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Minor Justice Party supports truckers' strike

UIWANG, South Korea, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The minor Justice Party expressed support for striking truckers Monday and urged the government to meet their demand to make minimum freight rates permanent.Lawmakers of the progressive party met with leaders
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(LEAD) Yoon to review order to force striking truckers to return to work

(ATTN: ADDS remarks in paras 5-7; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will review an executive order to force striking truckers to return to work at a Cabinet meeting, a senior presidential official said Monday."(Yo
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S. Korea approves mass production plan for homegrown light armed helicopter

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea approved a 5.75 trillion-won (US$4.3 billion) plan Monday to begin mass production of a homegrown light armed helicopter (LAH) in the coming months, the state arms procurement agency said.The Defense Project Pro
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(LEAD) DP presses Yoon to 'choose between interior minister, people'

(ATTN: UPDATES with details on no-confidence motion, impeachment; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) pressed President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday to fire the interior minister to hold him to account over the
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2 cargo truckers on strike booked on suspicion of obstructing non-striking driver

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Police have booked two striking cargo truckers for investigation for allegedly obstructing the operation of a non-striking truck driver, officials said Monday. The two members of the Cargo Truckers Solidarity's branch i
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(LEAD) Seoul police chief to be summoned soon for questioning over Itaewon crush probe

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The head of the Seoul police is expected to be summoned for questioning soon as part of an investigation into the bungled response to the crowd
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(News Focus) Five years after its full nuke armament claim, N. Korea's threat becomes real, further complicated

By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Five years after North Korea declared the completion of its nuclear force, the Kim Jong-un regime boasts an exalted military status, with advanced short- and long-range missiles, diversified launchers and a p
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N. Korea shows no signs of imminent nuclear test ahead of major anniversary: ministry

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- There is no indication of an imminent nuclear test by North Korea, which commemorates the anniversary this week of declaring the completion of its "state nuclear force," according to South Korea's unificatio
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Ruling party chief calls for tightening social safety net after deaths of struggling families

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The leader of the ruling People Power Party called Monday for tightening the social safety net in order to cover any blind spots in the wake of recent suicides by financially struggling families."We need to strengthen
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Justice minister slams YouTubers descending on his home as 'political gangsters'

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon on Monday denounced a group of YouTubers who attempted to enter his house without notice the previous day as "political gangsters."Five officials of Citizen Press The Tamsa TV, a Y
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Gov't will invoke return-to-work order if truckers' strike causes serious crisis

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The government will invoke an executive order to force striking truckers to return to work in the event that their ongoing walkout poses a serious threat to the national economy, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min said Monday.
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DP presses Yoon to 'choose between interior minister, people'

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) pressed President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday to fire the interior minister to hold him to account over the Itaewon crowd crush as the party mulls impeaching or passing a no-confidence
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Yoon to review order to force striking truckers to return to work

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol will review an executive order to force striking truckers to return to work at a Cabinet meeting, a senior presidential official said Monday."(Yoon) will preside over a Cabinet meeting (Tuesday
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Yongsan Ward chief, ex-ranking intelligence officer summoned again over Itaewon crush probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Police brought in a Yongsan Ward chief and a former high-ranking intelligence officer for questioning on Monday for the second time as part of their ongoing investigation into the bungled response to the crowd
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PM leaves for Paris to drum up support for 2030 World Expo bid

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo departed for Paris on Monday to rally international support for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its southern port city of Busan.Han is set to attend the 171st General Assembl
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(LEAD) (World Cup) PM orders safety measures over World Cup street cheering

(ATTN: UPDATES with police plan at bottom)SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo instructed authorities Monday to ensure safety measures for World Cup fans expected to turn up in large numbers for street cheering events as South Korea
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 30,000 amid resurgence worries

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 on Monday due to fewer tests over the weekend, but the government remains on alert over the virus's possible resurgence during the winter.The country reported 22,32
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 44 COVID-19 deaths, total at 30,413: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 22,327 new COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Yoon's approval rating rises to 36.4 percent: Realmeter

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose to 36.4 percent, surpassing the mid-30 percent range for the first time in four weeks, a poll showed Monday. Yoon's approval rating climbed 3 percentage points from the