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(2nd LD) N. Korea successfully test-fired surface-to-air missile system: KCNA

(ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS byline, details in paras 8-9, 11-13)By Park Boram and Lee MinjiSEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its latest surface-to-air missile system, state media reported Friday, as South Korea and th
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(LEAD) Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with background in past 4 paras; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea Friday and will meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russia's news agency Tass reporte
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Russia's top security official arrives in N. Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un: report

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in North Korea Friday and will meet with leader Kim Jong-un, Russia's news agency Tass reported.After his arrival in Pyongyang, Shoigu is scheduled to meet
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(LEAD) N. Korea successfully test-fired surface-to-air missile system: KCNA

(ATTN: REWRITES headline, lead; ADDS details in paras 6-8)By Park Boram SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its latest surface-to-air missile system, which was recently put into full-scale production, as leader Kim Jon
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N. Korea raps U.S. questionnaires on communist links for U.N. aid groups as new version of McCarthyism

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced the United States on Friday for sending questionnaires to U.N. aid agencies to ask whether they have any links to communism or an anti-U.S. stance, calling the move "the 21st century version of
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2 N. Koreans aboard wooden boat discovered in S. Korean waters in early March: military officials

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- Two North Koreans aboard a wooden boat drifting in the Yellow Sea were discovered earlier this month and are now under questioning, military officials said Friday.The military took the two men into custody after a P-3 mari
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N.K. leader calls for bolstering shipbuilding capacity during visit to Nampho shipyard

SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a military dockyard in the western port city of Nampho and ordered a rapid increase in shipbuilding capacity to bolster its naval forces, state media reported Friday.Kim gave
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N. Korea warns of using 'deadliest military means' against S. Korea-U.S. military drills

By Park Boram SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday threatened to use the "deadliest military means" against joint annual military drills between South Korea and the United States. North Korea's defense ministry issued the
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N. Korea successfully test-fired latest anti-aircraft missile system: KCNA

By Park Boram SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its latest anti-aircraft missile system, which was recently put into full-scale production, as leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test, the North's state media reported
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Hundreds of injured Russian soldiers receive treatment in N. Korea: report

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- Hundreds of injured Russian soldiers have undergone treatment at medical facilities in North Korea amid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, a Russian news outlet reported Thursday, citing a senior Russian diplomat.Ru
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N. Korea slams Japan for considering deploying long-range missiles on Kyushu

SEOUL, March 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced Japan for considering deploying long-range missiles on its southwestern island of Kyushu, warning that the move would make it exposed to attacks by neighboring countries as a "common
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(News Focus) Will Trump-Putin agreement on nonproliferation efforts lead to cooperation on N.K. nuclear quandary?

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, March 18 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday on the need for cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation, raising questions over whether their potential collaboration woul
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N. Korea denounces U.S. military action against Yemen rebels as 'wanton' law violation

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday denounced the United States' deadly military action against Yemen's Houthi rebels as a "wanton" violation of international law, urging Washington to immediately stop its use of fo
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(LEAD) N. Korea urges fight against anti-socialism at meeting of heads of 'neighborhood units'

(ATTN: UPDATES with comments in last 4 paras)SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a nationwide meeting of heads of the most basic administrative unit and urged a fight against anti-socialism, state media reported Tuesday, in what is s
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N. Korea urges fight against anti-socialism at meeting of heads of 'neighborhood units'

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has convened a nationwide meeting of heads of the most basic administrative unit and urged a fight against anti-socialism, state media reported Tuesday, in what is seen as a measure to heighten state scrutiny a
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N. Korean economy, public health delegations visit Russia for exchange: KCNA

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korean delegations for economy and public health affairs have left for Russia, state news media reported Tuesday, signaling active bilateral cooperation between the two countries.The government's economic delegat
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Unification ministry expected to resume Panmunjom tour next month

SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry is expected to resume its tour program to the truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border next month following its suspension in late 2023 due to military tensions, officials said Tuesday
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Senior diplomats of N. Korea, Russia discuss arranging high-level meeting: report

SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Senior diplomats of North Korea and Russia discussed arranging a high-level meeting aimed at improving bilateral relations, Russia's news agency reported Monday. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko met with
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(LEAD) Top diplomats of S. Korea, Ukraine discuss repatriation of N.K. POWs

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 4 paras, photo)SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and Ukraine held phone talks Monday to discuss the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Foreign Ministe
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Ukraine discuss repatriation of N.K. POWs

SEOUL, March 17 (Yonhap) -- Top diplomats of South Korea and Ukraine held phone talks Monday to discuss the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war, Seoul's foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul discussed the handling of the t