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(LEAD) China resumes online streaming of S. Korean movie after 6 years

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- China has resumed online streaming of a South Korean movie after six years, the presidential office said Tuesday, lifting a ban placed on all Korean cultural content ove
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Gyeonggi provincial gov't raided in real estate development scandal probe

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors raided the Gyeonggi provincial government Tuesday as part of their widening investigation into a high-profile real estate development scandal allegedly connected to the main opposition leader.The S
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S. Korea to offer US$500,000 in humanitarian aid to quake-hit Indonesia

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to offer US$500,000 in humanitarian aid to Indonesia for victims and others suffering from an earthquake there earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.More than 160 people have been ki
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Crowd crush victims' families demand punishment of those responsible

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The bereaved families of some Itaewon crowd crush victims held a news conference Tuesday, calling for the punishment of those responsible for the tragic accident.The conference was organized in southern Seoul by Minbyun-Law
China resumes online streaming of S. Korean movie after 6 years

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SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- China has resumed online streaming of a South Korean movie after six years, the presidential office said Tuesday, lifting a ban placed on all Korean cultural content over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in t
(URGENT) China resumes online streaming of S. Korean movie after 6 years: presidential office

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Senior S. Korean, Ghanaian defense officials discuss arms industry cooperation

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Vice Defense Minister Shin Beom-chul held talks with Ghana's defense chief Dominic Nitiwul in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation in defense-related areas, Seoul's defense ministry sa
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(LEAD) Gov't, ruling party to extend freight rate system for truckers by 3 years

(ATTN: ADDS prime minister's remarks in last 6 paras; TRIMS)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling party agreed Tuesday to extend a freight rate system guaranteeing basic wages for truck drivers for three years after
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S. Korea willing to discuss N.K. demands in return for denuclearization: official

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry reiterated its calls Tuesday for North Korea to return to denuclearization talks, saying its demands can be "discussed" through negotiations.On Monday, the ministry unveile
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Gov't, ruling party to extend freight rate system for truckers by 3 years

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The government and the ruling party agreed Tuesday to extend a freight rate system guaranteeing basic wages for truck drivers for three years after unionized truckers threatened to launch a general strike agains
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Yongsan public health director questioned over Itaewon crowd crush

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Police brought in the head of a public health department of Yongsan Ward office for questioning Tuesday as part of an investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborh
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Girl seen at N. Korea's ICBM test launch deemed leader Kim's second child: spy agency

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- A recently revealed daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to be his second child, Kim Ju-ae, a ruling party lawmaker quoted South Korea's state intelligence agency as saying Tuesday. The North's of
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Yoon's office to sue opposition lawmaker over alleged false claim against first lady

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The office of President Yoon Suk-yeol said Tuesday it will sue an opposition lawmaker on charges of spreading false claims that first lady Kim Keon-hee staged her photos with a sick Cambodian child.Rep. Jang Kyung-tae of th
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Main opposition party vows to pass motion to open parliamentary probe into Itaewon tragedy

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) vowed Tuesday to pass a motion to open a parliamentary probe into the Itaewon crowd crush later this week, despite a proposal from the ruling People Power Party (PPP) it could agree
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(LEAD) Yoon instructs Cabinet to follow up on recent summits for concrete results

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's review of special law)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed his Cabinet on Tuesday to follow up on his recent summit meetings with foreign leaders to produce concrete
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Notorious child rapist set to move into new home in Ansan

ANSAN, South Korea, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- Cho Doo-soon, one of the nation's most notorious child rapists, who was released two years ago after serving a 12-year prison term, is scheduled to move into a new home in Ansan, 40 km south of Seoul, offic
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Yoon instructs Cabinet to follow up on recent summits for concrete results

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed his Cabinet on Tuesday to follow up on his recent summit meetings with foreign leaders to produce concrete results for the national interest.Yoon made the remark at his first Cabinet meeti
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MBC reporter put under police protection following online murder threat

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- A reporter from local broadcaster MBC has been put under police protection following an online post that threatened to kill him for his recent shouting match with one of President Yoon Suk-yeol's aides, officials said T
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(LEAD) U.S. calls for UNSC action, says Russia, China responsible for N. Korea's provocative actions

(ATTN: UPDATES with reports of trilateral call between senior diplomats of South Korea, Japan, U.S. in last 3 paras)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- The United States called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take action a
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S. Korea's defense chief in Cambodia for ASEAN-led session, bilateral talks

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup plans to hold bilateral talks with his counterparts from Australia, Vietnam, the Philippines, China and Cambodia this week on the sidelines of an annual regional security meet