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Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to hand over captured N.K. soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian captives

By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is prepared to hand over captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian captives in Russia, a day after revealing the country's seizu
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(LEAD) N.K. soldier captured by Ukraine says he thought was going to training, not war: Kyiv

(ATTN: UPDATES with NIS' confirmation in paras 9-10, 12)SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has claimed during questioning that he thought he was going for training, not to the war against Ukraine,
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N.K. soldier captured by Ukraine says he thought was going to training, not war: Kyiv

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has claimed during questioning that he thought he was going for training, not to the war against Ukraine, Kyiv's security service has said.On Saturday, Ukrainian
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine captured two wounded N. Korean soldiers

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukraine has captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's western Kursk region and investigators are questioning them.Zelenskyy shared the intelligence
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Black boxes of crashed Jeju Air plane missing final 4 minutes of data

SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- The black boxes of the Jeju Air Co. passenger plane involved in last month's fatal crash has been found to lack data from the final four minutes before the explosion, according to investigative authorities Saturday.Acco
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(2nd LD) Sullivan calls Yoon's martial law bid 'shocking,' 'wrong,' says alliance still set for success despite turmoil

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more remarks in paras 7-9)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday portrayed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid as "shocking" an
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(LEAD) Sullivan calls Yoon's martial law bid 'shocking,' 'wrong,' says alliance still set for success despite turmoil

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday portrayed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid as "shocking" and "wrong,&qu
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Sullivan calls Yoon's martial law bid 'shocking,' 'wrong,' says alliance still set for success despite turmoil

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Friday portrayed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched martial law bid as "shocking" and "wrong," but voiced confidence
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Jan. 6-- N. Korea launches suspected hypersonic missile weeks before Trump's inaugurationN. Korea appears set to hold Pyongyang Int'l Mara
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.------------USFK commander stresses need to maintain trilateral cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., JapanSEOUL -- The top commander of the U.S. Forces Korea
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------Presidential office denies involvement in drone infiltration to PyongyangSEOUL -- The presidential office denied Thursday the opposition's claims tha
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------(LEAD) Head of abolished N.K. party organ on inter-Korean affairs appears to retain political statusSEOUL -- Ri Son-gwon, director of North Ko
(LEAD) Head of abolished N.K. party organ on inter-Korean affairs appears to retain political status

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(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in paras 6-7)SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Ri Son-gwon, director of North Korea's abolished United Front Department (UFD) in charge of affairs with South Korea, appears to have retained his political status even after t
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Head of abolished N.K. party organ on inter-Korean affairs appears to retain political status

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- Ri Son-gwon, director of North Korea's abolished United Front Department (UFD) in charge of affairs with South Korea, appears to have retained his political status even after the department's purported dissolution,
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N. Korea includes Russian language in official postal stamp description for 1st time

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has included Russian in the description of its new postal stamps set to be issued in the new year, the website of its stamp agency showed Friday, reflecting the country's growing alignment with Russia.A stam
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(3rd LD) Flight data recorder from crashed Jeju Air plane to be sent to U.S. for analysis: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS more info, comments in paras 3-5, new photo)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Wednesday it will send the flight data recorder from the crashed Jeju Air plane to the United States for analysis.The exact timeline fo
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(2nd LD) Flight data recorder from crashed Jeju Air plane to be sent to U.S. for analysis: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS new info in paras 1-5, new photo; RECASTS headline)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government said Wednesday it will send the flight data recorder from the crashed Jeju Air plane to the United States for analysis.The exact time
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(URGENT) Flight data recorder from crashed Jeju Air plane to be sent to U.S. for analysis: ministry

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(3rd LD) Yoon's senior aides offer to resign after acting president appoints key justices

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 6-7)SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- Senior aides of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, including his chief of staff, offered to resign Wednesday, a day after acting President Choi Sang-mok appointed two justices to
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N. Korea briefly reports on Xi's sending of New Year's greeting to Kim without details

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday briefly reported on Chinese President Xi Jinping's sending of a New Year's greeting to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without disclosing other details in yet another sign of Pyongyang's