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(3rd LD) Yongsan Police Station officer found dead amid investigation into Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details)SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Yongsan Police Station officer was found dead Friday while under an investigation in connection with the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.The 55-year-old intelligence
(URGENT) S. Korean currency surges by largest single-session margin in 14 yrs

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S. Korea's top nuclear envoy discusses N. Korea issue with foreign envoys

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top nuclear envoy met a group of foreign ambassadors on Friday to discuss ways to tackle North Korea's cyber threats and other pending issues on the Korean Peninsula, according to the foreign ministry.
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Ex-Coast Guard chief released, 20 days after arrest in fisheries official death case

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court approved Friday the release of former Coast Guard Commissioner General Kim Hong-hee, 20 days after he was arrested in connection with the 2020 death of a fisheries official at the hands of North Korea.The Seou
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Court OKs extradition of 'suitcase' murder suspect to New Zealand

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Friday approved the extradition of a woman believed to be the mother of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand in August.The Seoul High Court made the decision, and the woman, know
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(2nd LD) Yongsan Police Station officer found dead amid investigation into Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details)SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Yongsan Police Station officer was found dead Friday while under an investigation in connection with the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.The 55-year-old intelligence
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(LEAD) Yongsan Police Station officer found dead amid investigation into Itaewon tragedy

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details)SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Yongsan Police Station officer was found dead Friday while under an investigation in connection with the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.The intelligence officer, su
Intelligence officer at Yongsan Police Station found dead

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SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonahp) -- An intelligence officer at Yongsan Police Station was found dead Friday while under an investigation in connection with the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood.The Yongsan Police Station along with the fi
(URGENT) Intelligence officer at Yongsan Police Station found dead

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PM pays tribute to U.N. veterans of Korean War at memorial event

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo paid tribute on Friday to the sacrifices of fallen troops who fought under the U.N. flag during the 1950-53 Korean War. The war broke out on June 25, 1950, when tank-led North Korean troops invad
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. -----------------(LEAD) Yoon leaves for Southeast Asia for ASEAN, G-20 summitsSEOUL -- President Yoon Suk-yeol left for Cambodia on Friday on the first leg of
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Arrest warrant requested for activist on suspicion of cash remittance to N. Korea

SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors investigating suspected foreign currency remittances to North Korea by underwear maker Ssangbangwool Group and the Asia Pacific Exchange Association (APEA), a Seoul-based private organization, have
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(LEAD) S. Korea seeks to return body of presumed N. Korean found near border river in July: ministry

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has tried to notify North Korea of its plan to return the body of a presumed North Korean woman found near the inter-Korean border in July, Seoul's unificatio
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S. Korea seeks to return body of presumed N. Korean found near border river in July: ministry

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has tried to notify North Korea of its plan to return the body of a presumed North Korean woman found near the inter-Korean border in July, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.The body was discovered ar
(URGENT) S. Korea attempts to return body of presumed N. Korean woman found near border river in July: ministry

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(LEAD) Yoon leaves for Southeast Asia for ASEAN, G-20 summits

(ATTN: ADDS Yoon's remarks in paras 5-8; CHANGES photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol left for Cambodia on Friday on the first leg of a two-nation tour that will include his attendance at various summits involvin
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Yoon leaves for Southeast Asia for ASEAN, G-20 summits

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol left for Cambodia on Friday on the first leg of a two-nation tour that will include his attendance at various summits involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and th
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S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases grow markedly on-week amid new wave concerns

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases continued to show a marked on-week growth Friday as the country is bracing for another virus wave in the winter, health authorities said.The country reported 54,519 new COVID-19 infectio
S. Korea's currency jumps on Fed's pivot hope

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SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency rose sharply Friday on hopes that the Federal Reserve could slow the pace of aggressive monetary tightening over eased inflation woes, market watchers said.The local currency had been trading at 1,
S. Korea stresses no plan for lethal weapon supply to Ukraine

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SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's defense ministry on Friday reaffirmed its commitment not to provide Ukraine with lethal military support, responding to a news report that Seoul is working on a "confidential" arms deal with Wa