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(URGENT) Acting President Han, Japan's Ishiba agree to continue trilateral cooperation with U.S. against N. Korea-Russia ties

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(URGENT) Acting President Han, Japan's Ishiba agree to continue cooperation on stable bilateral ties

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(URGENT) Acting President Han speaks with Japanese PM Ishiba by phone: Han's office

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(LEAD) Acting President Han demands parliamentary reconsideration of six contentious bills

(ATTN: UPDATES with Han's remarks in paras 3-4, 8-10; RECASTS headline; CHANGES photo; ADDS byline)By Kim Eun-jungSEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday demanded the National Assembly reconsider six contentious bills
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Acting President Han demands parliamentary reconsideration of six contentious bills passed by opposition

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Han Duck-soo on Thursday demanded the National Assembly reconsider six contentious bills passed by the main opposition Democratic Party. A motion demanding reconsideration of the four agricultural bills and
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(URGENT) Gov't approves parliamentary reconsideration of six contentious bills passed by opposition

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Constitutional Court to hold first plenary meeting since receiving Yoon impeachment case

By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court is set to hold the first plenary meeting of its justices Thursday since receiving the National Assembly's impeachment case against President Yoon Suk Yeol.The Council of Justices,
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100 military vehicles, choppers mobilized for Dec. 3 martial law operation

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Some 100 military vehicles and 12 Blackhawk helicopters were mobilized by the military for the short-lived martial law imposition on Dec. 3, an opposition lawmaker said Thursday.The list of mobilized equipment includes 107
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Finance minister warns of short-term market volatility following U.S. rate cut

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on Thursday forecast heightened volatility in South Korea's financial and foreign exchange markets in the short term following the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest rate cut.
Thursday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Thursday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul05/-5Cloudy10Incheon03/-5Cloudy10Suwon05/-7Cloudy10Cheongju05/-5Sunny10Daejeon06/-
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Senate passes annual defense policy bill, including maintaining USFK troop level

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The Senate approved an annual defense policy bill Wednesday that calls for maintaining some 28,500 American troops in South Korea and reaffirming the United States' deterrence commitment to the Asian
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(LEAD) U.S. assesses Russia may be close to accepting N. Korea's nuclear weapons program: Washington envoy

(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 6-14)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States believes Russia may be close to accepting North Korea's nuclear weapons program in a reversal of its long-standing commitment to denuc
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N. Korea defends military alignment with Russia as 'normal' cooperative ties

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday denounced the United States, South Korea and other nations for issuing a joint statement condemning military cooperation between the North and Russia, claiming they were "distorting and slander
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U.S. assesses Russia may be close to accepting N. Korea's nuclear weapons program: Washington envoy

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States believes Russia may be close to accepting North Korea's nuclear weapons program in a reversal of its long-standing commitment to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, its ambassador to
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Dec. 19.Korean-language dailies-- Rival party leaders voice differences over cause, solution to impeachment turmoil (Kyunghyang Shinmun)-- 'Yoon's insur
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(URGENT) U.S. assesses N. Korea has sent to Russia more than 20,000 shipping containers of munitions to date: Washington envoy

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(URGENT) U.S. assesses Russia may be close to accepting N. Korea's nuclear weapons program: Washington envoy

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(3rd LD) U.S. Fed cuts key lending rate by quarter-percentage point, signals fewer cuts next year

(ATTN: RECASTS lead)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point and signaled the possibility of two reductions next year, two fewer than what i
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(2nd LD) U.S. Fed cuts key lending rate by quarter-percentage point, signals fewer cuts next year

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; ADDS more details, info in paras 3-6; CHANGES photo)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point, while curtailing the
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(LEAD) U.S. Fed cuts key lending rate by quarter-percentage point

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more details in paras 3-4)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point, while curtailing the anticipated number of nex