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(2nd LD) VP Harris meets S. Korean women leaders to discuss gender equality

(ATTN: UPDATES with Harris' remarks in 4th para)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean women leaders from various walks of life in Seoul on Thursday to discuss gender equality, a key foc
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(3rd LD) Harris promises to seek solutions to S. Korea's concerns about IRA

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details of Yoon-Harris meeting; CHANGES headline; ADDS photos)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris promised President Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday that the United States will look for
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(LEAD) VP Harris meets S. Korean women leaders to discuss gender equality

(ATTN: UPDATES with Harris' visit to DMZ in last 3 paras)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean women leaders from various walks of life in Seoul on Thursday to discuss gender equality,
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(2nd LD) Yoon, Harris share concern over N. Korea, discuss IRA

(ATTN: UPDATES with presidential office's briefing on Yoon-Harris meeting; CHANGES headline)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shared their concern about North Korea's nucle
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VP Harris meets S. Korean women leaders to discuss gender equality

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korean women leaders from various walks of life in Seoul on Thursday to discuss gender equality, a key focus of the Joe Biden administration's domestic and foreign polic
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Supreme Court rules in favor of ex-sex workers at brothels for U.S. troops

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the state to pay compensation to former sex workers at now-defunct brothels for American troops, recognizing the state's responsibility for brokering or conniving at prostitution.U
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Yoon picks new education minister

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol named Lee Ju-ho, a professor at the Korea Development Institute and former education minister under the Lee Myung-bak administration, to be his new education minister, his office said Thursday.If ap
(URGENT) Harris says U.S. completely indifferent to controversy surrounding Yoon-Biden meeting in New York: presidential office

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(URGENT) S. Korea, U.S. to plan Yoon's visit to U.S. next year on 70th anniv. of alliance: presidential office

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(URGENT) Yoon, Harris voice serious concern over N. Korea's missile tests, legalization of nuclear force: presidential office

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(URGENT) Harris says she and Biden are well aware of S. Korea's concerns about IRA, will seek solutions: presidential office

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Ruling party files complaint accusing MBC of misreporting Yoon's hot mic incident

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The ruling People Power Party (PPP) filed a complaint against MBC TV with the prosecution Thursday, accusing the broadcaster of misreporting President Yoon Suk-yeol's remarks made during a trip to New York last week. T
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(LEAD) Unification minister to visit Germany next week

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top point man on North Korea will visit Germany next week to seek support for Seoul's regional peace and denuclearization efforts, his office said Thur
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7-yr jail term finalized for Air Force officer in high-profile sexual harassment case

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- The Supreme Court on Thursday finalized a seven-year prison term handed down to a noncommissioned Air Force officer for sexually abusing a female colleague who later took her own life.The master sergeant, onl
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Military reports 355 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 355 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 278,631, the defense ministry said.The new cases were comprised of 231 from the Army, 46 f
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(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold trilateral anti-sub drills in East Sea

(ATTN: UPDATES with U.S. military's release in paras 8-10)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold trilateral anti-submarine drills in the international waters of the East Sea later this week f
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(LEAD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases under 40,000 for 3rd day amid eased virus curbs

(ATTN: ADDS new info in paras 7 and 8; RECASTS paras 9 and 11)SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 40,000 for the third straight day Thursday as the virus wave has been gradually slowing down.The county report
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(LEAD) Yoon meets with U.S. Vice President Harris amid N. Korea threat, IRA concerns

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with meeting taking place, remarks by Yoon, Harris; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk-yeol met with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Seoul on Thursday amid an escal
(URGENT) Yoon says he plans to continue to develop S. Korea-U.S. alliance for freedom, safety, prosperity

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(URGENT) Harris says she is in Seoul to reinforce strength of S. Korea-U.S. alliance

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