01-20 News Summary
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The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.
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■ (LEAD) CIO considers forcibly bringing Yoon in for further questioning
SEOUL -- The state anti-corruption agency said Monday it is "strongly" considering bringing President Yoon Suk Yeol in by force as he repeatedly defies its orders to appear for further questioning over his failed martial law bid.
Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since last Wednesday and was placed under formal arrest Sunday, snubbed an order by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) to appear for questioning at 10 a.m., the second day in a row he has done so.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001851315
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■ Acting justice minister says protesters' court attack undermines 'rule of law'
SEOUL -- Acting Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo on Monday criticized a group of violent protesters who stormed a local court over the decision to formally arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this week.
Kim made the remarks during a meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, calling the incident a "grave matter that undermines the foundation of the rule of law and the judicial system."
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120004500315
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■ Approval rating for ruling party surpasses main opposition: poll
SEOUL -- The approval rating for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) surpassed that of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) without a margin of error for the first time in nearly six months, a poll showed Monday.
According to the survey by Realmeter on 1,004 people aged 18 and older conducted last Thursday and Friday, the approval rating for the PPP stood at 46.5 percent, while that of the DP stood at 39 percent.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120002600315
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■ S. Korea eyes US$300 mln K9 howitzer exports deal with Vietnam
SEOUL -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan were set to hold talks Monday on ways to sustain and advance bilateral ties, as well as trilateral cooperation with the United States, ahead of the launch of the second Donald Trump administration.
The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya come as South Korea is working to reassure foreign partners of its commitment to diplomacy despite the political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his short-lived martial law imposition.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120002700315
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■ N. Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional military tension
SEOUL -- North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the criticism in an article attributed to an international security analyst, following Japan's formal inauguration of an independent mission to NATO last week to bolster cooperation.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001700315
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■ Gov't launches task force to support families of Jeju Air crash victims
SEOUL -- A dedicated government task force to support the families of the victims of last month's Jeju Air Co. plane crash has officially begun operations, the transport ministry said Monday.
The task force will take over the responsibilities of an integrated support center established on Dec. 29, when a Jeju Air B737-800 aircraft crashed, claiming 179 lives, at Muan International Airport, located some 290 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001100320
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■ (LEAD) CIO considers forcibly bringing Yoon in for further questioning
SEOUL -- The state anti-corruption agency said Monday it is "strongly" considering bringing President Yoon Suk Yeol in by force as he repeatedly defies its orders to appear for further questioning over his failed martial law bid.
Yoon, who has been held at the Seoul Detention Center since last Wednesday and was placed under formal arrest Sunday, snubbed an order by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) to appear for questioning at 10 a.m., the second day in a row he has done so.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001851315
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■ Acting justice minister says protesters' court attack undermines 'rule of law'
SEOUL -- Acting Justice Minister Kim Seok-woo on Monday criticized a group of violent protesters who stormed a local court over the decision to formally arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this week.
Kim made the remarks during a meeting of the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee, calling the incident a "grave matter that undermines the foundation of the rule of law and the judicial system."
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120004500315
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■ Approval rating for ruling party surpasses main opposition: poll
SEOUL -- The approval rating for the ruling People Power Party (PPP) surpassed that of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP) without a margin of error for the first time in nearly six months, a poll showed Monday.
According to the survey by Realmeter on 1,004 people aged 18 and older conducted last Thursday and Friday, the approval rating for the PPP stood at 46.5 percent, while that of the DP stood at 39 percent.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120002600315
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■ S. Korea eyes US$300 mln K9 howitzer exports deal with Vietnam
SEOUL -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Japan were set to hold talks Monday on ways to sustain and advance bilateral ties, as well as trilateral cooperation with the United States, ahead of the launch of the second Donald Trump administration.
The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya come as South Korea is working to reassure foreign partners of its commitment to diplomacy despite the political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his short-lived martial law imposition.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120002700315
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■ N. Korea condemns Japan's opening of NATO mission as escalating regional military tension
SEOUL -- North Korea on Monday denounced Japan's recent opening of a new diplomatic mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), accusing the country of dangerously escalating the military tension in the region.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the criticism in an article attributed to an international security analyst, following Japan's formal inauguration of an independent mission to NATO last week to bolster cooperation.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001700315
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■ Gov't launches task force to support families of Jeju Air crash victims
SEOUL -- A dedicated government task force to support the families of the victims of last month's Jeju Air Co. plane crash has officially begun operations, the transport ministry said Monday.
The task force will take over the responsibilities of an integrated support center established on Dec. 29, when a Jeju Air B737-800 aircraft crashed, claiming 179 lives, at Muan International Airport, located some 290 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250120001100320
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