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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
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(LEAD) N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia: Seoul

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6, 9, 13-14, photo, byline)By Lee Minji and Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, possibly including suicide drones, in s
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N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia: Seoul

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing to deploy additional troops and military equipment to Russia, possibly including suicide drones, in support of Moscow's war against Ukraine, the South's military said Monday.The a
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Ukrainian military unveils false IDs used by N.K. troops deployed to Russia: report

SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- Ukraine's military unveiled what it claimed were false identification documents carried by North Korean troops killed in the war with Russia, a report showed, amid Kyiv's claim that Russia is trying to conceal the p
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N. Korea portrays leader Kim as 'benevolent father' in flood recovery projects

By Park Boram SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea touted the recovery of the country's flood-damaged northwestern regions as "miracles" in reports released Monday, using the occasion to portray leader Kim Jong-un as a "benevo
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N. Korean leader attends ceremony for rebuilt houses in flood-hit area: KCNA

SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ceremony marking the completion of houses rebuilt after July's floods, emphasizing enhanced disaster response and self-rehabilitation, the country's state media reporte
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Unification minister vows efforts for return of S. Koreans detained in N. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho vowed Saturday to make efforts to ensure the return of South Koreans detained in North Korea amid uncertainty over their fate after years of detention.Kim made the pledge in an end-of-year g
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-U.S.-Japan talks on Indo-Pacific as 'insult' to peace

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the United States and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an "insult" to peace.The Rodo
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Fire breaks out at SK Energy's Ulsan plant; no casualties reported

ULSAN, South Korea, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- A fire broke out at the SK Energy Co. plant located within a petrochemical industrial complex in the southeastern city of Ulsan on Friday, fire authorities saidNo casualties have been reported.Firefighters are