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SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 20.

Korean-language dailies

-- Gov't considering deploying maritime patrol aircraft to Cheonghae Unit; Djibouti reviewed as port of call (Kyunghyang Shinmun)

-- South Korean stocks severely undervalued, gov't to come up with normalization measures, Lee says (Kookmin Daily)

-- Housing expenses rise 46 pct, wages up only 14 pct; young people struggle to pay rent (Donga Ilbo)

-- Lee says wartime operational control issue 'cannot be left as it is' (Seoul Shinmun)

-- Young people caught in '10 mln-won monthly wage' trap (Segye Times)

-- '6 years as national servants, what changed was only the name tag,' firefighters say (Chosun Ilbo)

-- Lee says wartime operational control 'cannot be left as it is,' must be retaken at early date (JoongAng Ilbo)

-- Lee says wartime operational control must be retaken at early date, negotiations with U.S. going well (Hankyoreh)

-- OPCON must be retaken at early date, U.S., S. Korea in close consultations: Lee (Hankook Ilbo)

-- 21 tln won in debt behind payments as self-employed shutter businesses (Maeil Business Newspaper)

-- 'AI debt binge' behind CoreWeave-led stock market fears (Korea Economic Daily)

English-language dailies

-- Korean rivalry over rockets, hypersonic missiles heats up (Korea JoongAng Daily)

-- Choo issues new apology as firefighter gaffe furor grows (Korea Herald)

-- Labor rigidity puts shipbuilders at disadvantage to China (Korea Times)

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