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(LEAD) Yoon pledges to revive nuclear power industry

(ATTN: UPDATES with Yoon's congratulatory message; CHANGES headline)SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol promised Wednesday to revive the nuclear power industry and turn it into a key export sector.Yoon made the remark in a congratu
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(LEAD) Subway train skips Samgakji Station due to protest by disability rights activists

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- A subway train skipped a station in Seoul on Wednesday due to a subway-riding protest by a disabled advocacy group.Seoul Metro said a Subway Line 4 train passed through Samgakji Station with
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Pro-Moon lawmaker raps Yoon's health insurance reform initiative as 'insane'

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- A lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party who previously served as a key aide to former President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday slammed President Yoon Suk-yeol's plan to reform the national health insurance system a
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Over 10,000 illegal immigrants leave S. Korea through crackdown

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 10,000 illegal immigrants left South Korea through a crackdown and the voluntary departure program in October and November, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday.The government has resumed its crackdown on foreig
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(LEAD) Ex-South Gyeongsang Gov. Kim says he does not want parole

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's response)SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo has said he does not want to be released from prison on parole amid speculation he will be granted a special pardon
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Yoon delivers wish to further upgrade partnership with UAE

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol expressed his wish to further upgrade South Korea's special strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates in a letter delivered to the UAE president by his chief of staff, the presidential
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Seoul unification ministry hosts int'l forum on N. Korea's human rights

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Wednesday held an annual international forum on North Korea's human rights situations in an effort to raise public awareness about the problem.The 2022 International Dialogue on
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Ex-spy chief quizzed in 2020 death of fisheries official

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Park Jie-won appeared before prosecutors Wednesday for questioning over alleged irregularities surrounding the controversial death of a government official a
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Yoon cancels attendance at nuclear reactor opening ceremony amid cold wave

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol has canceled his attendance at the opening ceremony of a nuclear power reactor in southern South Korea on Wednesday due to extreme weather conditions, his office said.Yoon had been scheduled to visit
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Subway train skips Samgakji Station due to protest by disability rights activists

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- A subway train skipped a station in Seoul on Wednesday due to subway-riding protests by a disabled advocacy group. Seoul Metro said a Subway Line 4 train passed through Samgakji Station without stopping at 8:50 a.m. after a
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S. Korea's COVID-19 cases over 80,000 for 2nd day amid virus surge worries

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed above 80,000 for the second straight day Wednesday amid lingering concerns of another surge as the government mulls easing the indoor mask mandate.The country reported 84,571 new
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 46 COVID-19 deaths, total at 31,174: KDCA

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Teenage survivor of Itaewon crowd crush found dead in apparent suicide

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- A teenage survivor of the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood has been found dead in an apparent suicide, police said Thursday. Police found the high schooler dead at an accommodation in western Seoul at
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 84,571 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Season's coldest weather grips S. Korea

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea came under the grip of the season's coldest weather on Wednesday, with the morning lows dipping to minus 15 C in some inland areas, the state weather agency said.The Korea Meteorological Admini
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Ex-South Gyeongsang Gov. Kim says he does not want parole

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- Former South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo has said he does not want to be released from prison on parole amid speculation he will be granted a special pardon by President Yoon Suk-yeol later this month.Kim, who h
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SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Wednesday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul-3/-10Sunny10Incheon-4/-9Cloudy30Suwon-3/-10Cloudy20Cheongju-2/-8Sunny60Daejeon-1
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U.S. goal of denuclearizing Korean Peninsula will not change: State Dept.

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains fully committed to completely denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and that goal will not change, a state department spokesperson said Tuesday.The department spokesperson, Ned Pr
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(3rd LD) Yellow dust advisories issued nationwide except in South Gyeongsang

(ATTN: UPDATES with details in 9th para)SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- Yellow dust advisories were issued across South Korea except for South Gyeongsang Province on Tuesday, with the fine dust level in Seoul hitting the highest point so far this year, au
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(LEAD) S. Korea voices regret over Japan's failure to fulfill steps to honor forced labor victims

(ATTN: UPDATES with official English commentary in paras 4-5)SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed regret Tuesday that Japan is dragging its feet over the implementation of a stated pledge to honor wartime forced labor victims at some of i