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#heat wave advisorySeoul faces season's first heat wave advisory
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The season's first heat wave advisory will be issued in Seoul this week, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Monday. The KMA said the heat wave advisory ... 16:11 Jun. 08 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon says campaign for 'comfort women' should go on despite recent controversy
(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks in paras 10-13; ADDS photo, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in broke his silence Monday about a simmering controversy over the ... 15:50 Jun. 08 -
#table tennis rooms administrative orderTable tennis clubs asked to close, as coronavirus cases top 1,000 in Seoul
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- All table tennis facilities in Seoul were recommended Monday to close temporarily to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, after a new cluster of infections broke out a... 15:33 Jun. 08 -
#Moon Jae-in
Moon says campaign for 'comfort women' should go on despite recent controversy
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in broke his silence Monday about a simmering controversy over the decadeslong campaign led by civic activists to raise public awareness of Japan's sexu... 15:15 Jun. 08 -
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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong attends arrest warrant hearing over succession p... 13:30 Jun. 08 -
#dailies
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on June 8)
Basic income Basic income should not be mere campaign promise The idea of basic income has been thrown into the center of political debate. Kim Chong-in, head of the conservative opposition United... 07:01 Jun. 08 -
#headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on June 8. Korean-language dailies -- N.K. heightens strong rhetoric against S. Korea, seen as aimed... 07:00 Jun. 08 -
#Korean history
Today in Korean history
June 8 1953 -- The U.N. Command signs a treaty with the North Korean and Chinese forces to exchange prisoners captured during the 1950-53 Korean War. The parties signed an armistice in July tha... 14:00 Jun. 07 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon vows stronger national defense, security in Memorial Day address
(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in 6th para, photo) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in stressed his government's unswerving push for a peaceful Korea on Saturday, speaking in ... 11:21 Jun. 06 -
#Moon Jae-in
Moon vows stronger national defense, security in Memorial Day address
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in stressed his government's unswerving push for a peaceful Korea on Saturday, speaking in public hours after Pyongyang's threat of closing an inter-Kor... 10:43 Jun. 06 -
#food waste separationSeoul distributes foreign-language guidelines on food waste disposal
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) -- Seoul's municipal government said Saturday it has translated its guidelines on separate disposal of food waste into 10 foreign languages for distribution to foreigners liv... 09:00 Jun. 06 -
#disease control(LEAD) Moon orders review of plan for disease control system reform
(ATTN: MODIFIES 5th para; UPDATES with health official's remarks from 8th para; ADDS photo) SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in instructed the authorities Friday to reconsider an announ... 17:24 Jun. 05 -
#Seoul new cluster infectionHealth product retailer emerging as new coronavirus cluster in Seoul
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- A health product retailer is emerging as a new coronavirus cluster in the Seoul metropolitan area, officials said Friday. The densely-populated area has been hit by a s... 17:23 Jun. 05 -
#South Korean National Assembly(2nd LD) New parliament opens 1st session, but opposition boycotts voting
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with more info) SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's newly elected parliament convened its first plenary session Friday, but the main opposition party walked out of the... 15:48 Jun. 05 -
#disease controlMoon orders review of plan for disease control system reform
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in instructed the authorities Friday to reconsider an announced scheme to transfer the control of a state-run research institute to the health ministry ... 14:59 Jun. 05 -
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday. ---------------- (2nd LD) Virus fight still dogged by cluster infections ahead of further school reo... 13:39 Jun. 05 -
#South Korean National Assembly(LEAD) New parliament opens 1st session, but opposition boycotts voting
(ATTN: REWRITES lead; UPDATES with more info from 7th para) SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's newly elected parliament convened its first plenary session Friday, but the main opposition party... 12:16 Jun. 05 -
#Moon Jae-in(LEAD) Moon preps for retirement in rural town near Tongdo Temple in Yangsan
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with Cheong Wa Dae's announcement; CHANGES dateline) SEOUL/ YANGSAN, June 5 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in has purchased a property in Yangsan, a rural city in the sout... 11:44 Jun. 05
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(LEAD) Arrivals from high-risk nations required to submit proof of 'negative' virus test results
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(2nd LD) Political controversy erupts over mourning Seoul mayor's passing
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(3rd LD) New virus cases rebound; imported cases, cluster infections on steady rise
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(LEAD) New virus cases rebound to above 60; imported cases at 4-month high
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Friends, family bid final farewell to Seoul mayor
News Focus
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N.K. seeks to distract from domestic hardships with liaison office demolition: experts
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S. Korean universities seek to ensure both academic integrity and anti-virus measures
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Debate over basic income takes center stage in S. Korean politics
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Moon's post-corona presidency laden with tough tasks
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S. Korea shifts toward new normal of everyday quarantine but wary of 'blind spots'
