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(URGENT) S. Korea's spy agency confirms Ukraine's capture of injured N.K. soldier

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(URGENT) Finance minister urges opposition-controlled parliament to reconsider impeachment of acting president

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(LEAD) Constitutional Court set to hold first preparatory hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial

(ATTN: CLARIFIES makeup of legal defense teams)By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first preparatory hearing Friday of a trial on the validity of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment by the Nation
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Ukraine possibly captures 1st N. Korean soldier: report

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian forces have likely captured a North Korean soldier in what could be the first instance of its kind, a Ukrainian news report has said, as North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine.Ukraine&#
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Hanwha Systems to export K11, K9A1 arms systems to Egypt

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Systems Co. said Friday it will export arms control systems for the K11 fire command armored vehicle and the upgraded K9A1 self-propelled howitzer to Egypt.Hanwha Systems said it will supply the fire command system f
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(LEAD) Yoon appoints legal defense team for impeachment trial

(ATTN: CLARIFIES makeup of team)By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol has appointed a legal defense team to handle his impeachment trial and investigations related to his brief imposition of martial law, his representative
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(LEAD) Korean won further dips to lowest level in nearly 16 yrs amid deepening political chaos

(ATTN: RECASTS headline with more info; ADDS more info from 3rd para)SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency dipped further against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in nearly 16 years Friday amid a deepening political crisis and growt
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Korean won further dips to lowest level in nearly 16 yrs

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean currency dipped further against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in nearly 16 years Friday amid a deepening political crisis and growth woes.The Korean won opened at 1,467.5 won per dollar, down 2.7 won
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Constitutional Court set to hold first preparatory hearing of Yoon's impeachment trial

By Lee Haye-ahSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first preparatory hearing Friday of a trial on the validity of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment by the National Assembly over his brief imposition of martia
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SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Friday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul01/-7Cloudy40Incheon01/-6Cloudy40Suwon01/-8Sunny40Cheongju02/-4Sunny60Daejeon03/-5Su
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Ex-head of financial regulator named envoy for int'l finance cooperation

By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- A former head of South Korea's financial regulator has been appointed as the country's representative tasked with promoting its economic and financial standing, the foreign ministry said Friday.Choi
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Putin hopes for continued cooperation with N. Korea in his New Year's message to Kim

SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a New Year's message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, expressing hopes that the two nations will continue to cooperate in the next year, Pyongyang's state media reported
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Number of people changing residences falls to 50-yr low in Nov.

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The number of South Koreans who moved to different residences in the country last month fell to the lowest level in nearly 50 years, data showed Thursday.Approximately 466,000 people changed residences in Nove
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(LEAD) S. Korea sanctions 15 N. Korean IT workers, 1 entity over illicit funding for nuclear, missile programs

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 4-6, 10-12) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will impose independent sanctions on 15 North Korean IT workers and one entity over their roles in the illicit cyber activities to fund
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S. Korea sanctions 15 N. Korean IT workers, 1 entity over illicit funding for nuclear, missile programs

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday it will impose independent sanctions on 15 North Korean IT workers and one entity over their roles in the illicit cyber activities to fund the country's nuclear and missile de
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N. Korea presumed to disband all organizations dealing with inter-Korean issues: Seoul

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is presumed to have disbanded all of its roughly 10 official organizations responsible for addressing inter-Korean issues, following leader Kim Jong-un's order last year to codify South Korea a
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Zelenskyy says more than 3,000 N. Korean troops killed, wounded in Russian frontline

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- More than 3,000 North Korean troops have been killed or wounded in Russia's western frontline region of Kursk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, raising concern about the potential deployment of addition
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Kremlin aide says N.K. military may take part in Victory Day parade next year: Sputnik

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- A Kremlin aide has said the North Korean military may take part in a parade designed to mark the 80th anniversary of a special day next year that commemorates the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in World W
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U.S. intelligence agencies believe troop dispatch to Russia was N. Korea's idea: NYT

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. intelligence agencies believe that North Korea's troop deployment to Russia was Pyongyang's idea, The New York Times (NYT) reported Monday, although some Western officials thought Moscow had
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S. Korean military spots supply removal at now-demolished Kaesong liaison office

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- New activities seemingly involving the removal of items have been detected at the now-shuttered joint industrial park in the North Korean border city of Kaesong, the South Korean military said Monday.The joint liaison offic