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S. Korea releases high-resolution satellite photo of Pyongyang

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday released a photo of Pyongyang taken from one of its own satellites after North Korea published imagery of Seoul using what it claimed was a military spy satellite.The color photo, taken with "l
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Rival parties reach agreement on 2023 budget bill

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The ruling and opposition parties announced an agreement on next year's national budget Thursday after a weekslong impasse over how much to cut the corporate tax rate and other issues.The floor leaders of the ruling Peo
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S. Korea plans to announce full details of Indo-Pacific strategy next week: ministry

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to announce full details of the country's new Indo-Pacific strategy next week, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Thursday.According to a ministry official, the presidential office plans to rele
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S. Korea, Japan hold working-level consultations on Fukushima water discharge plan

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Japan held working-level virtual consultations Thursday on Tokyo's plan to discharge radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea starting next year, Seoul's foreign
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N. Korea to step up cyber attacks against S. Korea next year: Seoul spy agency

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to intensify cyber offenses targeting South Korea next year to steal information on advanced technologies, such as nuclear power and space programs, Seoul's spy agency said Thursday.North Korean
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Court rules against punishing Oriental medicine doctors for using ultrasound device

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Oriental medicine doctors cannot be punished for using ultrasound devices.An Oriental medicine doctor, whose identity has been withheld, was indicted on charges of using t
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First lady visits needy residents in flophouse neighborhood

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Keon Hee on Thursday visited a flophouse district in central Seoul and delivered boxes of groceries to needy residents.Kim visited a "jjokbangchon" neighborhood near Seoul Station where some 400 h
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Yoon encourages young science students

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol held a meeting with talented science students Thursday, saying the level of a country matches its science level and he believes many of them will become great scientists who win the Nobel Prize.&quo
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(2nd LD) YG Entertainment founder acquitted of blackmail

(ATTN: CHANGES photo; UPDATES with Yang's remarks in para 4)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Yang Hyun-suk, founder and former head of K-pop agency YG Entertainment, was acquitted Thursday on charges of blackmailing an informant in an att
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Constitutional Court strikes down ban on rallies near presidential residence

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a ban on rallies within a radius of 100 meters of the presidential residence.The court ruled that the ban in the Assembly and Demonstration Act does not conform
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(2nd LD) Prosecution summons opposition leader to appear for questioning in bribery probe

(ATTN: UPDATES with reactions from Lee, the DP in last 5 paras; MODIFIES 3rd para; ADDS 4th para; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been asked to appear before prosecutors next week for questioning over alle
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(LEAD) Gov't to downgrade indoor mask mandate to recommendation if criteria are met

(ATTN: UPDATES with details, photo; TRIMS)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to downgrade the indoor mask mandate, the country's last remaining COVID-19 restriction, to a recommendation if specific criteria are met, a rul
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N. Korea likely to hold children's union congress this week: unification ministry

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is likely to convene its first congress of a major youth group in five years in Pyongyang this week, according to South Korea's unification ministry Thursday.Members of the Korean Children's Union (KCU)
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(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. mulling massive live-fire drills next year to mark 70th year of alliance: ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4-5)SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are considering staging their first large-scale combined live-fire demonstration in six years next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the est
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases above 75,000 as winter wave spreads

(ATTN: ADDS more details from para 6)SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stood above 75,000 on Thursday, up by nearly 5,600 from a week earlier, as the virus wave continues to spread in the winter. The country reported 75,
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(LEAD) Prosecution summons opposition leader to appear for questioning in bribery probe

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from 3rd para; MODIFIES headline)SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been asked to appear before prosecutors for questioning over allegations of third-party bribery surrounding corporate don
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YG Entertainment founder acquitted of blackmail

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- Yang Hyun-suk, founder and former head of K-pop agency YG Entertainment, was acquitted on Thursday on charges of blackmailing an informant in an attempt to block an investigation into a drug scandal.The Seoul
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'2023 F/W Seoul Fashion Week' to be held in March .. Recruiting companies to participate

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) —"2023 F/W Seoul Fashion Week" will be held on March 15–19 at DDP in Dongdaemun, according to Seoul Metropolitan City on December 22. The Seoul Fashion Week in the
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S. Korea, U.S. mulling massive live-fire drills next year to mark 70th year of alliance: ministry

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States are considering staging their first large-scale combined live-fire demonstration in six years next year to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their alliance, Seoul's defe