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N. Korea remains silent on Yoon's impeachment

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has remained silent on the South Korean Constitutional Court's decision Friday to uphold the impeachment of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol.As of 9:30 p.m. -- roughly 10 hours after the court ruled to remo
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Unification ministry vows to monitor N. Korea, stably manage situation on peninsula after Yoon's ouster

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry vowed Friday to monitor any movements by North Korea and stably manage the security situation on the Korean Peninsula after the Constitutional Court's ruling that ousted impeached former Preside
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S. Korea welcomes adoption of U.N. resolution against N. Korea's human rights violations

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday welcomed the recent adoption of a U.N. resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea and urged the regime to immediately release South Koreans held in the country.During its 58th session
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N. Korea says 'proud' economic results achieved in Q1 after cabinet meeting

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has held a plenary cabinet meeting and concluded the country achieved "proud" economic achievements in the first quarter of this year, state media reported Friday. The meeting was convened the previo
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N.K.'s Kim inspects service facilities under preparation in Pyongyang's new town

SEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected major service facilities being prepared for operation in a newly developed town in Pyongyang, touting them as improvements for people's convenience, state media reported Fri
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N. Korea's top university eyes office at Siberia's research hub

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Kim Il Sung University is exploring the possibility of opening a representative office in Russia's key research hub in Siberia, according to the website of a Russian university Thursday.Russia's No
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Head of N. Korea's assembly meets Russia's party delegation in Pyongyang

SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The head of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) has met with a visiting Russian party delegation in Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Thursday. Pak In-chol, chairman of the North's SPA, m
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Nationwide donations for wildfire relief efforts top 84 bln won

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- Nationwide donations for wildfire relief efforts have surpassed 84 billion won (US$57.5 million) as South Korea continues to recover from its worst wildfire disaster, the government said Wednesday.According to the Central D
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Gov't signs agreement to use 500 mln-won donation to support N. Korean defectors

ANSEONG, South Korea, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry signed an agreement Wednesday to use 500 million won (US$340,900) donated by an individual to financially support North Korean defectors' resettlement in South Korea.The agreement
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N. Korean troops suffer over 5,000 casualties in Kursk region: British defense ministry

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean troops have incurred more than 5,000 casualties while fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia's western front-line region of Kursk, Britain's defense ministry has said.As of last month, approximately a thir
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Death toll from wildfires rises to 31

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The death toll from South Korea's worst-ever wildfires that ravaged the southeastern regions until last week has increased to 31, authorities said Wednesday.The interior ministry said one person who sustained serious in
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N. Korea denounces U.S., Japan's munitions cooperation, vows to bolster deterrence

SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced the United States and Japan's latest agreement to co-produce an advanced air-to-air missile for raising strategic instability in the Asia-Pacific region, vowing to bolster its powerful
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(LEAD) Top U.S. general nominee calls N. Korea 'immediate security challenge,' backs trilateral cooperation with Japan

(ATTN: ADDS photos; UPDATES with more remarks, details in paras 9-24; RECASTS throughout)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, April 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman described North Korea's nuclear
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Top U.S. general nominee calls N. Korea 'immediate security challenge,' backs trilateral cooperation with Japan

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, April 1 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman described North Korea's nuclear and missile programs as an "immediate security challenge" on Tuesday, while s
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China's top envoy to N. Korea visits cemetery of fallen Chinese troops during Korean War

SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- China's top envoy to Pyongyang visited the cemetery in an eastern North Korean province and paid his tribute to Chinese troops who fell during the 1950-53 Korean War to mark the 75th anniversary of their participation i
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(LEAD) Russia's party delegation arrives in N. Korea amid deepening bilateral cooperation

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more info in paras 3-5)SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- A delegation of Russia's Communist Party has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, as both nations have been deepening cooperation in
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Trump says there's 'communication' with N.K. leader Kim

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there is "communication" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un while noting he will "do something" on the recalcitrant regime "at som
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Russia's party delegation arrives in N. Korea amid deepening bilateral cooperation

SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- A delegation of Russia's Communist Party has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, amid preparations reportedly being under way for the North's leader Kim Jong-un to visit Russia this yea
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(LEAD) N. Korea holds 1st large-scale workshop of instructors for children's union

(ATTN: UPDATES with minor edits, official comments throughout)SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has hosted the first large-scale workshop of instructors for a nationwide children's union, emphasizing their role in fostering young people'
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N. Korea holds 1st large-scale gathering of instructors for children's union

SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has hosted the first large-scale gathering of instructors for a nationwide children's union, emphasizing their role in fostering young people's loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Monday