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#Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pactS. Korea to fully review 'strategic value' of intel-sharing pact with Japan: ministry
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take the strategic value of a military information-sharing pact with Japan into full consideration when determining whether to renew the agreement, the d... 11:46 Aug. 22 -
#F-35A2 more F-35A stealth fighters arrive in S. Korea
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- Two more F-35A fighter jets arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, military sources said, bringing the total number of the stealth fighters in the country's Air Force to si... 17:21 Aug. 21 -
#S. Korea-U.S. exercise(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. wrap up summertime combined exercise
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, paras 1-4 with completion; ADDS more comments, details in paras 8-9, 11, 15) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States wrapped up their we... 15:42 Aug. 20 -
#S. Korea-U.S. exerciseS. Korea, U.S. to wrap up combined exercise
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States were to wrap up their weekslong combined exercise on Tuesday as scheduled, military officers said. The completion of t... 06:00 Aug. 20 -
#F-35A arrivalFour more F-35A stealth fighters to arrive in S. Korea this week
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Four more F-35A fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in South Korea later this week, military sources said Monday, which will bring the total number of the stealth fighte... 15:27 Aug. 19 -
#humidifier sterilizer military use(LEAD) Panel confirms widespread use of humidifier disinfectants in military
(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS defense ministry's stance in paras 9-10) SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Humidifier disinfectants, suspected to have been a cause for at least dozens of deaths, were widely use... 14:50 Aug. 19 -
#Moon-veterans affairsMoon cites veterans affairs as driving force of national unity
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in on Monday stressed the significance of veterans affairs in efforts to promote national unity, as he appointed a new minister to lead related policie... 14:47 Aug. 19 -
#history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 20 1901 -- Construction begins on a railroad connecting Seoul and Busan. 1907 -- A modern barber shop opens at the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). 1971 -- Red Cross ... 14:00 Aug. 19 -
#humidifier sterilizer military usePanel confirms widespread use of humidifier disinfectants in military
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Humidifier disinfectants, which have claimed the lives of more than 1,420 local consumers, were widely used in military barracks and hospitals in the early 2000s, a state... 13:58 Aug. 19 -
#news summary
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (LEAD) S. Korea calls in Japanese diplomat over Fukushima water discharge plan SEO... 13:22 Aug. 19 -
#Dokdo defense drillsDetails for Dokdo defense drills yet to be fixed: ministry
By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is still reviewing the timing and the scale of semiannual maritime defense drills to be held on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo, the... 11:49 Aug. 19 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Aug. 19. Korean-language dailies -- Hong Kong's aspirations for democratization unstopped by threat ... 07:00 Aug. 19 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
Aug. 19 1964 -- South Korea joins the Inter-Parliamentary Union, an international organization of the parliaments of sovereign states. 1980 -- The Chun Doo-hwan administration forces 617 pu... 14:00 Aug. 18 -
#NK projectiles(4th LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: RECASTS lead with latest info; ADDS more details, comments throughout) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two short-range projectiles presumed to be ballistic missil... 16:39 Aug. 16 -
#NK projectiles(3rd LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS latest info in paras 1-5) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, ... 12:00 Aug. 16 -
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#NK projectiles(2nd LD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 5-15, 20-23, photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military... 11:38 Aug. 16 -
#NK projectiles(LEAD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, photo) By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, the si... 09:29 Aug. 16 -
#NK projectiles
N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said. The projectiles were fired from its eastern coastal county of ... 08:43 Aug. 16
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(LEAD) Police identify suspect in serial murder case from 1980s
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Police identify suspect in serial murder case from 1980s
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Suspect denies involvement in S. Korea's worst serial murder case
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Moon's approval rating hits lowest amid Cho Kuk controversy
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(LEAD) U.S. official says he assumes N. Korea continues to make nukes
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Film on '80s serial murder regains attention with identification of key suspect
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Employment conundrum looms large in S. Korea with aging population
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Cho Kuk row hits nerve with weary Korean parents, students
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N. Korea seen eyeing high ground in upcoming nuclear talks with U.S.
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U.S., N.K. on course for nuke talks despite challenges ahead
