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(LEAD) Yoon names vice justice minister as new prosecutor general

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday named Shim Woo-jung, the vice justice minister, to be the new prosecutor general, his office said.

Shim, 53, has been tapped to be the new prosecution chief who will replace Prosecutor General Lee One-seok, accordin…

Police receive 2 reports over N. Korea’s trash-filled balloons

Police said Sunday they have received two reports related to North Korea’s latest launch of trash-filled balloons, but there has been no reported damage or abnormality.

North Korea sent balloons presumed to be carrying trash toward South Korea again…

(LEAD) (Olympics) Lee Da-bin wins bronze in women’s taekwondo

Lee Da-bin grabbed a bronze medal in the women’s heaviest weight class in taekwondo Saturday, giving South Korea its third medal in its traditional martial art at the Paris Olympics.

Lee defeated Lorena Brandl of Germany 2-1 (4-2, 5-9, 13-2) in one …

(Olympics) S. Korea collects 2 bronze medals on penultimate day

The day began with much promise, but South Korea ended up with two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, the penultimate day of the competition, unable to add a gold medal to break its Summer Games record.

South Korea defeated Germany for…