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(LEAD) S. Korea vows to beef up missile defense system against N.K. threats
6hU.S. strategy with N. Korea continues to be diplomacy: Pentagon chief
nowWFP chief urges int'l community to swiftly offer food aid to N. Korea
nowAntitrust chief leaves for Colombia for competition conference
2h(LEAD) Chemical explosion at factory kills one, injures three
3h(4th LD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
3hGov't asks bus drivers call off strike
3h(3rd LD) Freed S. Korean woman traveled to 'red-alert' Mali before kidnapping: Seoul ministry
4hCJ Cheiljedang Q1 net plunges 43.3 pct
4hDongkuk Steel to inject US$150 mln into Brazilian steel mill
5h(3rd LD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
5hYonhap News Summary
5hBong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' among films in the running for Cannes' top prize
5hFAO opens liaison office in S. Korea
5h(2nd LD) Freed S. Korean woman traveled to 'red-alert' Mali before kidnapping: Seoul ministry
6h(LEAD) S. Korea vows to beef up missile defense system against N.K. threats
6hU.S. strategy with N. Korea continues to be diplomacy: Pentagon chief
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WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
The head of a U.N. food agency said Monday he is "very concerned" about food shortages in North Korea and called for donations to the ...3 hours ago
#unification ministerUnification minister, WFP head to discuss N. Korea's food shortages
Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul is expected to discuss worsening food shortages in North Korea when he meets the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday, his office said. Kim's meeting...11 hours ago
#inter-Korean tiesHalf of S. Koreans say gov't should pursue dialogue with N. Korea: poll
About half of South Koreans think the government should seek dialogue with North Korea, a survey showed Monday, as inter-Korean ties remained stalled amid the deadlocked nuclear talks between Washing...11 hours ago
#PompeoPompeo says diplomacy focused on ensuring no need to reopen N.K. nuke file
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington's diplomacy with Pyongyang is focused on ensuring that it never again has to "reopen the North Korean nuclear file." Pompeo made the re...09:01 May. 13
#USU.S. strategy with N. Korea continues to be diplomacy: Pentagon chief
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains focused on diplomacy to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program, although its military will be prepared in the event that effort fails, the Pentagon chief has said. Acti...02:49 May. 14
#WFPWFP chief urges int'l community to swiftly offer food aid to N. Korea
ROME, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The international community should swiftly provide humanitarian food assistance for starving North Korean children, despite stalled diplomacy over the North's nuclear weapons program, the head of the U.N. World F...22:02 May. 13
#unification minister(4th LD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
(ATTN: UPDATES with meeting with President Moon in paras 5-8; ADDS photo) By Koh Byung-joon, Kim Seung-yeon and Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The head of a U.N. food agency said Monday he is "very concerned" about food shortag...20:00 May. 13- #unification minister
(3rd LD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
(ATTN: ADDS details on outcome of Kim-Beasley meeting; UPDATES photo) By Koh Byung-joon, Kim Seung-yeon and Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The head of a U.N. food agency said Monday he is "very concerned" about food shortages i...17:31 May. 13 - #unification minister
(2nd LD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
(ATTN: ADDS Beasley's meeting with S. Korean FM in paras 8-9) By Koh Byung-joon and Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The head of a U.N. food agency said Monday he is "very concerned" about food shortages in North Korea and called...16:33 May. 13 - #unification minister
(LEAD) WFP head 'very concerned' about N. Korea's food shortages
(ATTN: UPDATES throughout) By Koh Byung-joon and Choi Soo-hyang SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The head of a U.N. food agency said Monday he is "very concerned" about food shortages in North Korea and called for donations to the impoverished ...16:22 May. 13 - #unification minister
Unification minister, WFP head to discuss N. Korea's food shortages
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul is expected to discuss worsening food shortages in North Korea when he meets the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday, his office said. Kim's m...11:46 May. 13 - #inter-Korean ties
Half of S. Koreans say gov't should pursue dialogue with N. Korea: poll
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- About half of South Koreans think the government should seek dialogue with North Korea, a survey showed Monday, as inter-Korean ties remained stalled amid the deadlocked nuclear talks between Washington and Pyon...11:06 May. 13
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Pompeo says diplomacy focused on ensuring no need to reopen N.K. nuke file
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S. Korea not yet able to determine details of N.K. missiles
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Half of S. Koreans say gov't should pursue dialogue with N. Korea: poll
4 Drought gripping N. Korea: state TV
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Trump says N. Korea's missile launches didn't breach trust
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