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PM pays tribute to naval hero

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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo burns incense at Hyeonchungsa Shrine in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, Friday, to pay tribute to Admiral Yi Sun-sin on his 478th birth anniversary. Yi is renowned as a naval commander of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom who fought against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the 1590s. Yonhap