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(2nd LD) Fire breaks out at Nat'l Hangeul Museum in Seoul; 1 firefighter injured

(ATTN: UPDATES with culture minister's comments at bottom; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at the National Hangeul Museum in central Seoul on Saturday, prompting an emergency response from local fire authorities, according t
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(2nd LD) 2 fishing boats run aground in Jeju, leaving 1 dead, 3 missing

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground Saturday in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, leaving one dead and three oth
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Yoon's legal team requests recusal of 3 justices from impeachment case

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal team in his impeachment case said Saturday it has submitted a formal request to the Constitutional Court, urging three justices to recuse themselves, citing concerns over impartiality. Yoo
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(URGENT) Accident involving 2 fishing boats in Jeju leaves 1 dead, 3 missing out of 15 crew members

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(LEAD) Fire breaks out at Nat'l Hangeul Museum in Seoul; 1 firefighter injured

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout; ADDS, REPLACES photo)SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at the National Hangeul Museum in central Seoul on Saturday, prompting an emergency response from local fire authorities, according to
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(LEAD) 12 people rescued after fishing boats run aground off Jeju Island; 1 in cardiac arrest

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Twelve people were rescued Saturday after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, according to th
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(URGENT) 12 out of 15 crew members of Jeju fishing boat accident rescued; 1 in cardiac arrest

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10 people rescued after 2 fishing boats run aground off Jeju Island

JEJU, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- Ten people were rescued Saturday after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, according to the Coast Guard.The Coast Guard said it received report
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N. Korea's exports of wristwatches to China rank 2nd after Japan in 2024: report

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's exports of wristwatches to China ranked second in terms of volume last year after Japan, a report showed Saturday, as Pyongyang has been ramping up outbound shipments of products not subject to U.N. sanctio
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Fire breaks out at Nat'l Hangeul Museum in Seoul

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at the National Hangeul Museum in central Seoul on Saturday, prompting an emergency response from local fire authorities, according to officials.According to the Yongsan District Office and fire officials, t
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S. Korea voices regret after Japan's UNESCO report again fails to reflect forced labor

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea voiced disappointment Saturday after Japan's follow-up report on its UNESCO-listed industrial sites failed to provide the full historical context, including the wartime forced labor involvin
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SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Feb. 1.Korean-language dailies-- U.S. companies' DeepSeek fears grow over concerns about info leak to China (Kookmin Daily)-- Constitutional Court dismisses
Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul07/-1Cloudy0Incheon05/-2Cloudy0Suwon06/-2Cloudy0Cheongju07/01Sleet20Daejeon08/01Sle
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(LEAD) U.S. authorities nab S. Korean convicted of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct: White House

(ATTN: ADDS White House remarks in paras 4-5)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The White House said Friday that a federal law enforcement agency has arrested a South Korean national convicted of possession or control of material depictin
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U.S. authorities nab S. Korean convicted of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct: White House

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The White House said Friday that a federal law enforcement agency has arrested a South Korean national convicted of possession or control of material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct, as it
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(2nd LD) Hegseth reaffirms strong alliance with S. Korea during 1st phone talks with Seoul's defense chief

(ATTN: ADDS Pentagon readout in paras 7-8)By Lee MinjiSEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's acting Defense Minister Kim Seon-ho and new U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held their first phone call Friday and reaffirmed the steadfast allianc
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U.S.-led guerrilla unit named as Korean War hero for next month

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's veterans ministry said Friday it has designated the U.S. 8240th Army Unit, a U.S.-led guerrilla force, as the Korean War hero for February in recognition of its contributions during the 1950-53 conflict.Fo
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Current, former KCTU officials indicted for alleged ties with N. Korean agent

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Friday indicted a current and former official of a major umbrella union for allegedly receiving orders from a North Korean agent they met in China in 2018.The Suwon District Prosecutors Office said it indicte
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S. Korea to issue travel ban for eastern province of Democratic Republic of the Congo amid armed clashes

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to issue a travel ban for an eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo due to intensifying fighting between government and rebel forces in the country, the foreign ministry said Friday.The L
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Court assigns Yoon's case to criminal division overseeing other martial law cases

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Central District Court on Friday assigned impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law case to one of its criminal panels, making the division responsible for all cases related to last month's brief epi