minister&
(URGENT) S. Korea's military takes corresponding measures over incursion of N. Korean drones

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Demotion of Air Force brigadier general temporarily suspended

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SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A court on Monday temporarily suspended a disciplinary measure to demote an Air Force brigadier general by one rank to colonel for mishandling a sexual assault case that led to the suicide death of a female soldier. The Seo
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Yoon brings newly adopted dog to work

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol brought his newly adopted labrador retriever to work on Monday, his office said.The retired service dog, named Saeromi, was adopted by Yoon and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Christmas Eve, becoming the
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Yoon calls for public disclosure of labor unions' accounting

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed aides Monday to look into establishing a public disclosure system for the accounting practices of labor unions, his office said.During a weekly meeting with senior secretaries, Yoon told t
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(LEAD) S. Korean wartime forced labor victims oppose 'proposed' compensation plan

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with victims' call; ADDS photo)SEOUL/TOKYO Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of South Korean wartime forced labor victims on Monday voiced a strong opposition to a "proposed" resolution to t
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(3rd LD) Suspected N. Korean drones trespass across border with S. Korea: Seoul officials

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 4-5; CHANGES photo)HOENGSEONG/SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Suspected North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border Monday without South Korea's permission, officials here said, prompting the deployment o
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Police book 5 suspects in massive house rental scam

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Police have booked five suspects as part of an investigation into a massive house rental scam that caused at least 17 billion won (US$13.3 million) in losses to tenants, police officials said Monday. Police have been wideni
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(2nd LD) Suspected N. Korean drones trespass across border with S. Korea: Seoul officials

(ATTN: INCORPORATES article slugged 'fighter jet-crash')HOENGSEONG/SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Suspected North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border Monday without South Korea's permission, officials here said, prompting the deploy
(URGENT) Suspected N. Korean drones trespass across inter-Korean border: S. Korean military

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S. Korean government pushing for greater financial transparency of labor unions

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government is seeking to revise laws to increase financial transparency of labor unions to make it harder for improper spending to take place, the labor minister said Monday.The proposal comes after a seri
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Front lawn of presidential office to open to public in spring

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The front lawn of the presidential office is expected to open to the public as early as April after the required budget passed through parliament last week, officials said Monday.The land surrounding the presidential office
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Yongsan Ward office chief attends court hearing on arrest warrant over Itaewon crush

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Yongsan Ward office chief Park Hee-young on Monday attended a court hearing on an arrest warrant sought against her on charges of failing to take steps to prevent and promptly respond to the deadly crowd crush in Seoul'
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Justice minister slams opposition party for disclosing prosecutors' names

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon strongly denounced the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) on Monday for disclosing the names of prosecutors investigating opposition leader Lee Jae-myung.DP Chairman Lee was earlier summone
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Justice ministry to codify publicity rights into law

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The justice ministry plans to revise the Civil Act to codify ordinary people's right to the commercial use of their names, images and other identity traits, officials said Monday.The ministry unveiled the revision to th