SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weather
forecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Thursday.

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Thursday that it will rebuild its

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed to uphold its military-first policy

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SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed on Monday to continue to uphold its

SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea vowed on Monday to continue to uphold its
military-first policy and rebuild its economy for a better standard of living for

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By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will help rebuild North Korea's ailing

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expert's view)
By Kim Hyun

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will seek to clinch a free trade deal with
the European Union (EU) by March and launch trade talks with Australia and five

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Opposition lawmakers exhausted from a nearly week-long

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SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest