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  JYP founder named co-chair of presidential pop culture committee

  SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Park Jin-young, founder of the K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment and a successful solo artist himself, was appointed to co-chair a new presidential committee on pop culture
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  Minor Rebuilding Korea Party in turmoil after leadership quits over sexual misconduct scandal

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- The minor Rebuilding Korea Party has been in turmoil after its top leaders resigned en masse amid intensifying scrutiny over the party's handling of sexual misconduct cases.On Sunday, acting leader Kim Sun-m
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  Lee's approval rating up for 3rd straight week: poll

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating rose for the third consecutive week to 56 percent, driven by positive assessment of his livelihood-related policies, a survey showed Monday.According to the Realmete
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  Nat'l Assembly speaker urges China's vice premier to develop economic cooperation

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik has held a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang and urged Beijing to develop economic cooperation with Seoul at a time of rapidly changing economic order, accord
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  Lee's approval rating inches up for 2 straight weeks: poll

  By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating reached 63 percent ahead of his 100th day in office, a poll showed Friday, driven by positive feedback of his recent summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japa
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  Minor Rebuilding Korea Party embroiled in sexual misconduct scandal

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- The minor Rebuilding Korea Party has been embroiled in an intensifying sexual misconduct scandal, prompting an apology by the party's acting leader a day after its spokesperson quit in protest of the leaders
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  Lee urges umbrella unions to engage in dialogue with gov't, companies

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged the heads of two major umbrella labor unions to engage in dialogue with the government and companies, as he discussed a wide range of pending labor issues with them. Lee
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  Nat'l Assembly speaker asks China's Zhao to 'prudently' handle Yellow Sea issue

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik held a meeting with China's top legislator, Zhao Leji, in Beijing on Thursday, during which Woo asked Zhao to "prudently" handle issues related to the Yello
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  Lee's approval rating rebounds to above 60 pct: poll

  SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating climbed to 62 percent on the back of positive assessment of his policies on welfare and diplomacy, a survey showed Thursday.In a National Barometer Survey (NBS) conducted from M
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  Gov't, ruling party agree to pass bills on improving essential health care

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) - The government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Thursday they will push to pass two bills aimed at strengthening essential medical care and narrowing regional discrepancies, after a monthslong medical st
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  (LEAD) Assembly Speaker Woo shook hands with N. Korea's Kim in Beijing: Woo's office

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline)By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik shook hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the occasion of a massive military parade in China on Wednesday, his office
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  (News Focus) Kim's presence in Beijing with Putin, Xi likely to offer diplomatic leverage

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's rare appearance alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a massive military parade in Beijing is widely viewed as Kim's effort to s
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  (URGENT) Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik shook hands with N. Korea's Kim in Beijing: Woo's office

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  (LEAD) Kim thanks Putin for praising N. Korean troops in Russia as they meet in Beijing

  (ATTN: UPDATES throughout; CHANGES headline, photo) By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for hailing the North's troops deployed in Russia to aid Moscow's war against
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  Nat'l Assembly speaker attends military parade in Beijing

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik on Wednesday attended a massive military parade in China alongside North Korea's Kim Jong-un and other world leaders. Woo attended the military parade with his wife in
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  Kim, Putin hold bilateral talks in Beijing

  By Yi Wonju SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks Wednesday on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing. The two leaders met at the Diaoyutai state guest house after
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  (URGENT) Kim, Putin start bilateral meeting on sidelines of Chinese military parade: Tass

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  About 2,000 N.K. troops deployed to Russia estimated to have been killed: NIS

  By Yi WonjuSEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The spy agency estimated around 2,000 North Korean troops dispatched to Russia for combat in Ukraine were killed, lawmakers said Tuesday.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) shared the assessment during a clos
• (URGENT) N. Korea's Kim likely to hold bilateral summit with China, Russia: spy agency

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  Lee gives speech on Liberation Day

  Lee gives speech on Liberation DayPresident Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech marking the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day during a ceremony held at the Sejong Center for Performing Arts in Seoul on A